When it comes to the good things in life, homemade is always the best.

Governments force people down the ‘cheapest’ route. It’s all about imports and exports. Margaret Thatcher started it all when she closed the coalmines to import coal from Russia, and just look at where that has taken us today. We are reliant on nearly everything from other countries….and it gets worse….we sell energy and import energy!! It sounds crazy and it is crazy.

It’s all about trade and economics, not forgetting profits!!

The English made political parties don’t give one jot about the people. The thought of being self-sufficient is a great big NO.

Trade is important, Scotland was aways better at it than England, that was part of the problem as far back as the 1600-1700s.

But with ‘cheap’ come problems. It means closing down industries, it can also lead to a very unhealthy nation which in turn means running a very expensive NHS [SNHS]

The balance has tipped as profits are put before people.

Farms are being decimated in favour of private energy firms in the name of ‘net zero’.

Fishermen have been sold down the river….not to mention the dodgy salmon!

Scotland was always known for producing the best of everything, from food to clothes. Yes, they were more expensive but they lasted. Unfortunately, we now live in a society that runs on today’s fashion and cheap throwaway clothes.

Takeaways have replaced healthy meals.

At school, I was taught how to cook and sew enhanced by my mother’s teaching at home. Am I being over critical when I say education these days strives more on attainment rather than common sense and practicalities?

Old is not useless, and we can get back to the best of it. As someone said, ‘we have the means, we just need the power’!!

To do that we need to be Independent and rise again to the nation we once were.

Let’s rewrite the rules!

We are not products of our circumstances, we are products of our choices. Our choice now is, do we better ourselves or stay in a rut?