Ane Bill Anent the Appointment of a Jester to the Court of St James's
Ane Bill Anent the Appointment of a Jester to the Court of St James's
Election
Who owns 'Yes'?
Dear Humza Yousaf
I'm writing to you as leader of the SNP, because it seems to me that the SNP is making a very serious mistake, a mistake which seems to me to continue a pattern of behaviour which has led the SNP into disrepute and which is damaging to the whole Yes movement.
Atoure Numinie
Atoure Numinie
I don't write about religion.
Why Scotland?
Preamble
I got into a wee discussion on the Fediverse today, with a Scottish Labour guy called Alex Gallagher, about reasons for seeking independence for Scotland.
Please sir, we want more...
The United Kingdom's two largest political parties — those which vie to become the Westminster government — agree on many things. But one of the things on which they agree is that the United Kingdom's long-standing tradition of providing safe haven for those oppressed or unsafe within their hope countries has had its day; that even our binding commitments under the 1951 Refugee Convention are now unsupportable. Instead, we now seek to prevent refugees from landing on our shores, even at risk to their lives. We even threaten to deport refugees — whether or not they have valid claims to asylum — to Rwanda.
Why? Because the parties believe that the xenophobia of voters in key groups in England is such that extending an open-handed welcome with those with valid claims to refugee status would result in their losing votes, and thus their chance of power.