Our FM may like to sit down and eat posh nosh, paid for by you and I, but I know a group of people who are quite at home with a good Scottish chip butty!

Now I know the FM says he was networking, but was he not in the States last week doing just that? He looked very much at home indulging with the so-called elite…..me-thinks he looked too much at home in that setting.

Oh well, he failed in his mission but at least he got a freebie! It should be noted that the other devolution FMs all declined the invite.

But then we already know that Swinney intends to keep the Royals in Scotland, as made clear in the reply sent to Colette Walker regarding changing the Oath.

Let’s move forward a few years and imagine we are living in an Independent Scotland, we need to think about this, because it is going to happen!

Q1. Do we want the same type of governance as we have now? (ruled by Politicians we can’t remove)

Q2. Would we be better served by Direct Democracy? ( something like Switzerland, where the People rule)

Q3. Do we want a Monarchy or a Republic?

Q4. Should all Political Parties be registered in Scotland? ( no links to Westminster.)

Q5. Should Scotland have its own currency? ( a gradual change as Ireland did.)

Q6. EFTA or Eu? ( the latter would require the dismantling of Freeports etc.)

Q7. How, and who should we choose a leading figurehead? ( Political or neutral.)

Q8. Who should negotiate terms with Westminster, because we are going to have to? ( politicians or a specialist team.)

Q9. Reparations? ( for goods stolen or a drawn line?)

Q10. NATO & Nukes?

10 questions to think about, many, many more to be asked. The most important thing is to start thinking about the direction we want to go because our direction of travel, must be forward.

Why?…… because…..

Doing this also puts us into a positive frame of mind.

This is your country and Independence is only the beginning. What you want after that matters.

Within Liberate Scotland are candidates who belong to different Parties. Whilst LS stands on one platform only to get us over the line, individuals within that group may belong to Parties who have policies for moving Scotland forward. Look them up.

Members of Political parties need to understand, they own the agenda, not their leaders. So, have your say! Leaders need to remember it is people who make majorities not them, and what is given can be taken away.

Democracy within a political party is just as important as democracy within a country. Having leaders who court Royalty is not a good look for Scotland, having leaders who are prepared to fight for Scotland in the international courts is.

There are only three positions in life, we either stand still, move backwards or move forwards.

Where are you?

Are you moving forward, chip butty in hand with Liberate Scotland?

Moving forward with the people’s People?

The reconstruction of Scotland has started. We may be only at the fringes, but we have arrived.

Scotland needs construction workers…..will you be one?

https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25469189.national-goes-geneva-cover-scottish-decolonisation-push/

Politicians need to be more careful about who or what they laugh at, these things have a habit of biting back.

The fact that the Salvo/Liberation case has reached its first destination must be rattling a few cages this week. The more hurdles jumped, the more questions there are for the SNP by the many who believed they would deliver.

When the ‘gold standard’ way closes, is it not incumbent for the main Independence Party to seek other routes?…..unless of course the high-heed yins had changed course and taken control of the agenda.

Will the members take back control at their conference and get their plan approved?

Interesting times indeed.

We, on the other hand don’t have to wait because we are already on a train that is moving.

But, here’s the thing, unless we put the right people into Holyrood next year everything will come to a grinding halt!

Why?

Because unionist MSPs will bring it to a halt and that includes Devolutionists! The requirements needed to fulfil the Salvo/ Liberation initiative are, to put it quite simply, a clear majority in Holyrood of those committed not only to the UN route but Independence before anything else.

Only the people of Scotland standing in unity can make this happen. We know our current crop of MSPs won’t, with the exception of one or two very notable ones. I’m not even sure where the Greens stand now, especially on the EU route.

It is time for the extra ordinary people to take over…..deliver….then stand down to allow normal elections to resume. This is the reason Liberate Scotland was formed.

Please understand one thing: 2026 will not be a ‘normal’ election. There are too many caveats riding on it. Never before in our history has an election been held that rides alongside a live UN case that can change the course of the country.

……and we must get ready for the outcome no matter how long we have to wait. It has been suggested that the full course could take up to 4 years. That may sound like a long time but it is within the next Parliamentary term.

The UN legal system moves slowly, but it does move!

We make decisions all day and every day, sometimes without even noticing. But it is the big ones that define who we are where we are going.

2026 will be one of those moments when the decisions we make will shape Scotlands future for many years to come. I hope they will not be years of regret.

Many look back on 2014 as a year of regret, I don’t!

I have always believed the referendum was fixed, not because of all the conspiracy theories but because of what I saw with my own eyes. From the very first result that came in, I felt something was wrong.

