Remember this song, ‘This land is your land, this land is my land’

When it comes to ‘land’, especially in Scotland ownership is very important, because here in Scotland right now we are about to lose huge chunks of it. With Freeports comes the biggest land grab for decades and when it’s gone it’s gone!

Who benefits? Well, it’s not you or I and it’s certainly not Scotland because with the land we also lose a lot of taxes which are needed to keep services running.

The only people who gain are those conglomerates within the fence! Not even the workers within the fence will benefit, only the bosses. Workers will get the ‘lowest’ wage going and will be denied the rights they enjoy now. It will be a race to the bottom in every respect.

One really has to wonder how the Scottish Government we’re conned into agreeing this, what was the behind the doors deal? Exactly who is pulling the strings here?

It appears the ‘whip’ doesn’t just apply to rebel SNP MSPs but Councils too. So far at the two Salvo meetings, not one Councilor has turned up either to answer questions or even find out the facts for themselves……not one!

Their silence is both deafening and telling!

The agenda running through Scottish politics just now is not in the people’s interest and must be stopped at every level. This can only happen if the principle of Direct Democracy can be established or should I say re-established.

But how can we do that? People are sick of politics, I am sick of the politics we have now. Apathy is the greatest enemy we face and coming a close second are egos even within our own!

If we are not a team, we are nothing!

But even within a team of volunteers, there has to be a ‘hierarchy’, leaders who will lead and not feel criticised for their goodwill.

We all need to think ‘out of the box’, no more ‘us and them’ a change in dynamics within group meetings maybe? Members will not come back to meetings if they don’t feel they are part of a team. Everyone should leave ‘fired up and eager to spread the message.

Our Hubs are not ‘Council meetings’ where the elite rule and all other attendees sit silently in obedience!

If this is our land, let’s start fighting for it !