IS NOW THE TIME FOR INDEPENDENCE?

Should the new SNP Government now go for full independence?

You won't be surprised to hear me say yes.  Like it or not, Scots have always considered that Scotland is a separate nation from England.  In many ways like the opinion, that many Englishmen have, that England is a separate country from Scotland and shouldn't be a part of the EU.  I think the Scots are endured by many English.  They are fed shite about how Scotland is a drain on the English purse, when anyone with a modicum of intelligence can look at the GERS reports online and see that Scotland has been in surplus for many years.  Indeed, oil, a Scottish asset has floated the British Economy since the early 70s, a fact that is rarely mentioned.  Then we hear the crap about how the English bailed out the Scottish Banks, RBS and HBOS.  Well, these have been British companies, albeit with their HQs in Scotland, since 1707 and in any case the last time I looked, Halifax was not in Scotland.

Is there an economic case for independence?  Again I would say yes.  There is still some oil left in Scottish waters, so please, don't lets squander what's left.  We have 40% of all renewable potential in Europe with wave power going to be an important feature.  We should have control of these assets in Scotland, to be used for the good of the Scottish people, like they do in Norway.  Control of the seabed round Scotland should be our first priority.  At the moment that right belongs to the British Monarchy.  Osborne gave the Queen massive dividends from that source in his budget, (which was sneaked in so no-one noticed it), and I'm sure they don't need anymore money than they currently  have.

Politically, as the people of Scotland realise that an SNP Government is there to govern for Scotland and doesn't have one eye on their masters in London, they will realise the benefits of an independent nation.  The people of Scotland have the right to self determination in just the same way as the new Arab states do, so in my opinion now is the time to forge ahead to  independence.

SILLARS SAYS FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR INDEPENDENCE

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond needs to push full steam ahead for independence and ditch his party's damaging "step by step" approach, a former SNP deputy leader has claimed.



JIM SILLARS said it was time to stop "dabbling in devolution minimum or max" aimed at giving more power to Holyrood, and he urged Mr Salmond to push for a clear vote on the issue.  Mr Sillars, who was due to speak at an SNP meeting in Edinburgh last night, claimed the party's strategy on independence was playing into unionists' hands, giving them the opportunity to "sink independence for a generation".


He called on the First Minister to undertake a fundamental review of the party's strategy on independence, and said: "It's time Alex Salmond and the small group around him realise their strategy isn't working; time to realise they have become entrapped in a referendum policy over which they have lost control.  "It is now a weapon in the hands of the unionist parties, and they will choose the time, set the rules and frame the question in a manner calculated to outflank the SNP."

Citing a recent poll showing support for independence had fallen, Mr Sillars said this underlined the fact Mr Salmond's strategy of building support through his party's achievements in government, then calling a referendum on independence, was failing.  He said the SNP's plan for a referendum bill, which would include the option of enhanced devolution, would leave Scotland "shorn" of the power it needed.

I and many others have urged the SNP to go full steam ahead for Independence and I know Alex Salmond is playing the long game, but support has dropped for the party over the last six months and IMO they have to highlight BROWN'S PART IN THE ECONOMIC CRISIS.  Although HBOS and RBS have the word SCOTLAND in their names, they are British banks who just happen to have their HQs in Scotland.  They after all have been paying huge amounts to the British Treasury.  You'd think all their taxes were paid to the SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT IF YOU LISTENED TO LABOUR!