Many people associate this saying with death but it can mean any life event. So, I am going to use writers’ privilege and extend it to Political Parties as well!!

All eyes appear to be on today’s By-Election, not sure about the constituents though. Low turnouts seem to be the norm these days.

But even that tells its own story.

Scots want something different and need something different but haven’t yet realised that only they can create that difference. Unfortunately, this By-Election offers nothing in terms of difference, that is why 2026 is so important.

Liberate Scotland will offer just that because every Party under its umbrella are united in offering the difference. For a start, they all believe in Direct Democracy, something that today’s Politicians vehemently dislike. Partly because it does away with the ‘gravy train’ but also takes power away from them and gives it to the People.

That’s us!

For once we could stop feeling helpless!

Governments are supposed to serve the people…. that’s the theory anyway! Can you remember when that last happened?

Manifestos are just window dressings, it’s what’s not in them that worries me.

One thing is for sure, they don’t want any ideas from us, especially on constitutional matters. Any new ideas get a D notice!…. and most of the media happily comply.

These D notices are interesting things, they are supposed to be used only for National Security purposes. Now why would the Scottish Constitution come under that heading?

I’m sure you can come up with a few answers!!

Does this come under ‘serving the people’ or serving Westminster’s agenda?

I fully appreciate that Prime Ministers must react to world affairs, my problem is with PMs who help create problems.

We can only bury our heads in the sand for so long, at some point we have to acknowledge that we…..yes we….are part of the problem here in Scotland.

We must stop being part of the problem and become part of the solution. That will require action, getting people out to vote, and convincing them they have something to vote for!

The polls say the vote for YES is 54%+ but if they don’t come out and vote it’s game over for Scotland.

The danger of sitting back and letting others do it is…..they might be sitting back and waiting for you to do it…..there is no such thing as too many activists!!

Parties are coming together to create something new, something never done before in Scotland….something all Yessers can get behind.

Be part of this new creation, people said it could never be done….Liberate Scotland is doing it!

So our colonial master has spoken, “There will be no referendum as long as I am Prime Minister” Instead he puts us all on a ‘war footing’!

To me, that is like a red rag to a bull and it should be game on for all of us.

…..and let’s be honest here, the SNP will meekly go along with that despite their rhetoric.

Whilst Salvo is doing their bit at the UN, we must do our bit here in Scotland and that does not include being part of Labours war machine.

His argument doesn’t even make sense to me, yes we live in dangerous times but our Forces always stand ready and how long will it take to build these new subs……I’m pretty sure any aggressor is not going to hang around and wait!

In the meantime our eyes must be fully focused on Scotland because don’t think for one moment that the ‘bad actors’ have not arrived and embedded themselves in various places.

Humour me for a wee while and allow me to call them ‘sleepers’….yeh I know I watch too much tv😅

…..the thing is they are not asleep….but quite active in the background like they have always been. Just tweaking things here and there until one day…

The only way to beat them is to unite, it is harder for them to stand against an army of people than it is to pick off individual groups or parties.

That is why Liberate Scotland is the best chance we have, and, in fact, the only chance we have to get true independence-minded MSPs into Holyrood.

MSPs who will hold the SNP to account.

Starmer has once again sent a clear message to the SNP and if they continue to plough on down a dirt track that leads to nowhere, that is up to them, our responsibility is to step into the gap. Their non-action has opened the road for us! If we fail there will be no more Scotland to fight for.

Under Liberate Scotland we can and will be a force to be reckoned with.

Are you the kind of person who likes to feel comfortable, someone who likes to fit neatly into a box?

Then maybe joining Liberation is not for you!

Liberation and Salvo members are pioneers, forging a new path in Scotland’s history. Forging a new path on the Political landscape.

But then, you may be sitting thinking, yes I feel comfortable but I also feel bored!

Now and then life gives us a poke…..a nudge. A challenge is presented and we are asked to make a choice.

Did you know this…….

Unlike the pioneers of old, today’s pioneers know their country’s worth. It is Westminsters policies that make us feel poor.

These two rogues visited us yesterday, what did we do to deserve that?

Both are bad news, one wants to annihilate the NHS and Holyrood the other the world! If that doesn’t make you sit up and take notice…..what will?

