Only a few weeks ago I felt an air of optimism regarding a unifying move towards Liberation, [ Independence ].

Positive words were spoken, a promise even to hold a hand out to other Independence Parties. A motion was passed supporting Salvo’s case going to the UN…it all looked and felt so positive.

Did so many of the wider movement really misunderstand the words we heard, did we just hear what we wanted to hear or was there something else happening behind the scenes?

Has Alba misunderstood the thinking behind all the YES groups and Parties coming under the one Banner of Liberation yet still being able to remain autonomous and stand their Candidates?

I am genuinely curious because, for a Plebiscite Election to work, we must work together. Five groups are already working under the Liberate Scotland umbrella…..so whats’s the problem Kenny?

The problem with ‘lone wolves’ is they end up isolated, which by the looks of it, is exactly what’s happening here. In Politics the power is in numbers, none more so than in next year’s election.

Thankfully we each have our own vote, so we will each bear the responsibility of making our vote for Libertion count.

Self-promotion is one thing but let us be careful we don’t turn it into arrogance.

Collaboration with others will win the day for Scotland.

Moving on from trauma is not easy but it is something we must do in order to survive and what better motivation could I have than this….

I…..we are biological women after all!

The response from the Scottish Government, or parts of it will be interesting.

Over the past few years, there has been a section of our society who for their reasons have tried to diminish not only the rights of women but change the whole definition of what a woman is. Today they lost that fight and now we women must walk forward with our heads held high demanding these wrongs be righted and our rights be respected.

Sex not gender is the Law!

Our Scottish MSPs who have succumbed to this ideology should hang their heads in shame…….but will they?

The organizations that fell into line must also beat a retreat, including Fife NHS!

It is indeed a day to celebrate and I feel proud to be part of a Party that put sex before Gender and no self-ID.

Let us now move on to another battle, moving together under one banner.

If I have learned anything over the past few weeks it is to keep my mouth shut and my mind open!

It is a lesson many need to learn whether grieving or not. A little bit of understanding of where others are at would go a long way to healing many hurts.

Wee Scots may be ‘canny’ but we can also be very verbal and it is that verbosity that can lead us into all kinds of bother. Once the word or words are out, they are out and the hardest word to find after that is…….sorry!

I may have been silent through my own grief lately but I have been watching and listening and what I have seen and heard amid all the fallouts makes me ask myself, can we rise above it or will we allow the prize to slip between our hands?

In a game of chess, it is not always wise to sacrifice the pawns.

But this is not a game and we need to take everyone with us. Let us not fall into the trap of putting people on pedestals, parties and organizations have risen and fallen on that rock.

We are all Sovereign, so let us all take our equal place in the rebuilding of our Nation.

We have thrown the first Salvo, let it land where it will and move on from there.