I believe we did vote Yes and many reports since back that up.

Next year we can make a similar decision, it might just be a Holyrood election, but there’s a lot at stake. The question is though, are we brave enough to cause a few waves, or even a small political earthquake?

Salvo and Liberation Scotland are making waves, you are beginning to hear about it in the Press, with the National covering the first representative meeting in Geneva this week. Many ears are pricking up worldwide. ‘Scotland is getting it’, they are whispering!

The other weekend at the AUOB March, you turned those whispers into a shout! and you let the world know we meant business.

The SNP may wish to talk down the UN initiative but there are many within that party who are now thinking along the same lines as Salvo…and they will at least be heard!

It’s going to be an interesting Conference season, both north and south of the Border.

The destiny of Scotland is in the hands of each one of us, Liberate Scotland, gets this. Each one standing gets how important 2026 will be in the history of Scotland. They are prepared to do the heavy lifting for us, all we have to do is vote for them.

There is no ‘gravy train’ for them just self sacrifice and self finance! …or what I call, just honest Scots.

Those who sought position were weeded out and they are still huffing and puffing about it!

If you are undecided as to who will vote for and you want Independence more than anything, then ask yourself this….

Who is running alongside the UN initiative?

Holyrood needs a reset, let’s make it happen.

I thought this was very apt just now.

When it comes to doing we are very good at passing the buck. We don’t just hope someone else will step up, we expect them to!

Sorry folks, but the buck stops with every one of us. If Independence is your dream, then you must help make it happen.

The other week we heard 20mins of bluff and huff from our FM, so we can take it for granted that he and his cohort will not be helping the cause……only helping themselves!

Devolutionists to the core!

I don’t know about you but I am fed up with going round and round on the hamster wheel.

All this leaves a political void. Where do people who want to vote for independence go?

Liberate Scotland are climbers, and they are geared up to reach the top of the mountain.

We are what we do, not what we say we will do. {Carl Jung} Dreams are only dreams until we make them a reality. To put it quite simply, actions speak louder than words!

If we want the view, we must climb the mountain with Liberate Scotland.

The wanting, and waiting are over, we must prepare the ground for the Salvo/ Liberation initiative to go through.

The Election may not be until next year, but the campaigning has already started, we must stay ahead of the game. We need that army of Yessers to rise again in unity, and there’s only one party doing Unity, and that is Liberate Scotland.

The Prime Minister is fighting for his political life……we must fight for Scotland.

Ever heard of Kintsugi? [Japanese]

“It’s a celebration of resilience, a testament to our ability to heal and grow, and a reminder that we, like the bowl, can become more beautiful and stronger for our scars.”

When I used to interview people for a position, one of the questions I asked along with, ‘What are your strengths’ was ‘What are your weaknesses’? You would be surprised at the number of people who thought they had none, or even annoyed that I dared to ask the question.

Remember the film, ‘The Eagles Have Landed’? Well, I believe that within the Independence movement, many egos have definitely landed.

We are either one in this fight or we are nothing.

Dark influences are at work in Scotland just now. Another kind of invasion is trying to take over, and it spells trouble. It’s called the Far Right.

This flag represents ‘Inclusion’, and yet in some parts of the country, it is being flown with a more insidious meaning.

Whatever is happening within our cities just now, it is not the fault of people but political choices and policies….. or the lack of.

And the only way to sort out any problems in Scotland is to do so from a Scottish perspective. For that, we need Independence and a government run by the people, for the people.

And if you think the only choice is between the two main parties, then you have not been paying attention.

A choice is a choice even if it’s a new choice!

And when I say new, I also mean daring!

Liberate Scotland are the metaphorical gold that is mending the broken bowl, that is Scottish politics. They are honouring the journey of those who have gone before, like Margo MacDonald, Iain Lawson and Alex Salmond etc.

And through their resilience, we can win!

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Let’s talk about John, the man who truly does do, ‘courage’!

The man with a passion for Scotland, but that is not his only passion. He is also passionate about people. In particular about people who struggle with life.

As such he is actively involved with an organisation called Tartan Talkers.

https://www.tartantalkers.scot/

He sits on the Board of this organisation, but John being John knows more needs to be done than talking, so when it comes to fundraising he reaches for the Sky!!

On the 27th of this month, he intends to jump out of a plane to do a tandem Sky Dive to raise funds to support broken lives.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/10000-foot-skydive-to-raise-money-for-tartan-talkers-a-mental-health-charity

An ordinary man, a brickie in fact, prepared to do the extra ordinary and risk life and limb for others.