Poverty levels in Scotland are rising, the antidote is not Westminster….they are the cause. Until we in Scotland take control of our country the poison will continue to spread. We can stop it, but first, we must leave our comfort zones, jump out of the box and stand with the pioneers!

Those campaigning under the banner of Liberate Scotland are the pioneers of a new kind of Politics, they are putting the country before their Party and individuality.

Some ideas may not work, some will but it is the concept that is new…..unity!

If this is true, and I say ‘if’, then it’s game on for Liberation Scotland both in the Constituences and the List.

Somebody needs to fill the gap!

First of all lets take a look at the opposition, who are they and where are they in public opinion.

This week’s By-Election will tell us a lot, but most of it we already know, so I won’t bother listing the all the broken promises and erroneous policies that have led to their demise. Suffice to say the usual contenders have done little to impress the voters, so will the new kid on the block, Reform fair any better? The jury is out on that one but I will say this, unless we in Scotland do something very radical I fear that at the next GE, we will get a taste of Reform in a dose that we are ill-prepared for.

You may well ask what has gone wrong, in a nutshell, and in my opinion, with the disappearance of any credible Left Wing Parties and everyone else lurching to the right, the balance has gone.

Libertarianism has replaced Liberal…..and no, they are not the same thing!

Our Politicians out of their greed have been feeding the wrong wolf…..the Libertarian wolf, the one that is roaming the free world unfettered.

So, is it time to rebuild Hadrians wall and keep them from furthering their cause in Scotland?

This task is not for the faint-hearted, it will take grit and determination to avoid the arrows or even carrots from Westminster. Either way, both will be laced with poison.

What is happening at the UN is only one string on the bow of many, but a very important one. The other strings are here in Scotland, specifically in Holyrood and the tightening of those strings starts in 2026!

Numbers matter, that is why any campaign must be slick and focused. When I say slick I also mean quirky….. eyecatching! When numbers drop in one area they are there to be picked up by others…..Liberation Scotland must put themselves in the position to do that. Members of Liberate Scotland must come together, irrespective of Party membership because under this umbrella they are one!

Let’s send some shockwaves through the Political landscape of Scotland.

A visit to a nearby cinema got me thinking yesterday. I watched a mother give her son an empty bag and point him towards the Pick & Mix! As I watched his reaction and subsequent manoeuvres, I thought, Mum is going to regret this!!

We stand at a crossroads, before us a blank canvas or if you like ‘an empty bag’. Each of us has a picture in our minds of what we would like our country to be like moving forward.

Many of us believe in Direct Democracy, where the People are truly in authority. We are fortunate to be able to look towards other countries and see how they do it. You see there is no, one-size fits all, all are different, so we can pick & mix!!

We can design our own form of Direct Democracy to fit our own unique circumstances and it gets better…..it doesn’t have to be written in stone like British Democracy….we can tweak it if required.

I am at the moment watching a discussion on another platform about the difference between the D`hondt system and the STV and which one would be best for us…..must we choose or could we devise our own? Remember it’s a blank page!!

British Democracy is about control and sadly all the big political parties build their party’s foundations on similar bricks, including some in Scotland. How many Party conferences have you been to where various policies have been passed but never come into being?

Conferences are about ‘window dressing’…..keeping the members happy!

Party Leaders who refuse to listen to their members or even MPs can be removed. Unfortunately for us, we often end up paying a high price first. Our present PM is a good example.

Generally, we in this country are not very good at ‘rebelling’! We tend to wait and do the very “British” thing, wait for the next Election!

Well, that Election is just around the corner. The question that presents itself is, how bold are we going to be?

Will it be continuity…. the same old….or will we take the bull by the horns and for once stand up for ourselves?

If being lied to for hundreds of years doesn’t anger you or our country being siphoned off to big foreign corporations….just what will?

I ask that because without you Independence will never happen. Marches show desire and intent but intent must be followed up by action.

Liberate Scotland has put their intent into action, not just some woolly promise, but real action!

Liberation Scotland has a plan. Do you know of any others? If not, join the one already making waves.

