Saturday, 17 September 2016

Working Class #Brexiters in #England are in for a rude of awakening

It has been an astonishing 48 hours in the UK. I like many others thought there would be a very narrow #RemaIN vote. The ideal result I thought would have been the UK voting narrowly IN but only thanks to Scottish votes.



Both campaigns were appalling. Did you pick the #ProjectFear of the #RemaINers or did you pick the #ProjectFear with the addition of #ProjectHate of the #VoteLeavers? Thanks it seems to the poor and more marginalised in England outside London the UK voted for #Brexit.

This opens a pandora's box of turmoil and possible constitutional change for the UK with its external neighbours in Europe and the EU, but also inside the UK as it now opens constitutional problems with Scotland once again as that UK constituent country voted heavily to #RemaIN.


One of the major planks of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign in 2014 was that to vote NO in that referendum would mean Scotland would be ejected from the EU. So therefore the only way to preserve that membership was to Vote NO.

By any measure therefore a second Scottish Independence Referendum must be seen as very likely, most probably within the next 2 years.

I for one will be working very strongly in any future Scottish Independence Referendum for a Yes vote once again. This time I believe the campaign will be easier as many of the things used to scare the Scots into voting against independence by the UK Government and the heavily biased media, including most obviously the BBC have now been proved to be lies. Many are listed in 'The Wee Black' book recently released.

http://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/WeeBlackBookWebEdition.pdf

So, the poorer sections of the community in ‪#‎England‬ have voted ‪#‎Leave‬ in order to kick the UK Government in ‪#‎London‬ and undermine the ‪#‎UK‬ elite. But a ‪#‎Brexit‬ effectively gives that UK Government in #London and the UK elite even more power.

This means a significant proportion of the English population are in for a rude of awakening as Brexit will actually mean a further deterioration in their fortunes.

I don't doubt that they have been marginalised, seen their wages drop, their working conditions deteriorate, their rights undermined, are finding it hard to access services like the NHS,

SHOULD HAVE BEEN TEA AND SYMPATHY - Its not what you know but who you know, who you are pals with and who you are employed by!

Not tea and popcorn at Provan SNP's AGM where recently appointed friends of their MP tried to organise a coup.
Anne McLaughlin failed to have her fiancee Graham Campbell elected Political Education Officer. Mary McCabe got it with a resounding vote.
Joe Brady was elected Convener with Allan Casey Vice - Convener. Both are employed by the MP.
This is the ugly face of politics where foot soldiers who chapped doors and held open-air stalls to elect three MP's and three MSP's are forced to take a back seat.
The picture clearly shows the MP with her fiancee snapping their supporters.
I am reassured however the activists have not gone away, despite the problems in this branch, having resurrected Yes Provan to push for Scottish Independence.
The 'winning' team, Provan SNP AGM 17.09.2016

Thursday, 30 June 2016

Farage in European Parliament - Don't Mention the War



Yesterday when Alyn Smith one of the ‪#‎SNP MEPs representing ‪#‎Scotlandthe country within the ‪#‎UK that voted 62% to remain within the ‪#‎EU, got a standing ovation he was pre-ceeded by Nigel Farage one of the ‪#‎UKIPMEPs representing an area of ‪#‎England. 



When watching Mr ‪#‎Farage I was reminded of ‪#‎JohnCleese as ‪#‎BasilFawlty and the ‪#‎FawltyTowers episode 'The Germans'. He was so rude and offensive to our European partners. I thought he was going to say 'Don't mention the war. Oops!'.




How can people across the UK have voted for something which had no plan of action?




 I still find the irresponsibility of the ‪#‎Leave ‪#‎EU campaign breathtaking in its extreme almost a week later.
In Scotland during the ‪#‎indyref one of the constant jibes against‪#‎independence was there were just too many unanswered questions. How then can the Leave campaign not have a plan after it has won the European referendum. How can people across the UK have voted for something which had no plan of action?

I compare it to an incident shortly after I came back to Glasgow. My Mum and I were coming down the steps at Bellgrove rail station to find a lady seated waiting for a train laughing her head off. We got talking as you do in Glasgow asked her why she was having a good giggle. She replied 'I got to the top of the steps just outside the station when a train came in. I therefore rushed down and got on the train so I wouldn't miss it but realised I did not know where it was going. I therefore asked the not unreasonable question "Haw yous, do yous know where this train is going?" I then received the answer which was a resounding "Naw". I then quickly got off.'
The UK is now like the passengers on that train that didn't know where they were going. It is all the worse for ‪#‎Scotland as we don't even want to leave the EU but because of the NO vote to independence in 2014 we are stuck on the same train.

Little Brexita

 I found this online and thought it very apt for now...

Saturday, 25 June 2016

A #Brexit is such a misguided move for England. I predict Scotland will now leave the UK and join the EU in its own right.