This is the kind of person Scotland needs, a man with real-life experiences. Like many Scots he is angry but he has turned that anger into positivity.

John wants to change things from the inside, he is no longer prepared to stand on the sidelines. That is why he joined Salvo and Liberation. Scot. But even that is not enough. John knows that to change the system you have to be in the system.

This is why he is standing as a Candidate in the Holyrood Election next year for the ISP and Liberate Scotland in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency.

Why not pop along and meet John in person?

He will have a stall at:

Hamilton Palace. [ Between Next & Asda ]

Palace Grounds. Hamilton ML3 6AD on Saturday 4th Oct.

From: 11am – 2pm.

Bring your questions, you will always get an honest answer from John.

Or, as someone else said “ In politics, an organized minority is a political majority”.

Scotland is unique in so many ways, particularly in the way our Sovereignty works……or doesn’t!

Scots are creative, so we should not be surprised to see that creativity has extended into politics. Liberate Scotland is unique in their approach to the 2026 election. They have read the room and responded to the demand for unity.

I suppose, you could call their initiative a kind of political cooperative, where everyone who joins, benefits!! But the main beneficiary is Scotland.

If the last GE taught us anything, it is surely this, ‘if you vote for lies, you will get lies’! If you don’t get that, then we are already lost.

….and if Banksy has taught Westminster anything, it is you cannot erase the truth!!

But then Westminster are experts at trying to erase the truth, they tried to erase Scotlands truth for hundreds of years. Eventually, though, truth always emerges, and we have Salvo to thank for that, not our history professors.

Liberate Scotland is not afraid of the truth, they say as they see and will be bought by no one. They don’t bring baggage, only courage.

The courage of ordinary men and women, prepared to stand in the breach where politicians have failed.

Yes, at the moment they are a ‘minority’ but you can change that!

Remember, an avalanche starts with a flake of snow!

Why do I now feel that I am walking on eggs when I write anything these days?

It seems the nearer we get to this Election the more careful I have to be with my words.

By promoting Unity, I appear to have been planted into one particular camp…..or two!!

This was not how I intended the jigsaw to play out. I support many groups and if I may say so, some policies in other parties. But my main focus is getting Independence over the line.

In doing so, I am discovering new egos. Possessive, even obsessive about what I deem to be minor things.

Even when promoting a group, permission to use their logo is required! I suppose that just feeds into the power thing.

As long as we have people on power trips, Scotland will not be well served.

Liberate Scotland is not on a power trip for power!

Maybe that’s what frightens the power-hungry, the thought of thousands of ordinary folk just wanting equality and freedom for their country, over power.

Direct Democracy takes power away from the powerful and gives it to the People.

Liberate Scotland is but a temporary vehicle, created to get ordinary people into Holyrood to lay the foundations required after the UN makes a decision.

In constituencies, you vote for a Party, hopefully one working with LS. On the list you are asked to vote for LS. The person at the top of the list will represent one of the Parties. But here’s the thing, by working together these Parties will have shared out the top places on the List. This can not have been easy, but by putting country before party, self-sacrifices have been made.

Proving that Unity works.

Unity is the answer and they fear it!

PS. I will be away for 12days, having a break. So no blog!

If you think the money you have in your bank account is yours to use as you will, think again!

From restricting how much you can give your family to how much you can now withdraw at a time, you will be treated with suspicion if you go over a certain amount.

Maybe its time to keep your cash under your mattress again, at least you would control it!….and you would be helping small businesses instead of bankers.

Control, is the name of the game these days, from facial recognition to the £ in your pocket, and dare I even mention the wearing of T shirts.

Is this really the kind of Scotland we want?

Is this what we are going to vote for next year, just more of the same, with worse to come?

Are we really that feart to change things?

I don’t go with the mantra of, ‘we are thee only’, for me the only people who can gain Independence for Scotland are all of the People of Scotland.

Neither do I go with the idea of knocking on closed doors, and it appears many within that Party are thinking the same!

It seems many are now looking at various EU routes, this can only be good for Scotland.

There is one train already on route…

Next stop back to New York!! As long as this train keeps moving, we have hope and with each stop our expectations rise.

This is not the time to sit back and see what happens, now is the time to prepare the groundwork here. It is not wishful thinking to expect a positive ruling from the UN, the evidence regarding colonisation is all there. I am reliably told that some countries have asked the team, ‘What took you so long’?

The Liberate Scotland train has been created to prepare the groundwork here , and they want all Independence parties to support the ethos.

We are beginning to see cracks in Scotland, with the far right using the Saltire to make a statement. The Independence message must not get sidelined, this makes Unity all the more important.