Before I discuss this, please understand that I do not write on behalf of anyone, but as the graphic above was created by me maybe I should explain what I mean when I use the word ‘gap’!

I believe we have come to a place in Scottish Politics where many feel they have become disenfranchised when it comes to who or even what they can vote for.

Many publicly admit they have no political home.

Thousands upon thousands voted for the only Party they thought would bring Independence. Now the word Independence is always preceded by words like, could or maybe. The plan has disappeared and the goalposts for the ‘could or maybe’ have shifted.

Where has that left those thousands yearning for Independence? Remember many only voted for the SNP on their promise of Independence, that was their only priority. And those, who were also interested in the political stuff have been rightly scunnered by the direction the government has tried to take us.

Hence the ‘political gap’ and who fills it.

When it was first mooted that those under the Liberation umbrella should stand in some Constituencies my initial reaction was, well it will be a good PR exercise but that’s all! But now I find myself thinking the impossible…..I’m thinking about all those thousands who could once again get a chance to vote for their dream. Many appear to be concentrating only on the List. Aim high and you land somewhere in the middle, aim low and hit the ground! We need to aim for both with equal intensity.

A good campaign aimed at the disenchanted, like all the YES groups that are being ignored by the SNP could reap great rewards.

Liberate Scotland can reignite the dream because Liberate Scotland’s route has more credibility than asking for a second Referendum ever had.

If the polls are right, then the YES vote is way above the 50% + 1 required. This being the case, they need a place on the ballot paper to have their say once again, and those campaigning under the Liberate Scotland banner can give them just that.

LS fills the gap!

Let’s think big. The political landscape across the world is changing……why not Scotland?

By targeting the right groups and I do not mean SNP members…..I mean those that have left or lent them their vote in the past and there are thousands, we could see some big changes.

This is why 2026 is so important, we must see control handed over to the people who are serious about Independence and are doing something. No more ‘if we see a big increase in support for the SNP we could’……..its time for a takeover!

Liberate Scotland has one big advantage over the main Independence Party, it is, LS not only has a plan but that plan is in action. The train has arrived at the UN and people are listening. Experts say our case is credible…..did Westminster ever say that?

So let’s aim high and get this over the line.

For every problem there is a solution……so they say!

Scotland has a problem but many don’t recognize it and the few that do are divided as to how we fix it.

There are no magic bullets or quick fixes. Unity sounds easy but is it?

The notion sounds grand but because we have to work within the confines of Westminster rules via the Electoral Commission, how far down the road of unity can we go?

For example, how far can any party go without sacrificing its identity and uniqueness?

Some things may be possible….but all things?

Can we turn strategy into reality? There are those working on this, greater minds than mine. So we hope solutions can be found for all Parties under the umbrella in this quirky Scottish voting system, but then it was never meant to be easy, was it?

For us to win we need to be consistent and concise!

For me, the message we send out must be easy to understand, because the Additional Member System is not, so let’s not further complicate matters.

Remember failure comes not from trying……but by not trying!

Different groups are trying to put the jigsaw together, but just like life things can happen along the way that may cause them to have to adjust their sails….its called flexibility…..always remain flexible!!

Splinters are annoying painful wee things and if not dealt with immediately can develop into something more dangerous.

It would appear that there are a number of newish splinter groups within the Scottish Independence movement. Some serve a purpose others to copy and disrupt. Knowing the difference has become an art in itself!!

Lately ‘caution’ has become my middle name🧐, and my default position is to stand back and watch from a distance…..in some cases a great distance!!

The further back you stand the clearer the view!

Politics is a strange game where you tend to make more enemies than friends, so why get involved?

When I look around the political scene today, whether it be budding politicians or groups like Salvo and Liberation, on the whole, I get a glimpse of the kind of country I want to live in.

Note that I said ‘on the whole’! Because nothing is perfect and splinters can be very small. We don’t notice them until they start to irritate us. But once noted they do need dealing with.

Political leadership in Scotland just now does not seem to exist. The ruling Party voted in to get us Independence has dropped the ball.

Mandates have come and gone as have the opportunities because of their ‘one road’ fixation. Every nation that has gained its Independence has had to look beyond its borders to get it. Why won’t ours?

