Category: Independence
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YENL 12th April
An excellent morning and early afternoon on the campaign trail. Lots of work done, lots of conversations, lots more volunteers and crucially, lots more people engaged and moved towards Yes. I love days like today, may we have many, many more of them in the coming months.
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Off to Flanders for the weekend
Well, that was an interesting weekend… Second-to-last Friday, I get home. Bit tired, needing to wring myself out before a weekend’s campaigning. Check Facebook and Twitter. The ever alert Connor Beaton (@zcbeaton) highlighted this tweet from Natalie McGarry – a recent SNP parliamentary candidate and activist within Women for Independence (give ’em a couple of…
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Tynecastle Welcomes Successful Second Super Saturday
Over the past year, hundreds of events organised by the Yes Scotland campaign across the country have seen dozens of supporters pounding pavements and engaging with the public in inventive and traditional ways. The Yes Edinburgh Super Saturday events bring a large group of Yes advocates together to show the collective strength of the city…
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Independence Facebook exchange
A Facebook exchange. Better Together-supporter called Andrew: If I may ask, why do you support independence? Reply: Hi Andrew, Sorry about not replying sooner, I’ve not checked this folder in weeks. And you’re very welcome to ask.
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Modern politicking
I’m a newcomer to politics. Since jumping off the fence on the independence referendum in mid-April 2011; this year has been the most eventful of my political life. It had to be. Looking at the challenges facing Yes Scotland, and having came to the conclusion that Scotland would be to my mind better off: socially,…
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Dirty Money: The Tory Millionaire Bankrolling Better Together
This is a copy of an article posted by Michael Gray on April 7, 2013 on the website: National Collective. National Collective has been removed from the Internet. Some people just don’t understand The Streisand Effect! Copy, print, and share. –> snip Today ‘Better Together’ disclosed £1.1 million of donations to its campaign. Almost half…
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Debtbusting in an independent Scotland
I should qualify some of this. Kezia Dugdale MSP in the Scottish Labour Party has done a lot of excellent work as a regional MSP in her Debtbusters campaign against pay-day loan companies. She was also the No campaign’s representative at a recent public debate. –> snip Dear Ms. Dugdale, I’d like to state that…
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Voting at 16 in the independence referendum
Dear Mr. Chisholm, I write to you today to highlight a potential issue in what is likely to be an issue in the upcoming 2014 independence referendum. I note that the agreement has yet to be confirmed, but it has been widely reported in the media that 16 and 17 year olds will be eligible…