So, the poorer sections of the community in ‪#‎England‬ have voted ‪#‎Leave‬ in order to kick the UK Government in ‪#‎London‬ and undermine the ‪#‎UK‬ elite. But a ‪#‎Brexit‬ effectively gives that UK Government in #London and the UK elite even more power. Is that not a bit ‪#‎daft‬? ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 It would seem ‪#‎England‬ is motivated by the almost xenophobic campaign of the ‪#‎Brexit‬ ers. ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎ProjectHate‬ ‪#‎trump‬ s ‪#‎ProjectFear‬. ‪#‎Brexit‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Scotland‬ votes ‪#‎RemaIN‬ but will be dragged out of the ‪#‎EU‬ against its will if it stays in the ‪#‎UK‬. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAScotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 The main problem of ‪#‎Farage‬ running on an ‪#‎antiestablishment‬ ticket is he is part of the ‪#‎Establishment‬. He is just ‪#‎pretending‬. So many ‪#‎English‬ voters taken in. ‪#‎sad‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎Euroref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 The ‪#‎Leave‬ result in ‪#‎England‬ and the ‪#‎RemaIN‬ result in ‪#‎Scotland‬ shows the 2 countries are going in opposite directions wanting opposing things. However whilst in the ‪#‎UK‬ England always ‪#‎trump‬ s Scoptland. How long will it take for Scotland to realise this? What will it take for ‪#‎Scots‬ to have enough ‪#‎confidence‬ in themselves to upgrade their status in the UK from sub-nation to full nation status just like every other nation in the world? Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 I suddenly feel even more ‪#‎disconnected‬ from ‪#‎England‬ and the ‪#‎UK‬ than I ever have. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 'It was a ‪#‎referendum‬ on ‪#‎immigration‬' so said an ‪#‎English‬ political commentator on ‪#‎SkyNews‬. ‪#‎Chilling‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 It seems the ‪#‎UKnats‬ have voted strongly for ‪#‎Leave‬ as they still have that British Empire mentality and still believe in Fortress Britain. Meanwhile the ‪#‎ScotNats‬ and ‪#‎NInats‬ have voted ‪#‎RemaIN‬ as they believe in cooperating with the world and therefore the future. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 'Let the 23rd June go down in our history as our ‪#‎independence‬ day' said ‪#‎Farage‬. Did I miss something? Was the ‪#‎UK‬ not an independent nation beforehand? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Farage‬ claims ‪#‎victory‬. ‪#‎Xenophobia‬ and ‪#‎hate‬ win over ‪#‎friendship‬ and ‪#‎cooperation‬ in ‪#‎England‬. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ for ‪#‎Scotland‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Farage‬ says 'The dawn in breaking over an ‪#‎independent‬ ‪#‎UK‬. Explain to me how exactly is this so called United Kingdom ‪#‎united‬? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 'There are too many unanswered questions' was a common jibe to ‪#‎YesScotland‬ during the first ‪#‎Scottish‬ ‪#‎indyref‬ campaign. ‪#‎VoteLeave‬ answered no questions about what the ‪#‎UK‬'s future would be after ‪#‎Brexit‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 The only global figures who wanted ‪#‎Brexit‬ were ‪#‎Putin‬ as it destablises the ‪#‎EU‬ further, ‪#‎Trump‬ a particularly benign reasonable figure (not!!!!), and the global terrorist organisations unfortunately. I am becoming fearful for the future. Let ‪#‎Scotland‬ embrace this and roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ so at least we are not so directly attached to the ‪#‎UK‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 There was a right win ‪#‎coup‬ in the ‪#‎UK‬ last night. ‪#‎Farage‬ ‪#‎BorisJohnson‬ ‪#‎Brexit‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 'A victory for decent people' said ‪#‎Farage‬. If he's decent then we are ‪#‎doomed‬ if we stay in the ‪#‎UK‬. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ for ‪#‎Scotland‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 We're having ‪#‎Sexit‬ as we're on ‪#‎Brexit‬ s coat-tails. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ for ‪#‎Scotland‬. Might as well enjoy it. ‪#‎WhosForAbeer‬ ? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 '‪#‎Brexit‬ would be like ‪#‎dynamite‬' German Finance Minister compares Brexit to walking into a room full of dynamite with lots of lit candles. Sounds interesting. Here goes! ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Scotland‬ has a positive view of ‪#‎Europe‬ and the ‪#‎EU‬. How is that the politics of grievance indicated by several English politicians last night? Does ‪#‎Brexit‬ not indicate that ‪#‎England‬ has more a politics of grievance than Scotland? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Scotland‬ and ‪#‎NI‬ voted to be outward looking nations wanting to cooperate and be friendly with their neighbours in ‪#‎Europe‬ and the ‪#‎EU‬. ‪#‎England‬ and ‪#‎Wales‬ voted for the opposite. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬. ‪#‎DisunitedKingdom‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎NicolaSturgeon‬ 'It is clear the people of ‪#‎Scotland‬ see their future as part of the ‪#‎EU‬'. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎DisunitedKingdom‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 I'm so glad I am ‪#‎Scottish‬ and not ‪#‎English‬ this morning Friday 24th June 2016. Disappointed once again that ‪#‎Scotland‬ voted to continue to run on ‪#‎England‬'s coat tails in 2014. If the country hadn't circumstances would be so much easier for those living in Scotland. ‪#‎DisunitedKingdom‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 I am proud to be ‪#‎Scottish‬ today but I am even more embarassed to be ‪#‎British‬ after ‪#‎Brexit‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