Labour for Independence

Labour for Independence is led by Allan Grogan, and Alex Bell is the Chairman. Paul Paterson has played a tremendous roll in giving Labour Party pro-independence supporters a voice in the Scottish independence referendum. Allan Grogan has stated that the executive of Labour for Independence is made up entirely of card-carrying Labour Party members.

 Labour for Independence at the Rally for Scottish Independence in Edinburgh 21 September 2013.

The Scottish Labour Party has never existed

I publicly congratulate Margaret Curran, as shadow secretary for informing the Labour Party conference that: " If the SNP have their way, their plan will mean the break-up of the British Labour Party after 113 years. I want to send a clear message from this conference that after 113 years, Alex Salmond is not going to bring our movement to an end." Finally after 113 years we all know the TRUTH! according to Margaret Curran, the Scottish Labour Party has never really existed. The name Scottish Labour has for 113 years been used to deceive all the people of Scotland, because they are so ashamed of their true name, " The British Labour Party ", that they deceptively branded the name to the non existent Scottish Labour Party. this revelation brings a whole new meaning to British Liebour. They have deceptively called themselves Scottish Labour for 113 years. NOW WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH it has always been British Labour in Scotland. We now witness in the United KINGDOM in 2013 the RESURRECTION of BRITISH LIEBOUR. 

Tony Kenny No 2

I make this introduction to my website after seeing  Tony Kenny, who is not an elected member, making one of the strongest and outstanding defences, for working class rights not only for the people of Scotland but, for the working class world wide, at the Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, when Victoria Derbyshire hosted a debate on Scotland's Future. I'm used to seeing my Party in the Scottish Parliament with First Minister Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon as Deputy First Minister and all the SNP MSPs making the strongest defences for the " rights of all  the people of Scotland, and Women and Men equally, within the SNP administration are the Champions for the rights of the people of Scotland. Equally their are Women and Men none SNP in the Yes Campaign who in their own right are the champions of the Scottish people. Tony Kenny, although not a member of the SNP, takes a different approach politically, but is still one of the most outstanding political debaters that I have had the honour to see in action.  

Tony Kenny

At the Scottish Referendum Debate hosted by Victoria Derbyshire, on Monday the 16th September 2013, at the Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow, I was more than considerably impressed when Tony Kenny started to participate in the debate, I could not help but notice a particular style and technique that I had only seen three times before. Tony Kenny became the political matador, who outmaneuvered all the No campaigns heavy's, by delivering his side of the Argument that " Scotland was stinkin rich "and he continued, " money we won't spend on nuclear weapons, money we won't spend criminalizing people for the crime of being poor, and we won't use the money to invade foreign countries." Tony continued to stress that this was crucial, for so many of us who want to build a better society and he highlighted the irrefutable fact that the child poverty in the East End of Glasgow was actually higher than that of the open prison on the Gaza Strip saying not 1 in 5 but 1in 2 and 1in 3 in the East End. Tony went on to say that he canvassed Barrowfield and Shettleston and that he didn't come across one No voter. Tony again stated strongly that we're currently criminalizing people for being poor and again referred to using Scotland's vast wealth in order to create a more progressive society and stated that " we are on the cusp of doing something fantastic and want to create a progressive beacon " that his friends in England see us as something that's going to change England. Tony said, that Scottish independence would show people in England how the Scottish Government treats its people, and act as a springboard to make a fairer society in England. I really believe that Tony Kenny's contribution to this debate will go down in history as a lot of people in Scotland will digest deeply the statements Tony has made, act on them, and equally important remember them. I'm a pensioner and used to participate in local politics and industrial rally's and in my opinion his contribution is exemplary and of the highest calibre.      

Blair Jenkins, Yes Scotland

                                           Blair Jenkins

Blair Jenkins is the chief executive of Yes Scotland. Although not a member of any political party, Blair Jenkins as chief executive is running the official campaign to gain independence for Scotland. Blair was made an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List in 2012, for his services to broadcasting, he has been a Director of Broadcasting at STV, and Head of News and Current Affairs at both STV and BBC, I've been told that he also chaired the Broadcasting Commission 2007-2008. Blair Jenkins is running a remarkable and highly professional campaign for Scottish Independence, presenting the case for independence with complete integrity and irrefutable facts, which prove beyond all doubt that the people of Scotland would all be considerably better off with independence. The Yes Scotland campaign, run by Blair Jenkins has for some time now, been capturing the imaginations of the people of Scotland, especially where its proven that the benefits of independence far outweigh the alternative, of being shackled to Westminster.