Here is what I don’t get, they [SNP] say if every election shows an overwhelming vote for Independence there could be another Referendum!?! Could someone please explain that to me because so far it hasn’t worked and I think the time for niceties is over! The splinters have become trees blocking every step Scotland tries to make be it the cultural or financial.

“There is more than one way to skin a cat”

…. and if the Politicians won’t do it, we must!

There is only one game left in town and that is Liberate Scotland.

Do we not owe it to our children and grandchildren to try it? We have everything to gain and nothing to lose. To give up now would be the greatest act of self-harm ever inflicted on a country.

We can not, must not drop the dream of all those who have gone before us. But the UN can only do so much, it will be up to us to make the necessary changes in Holyrood…..and it can’t just be a ‘cut and paste’ job!

It must be a root and branch change. A place of real vision a place where we will dare to make the impossible.….possible, fuelled by integrity and real Democracy.

Have you got enough of the ‘rebel’ inside of you to make it happen?

Do you realise that by just re-posting or sharing these kinds of posts, you…..yes you will be participating in the biggest revolution Scotland is experiencing?

Re-post…..share every article and poster pertaining to Scottish Independence [Liberation] and let Scotland know something is afoot!

Don’t you hate it when Politicians use the ‘royal we’?

They make out that ‘we the people’ agree with everything they say or do and our permission has been given.

Did we in Scotland vote for Self ID, did we in Scotland say it was okay to be complicit in the genocide taking place in Gaza?

It is a fact that ‘the will of the people’ is never acknowledged because our political system gives all power to Politicians.

They ask for our Vote and then tell us to shut up…..what do we know? Well, on many fronts I think we know more than them because we live in the real world with the consequences of their decisions.

When it comes to Scotland, Westminster certainly doesn’t want to hear from us and will go to great lengths to silence any new voices….even those going to the UN!! A house that is divided will implode……any house!!!

Democracy in this country does not give power to the people; instead, we give it to the politicians, albeit on the understanding that they will keep their promises. But like the so-called ‘memorandums of understanding’ with Freports, the promises carry no weight.

All we can do is ‘change the locks’! Change the system!

We have the map but do we have the will? I ask that because desire and will are not the same.

Will requires determination.

Determination to deal with the roadblocks, to seek out those who would disrupt and lead us up false roads…..are there any? Do not underestimate Westminster they are the experts remember…..the brokers of deceit!

The most important thing in any campaign is to know who really holds the strings…. it’s not always obvious!…..and you know what they say…..’ if in doubt, do nout’!

So, until the decisions that need to be made are made concerning the 2026 Election and the roads ahead are clearer, I too will slow up a bit….not altogether🫠 to re-set my own compass after a stormy three months.

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Since the SSRG Conference the Tories seem to have been in a bit of a flap…..especially the Scottish ones. Kerr could hardly contain himself at FMQs last week.

My guess is, that Westminster has also pricked up its ears, but they will respond in their customary very British way…..sneakily!

Because nothing they ever do is what it seems. Behind every deal is an agenda only known to them.

I don’t believe every Politician starts off to be like that, but somehow a metamorphic change happens as internal politics takes them over. And if your Party is in power, that change happens rapidly!

So you can guarantee that at some level deals will be offered to make sure the status quo remains as is, with regard to our so-called Union.

Even our own MSPs and MPs will kept in line.

We can all be bought, past elections have proved that! The carrots arrive and we fall for them.

Don’t be afraid to be the person who stands up and tells the truth, don’t be afraid to tell people how it could be and show them how!

With Scotland in charge of Scottish resources the possibilities are endless….but we have to take charge first! To do that there is a truth that few wish to confront…..and that is our Politicians are not going to do it for us….. Therefore we the People must!

Every move forward comes with a ‘risk’ but this is one risk we must seize because to stay we will lose everything.

Westminster is not our friend, they are the source of all our problems.

We must do what our MSPs appear reticent to do…..take control of the agenda!

That is exactly what Salvo and Liberation are doing……taking control!!

And the umbrella group helping to take that agenda forward is….

The three parties that are working together with the same vision are…..

ISP.

SOVEREIGNTY.

I4I.

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