There was a Local Council By-Election in the Central Belt on Thursday but no one will probably notice but they should. Because this By-Election was in the an area covered by the Freeport/ SEZ takeover and the shocking thing was the turnout was only about 20%!!

What does this say?

Apathy is Scotland’s greatest danger and in the see-saw of life and politics, it is leaving us swinging in the air helpless and hapless whilst the ground is being taken from under our feet.

Taken by corporate greed.

We can shout and scream all we like but until the see-saw is tipped the other way it will too late to reverse the damage.

All this did not happen suddenly, it started with Brexit and remember Scotland voted against it but unlike NI we were denied any say. Brexit was not about us taking power back it was about corporate power taking over in such a way that we, not even at a Local level could ever have a say again for a long time.

It was all about the death of Democracy.

Short term fixes do not fix long term problems!

Scotland at this moment in time for many is a defeated Nation and people are acting in accordance with that feeling. Yet there is an answer…..a way out, and for those of us who believe this and are working towards it our first battle is to overcome the apathy.

How do we help people who feel weary and let down?

Well, these are my thoughts anyway.

First, take the word Politics out of the conversation!

This should no be difficult considering Liberation is not a Political Party but a Peoples movement.

Then help them declutter!! Get rid of all the negatives, especially about how they see the country as it is. You will be amazed at how clear things become once one is free to see and think!

Think how you feel when you get rid of the trash in your house after a Spring clean!!

Those two simple steps can open the way for ‘hope’.

Just listen then share the Peoples route!

Once Liberation make its move our job will become easier because what people want to see more than anything is movement.

Forgive me for mentioning his name but….

This says it all, the SNP [and others] believe in Parliamentary sovereignty above the Peoples sovereignty and this is precisely why things will never change. It is the see-saw again!

This has to change in 2026!

Scotland does not run on a deficit, Westminster takes 92% of what we own. Its India all over again.

We must redress the Power in Politics and put Scotland and its People first. We should not be not prepared to hang on to the coats tails of an English Parliament anymore.