The Scottish Sun September 2, 2013 front page again made history by highlighting the fact that "Indy vote leads for Nats" with the Yes on 44% and No on 43%. I'd say this result proves conclusively that Blair Jenkins has been right all along and that not only has he found the No Campaign's " Achilles Heel ", he's effectively speared it: their perpetual scaremongering based on nothing, their  Project Fear based on nothing, and their, continual personal insults on people they disagree with based on nothing. Blair Jenkins has effectively and conclusively proven: That the No in the No Campaign, really means NOTHING.  

If anybody wishes to look at the Yes Scotland website You can click on the Yes Scotland website address on the bar at the right hand side, of my website,     

 

The need for Scottish Independence

The need for Scottish Independence has never been greater, the irrefutable fact that an independent Scotland would be considerably more beneficial than the present setup and affordable, is now beyond doubt. The major facts have been proven despite the continual scaremongering by the Better together? campaign, and United with Labour? campaign. Devolution while a step in the right direction, is not a state of permanency, as it can be removed by Westminster at anytime. The Peoples of Scotland should have the right to be able to make the decisions required by them without continual interference by Westminster. They should have control over their own Scottish Government finances and make the decisions here in Scotland, as the Peoples of Scotland must be able to make the relevant decisions regarding their own Government finances and control their own Welfare State, and control their own Resources, to suit their needs here in Scotland, and have a Government which is in a state of permanence. Only with Independence can the Scottish Government, abolish the bedroom tax, which was introduced by " New Labour " and continued by the Conservative Coalition, and bring security back into the life's of the disabled, sick, unemployed and pensioners, and honour their legal entitlements. It must be mentioned that while One Nation " Conservative " Labour make continual press statements against the bedroom tax, their official stance is, in their own words, if returned to office " they will retain the bedroom tax as a way of making a fairer society ," if elected to the Westminster Government. Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Frank Field, Margaret Hodge Margaret Curran,  have clarified this position. Only Johann Lamont and her Labour Team at the Scottish Parliament go further they want to abolish Universal Benefits as they see them as  " a something for nothing culture. " Perhaps that's why Johann is affectionately called " Scotland's Margaret Thatcher."

Westminster's Project Fear and a smacking of " Totalitarianism ".

The media this week reported that Ministry of Defence officials were starting to examine plans to designate the Faslane base as a Sovereign Base Area along the lines of its military bases in Cyprus, if Scotland votes YES next year. A defence source said the idea of designating Faslane as sovereign UK territory in the event of an SNP victory was being taken seriously. The source is reported to have said: " It would cost a high amount of money, running into tens of billions of pounds to decommission Faslane.  After the warnings by Westminster , using the false figure of tens of billions, the real cost appears to be £150 million.  Reference was also made that those costs would be factored into negotiations on an independence settlement. The sovereign base area is an option. Even Alistair Darling, " the Darling of the Tory party," said it was a ridiculous proposition as he try's to play it down. This is one of the more sinister and insidious threats to come out of the " No " campaigns and United with Labour project: " Project Fear ". This threat must be taken extremely seriously, as Labour's record of total disregard for international law which is proven irrefutably when they were in office for " 13 Years " This threat really is not worthy of any democratic Government, and should be examined seriously by the European Parliament with regards to the Both the UN Conventions that: All peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. The threat to the Scottish peoples rights, by Westminster, if they achieve independence is smacking of totalitarianism and " must " not be tolerated by the European community, the Commonwealth, and the rest of the democratic world. Its not sufficient just to sweep it under the carpet, Labour has shown what its capable of with their disregard to international law. Even a smacking of totalitarianism cannot be tolerated. Liberal Democrat Sir Nick Harvey, a former armed forces minister, is said to have told the Guardian, that, re-designating Faslane on a " Cyprus type arrangement " was the most practical and likely outcome should Scotland leave the UK. The " No " Campaigners of        " Better together ?, and United with Labour were running about like headless chickens, pleading to their Puppet Masters at No 10 Downing Street, to " Kill the Story ", as making public their provisions to make Faslane and Dounreay*  re-designated as sovereign UK territory in the event of an SNP victory in 2014, was a gift to the SNP.   * Professor William Walker from the School of International Relations, is reported to have said: the sovereign base idea would involve not just Faslane and Coulport but also Dounreay, which is used for testing submarine reactors. Professor William Walker, apparently made those statements to the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee, All of the " No " campaign are saying: No such meetings ever took place. And that no reference should ever have been made public " as it was a gift on a plate to the SNP " Even Henry McLeish a former Labour First Minister has told the Labour Party, that they should leave the official " No " campaign as: the Official No Campaign, as the anti-independence campaign was " treating Scots like idiots, and that there was " too much venom and hatred aimed at the SNP from the anti-independence Labour, Tories and LibDem Pact. He also made reference to them facing an identity crisis, that would seriously damage them at future elections.