The world is watching as our SNP MPs are being shouted down – The National

THE contempt shown toSNP MPs, in particular Ian Blackford, does not show the mother of Parliaments (their terminology, not mine) in a credible light. So much for this union of nations, this family of countries, this blending of cultures!

What it has demonstrated beyond any shadow of doubt is that no matter who sits on the government benches, Scotland, its peoples, its concerns and its representatives are but a side show in the Etonian establishments grand game.

We are at the stage of being ignored by the elite. That is to say, unless our views are of undying (wars excepted) loyalty to the unelected head of state and the establishment then they are, these products of public schools, justified in arrogantly ignoring these troublesome plebs from the northern colony.

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They are led by PM Johnson and to be clear about him, his every act is measured and with purpose. He is no buffoon, quite the opposite really. He is a product of one of the most corrupt training regimes in the world. Forget Sparta of old, because the graduates of Eaton have more blood on their hands than those of any other schooling establishment throughout the measured time of history.

They are a desperate, despotic regime of loathsome self-serving ingrates. They preach democracy and practice totalitarian ideals. They are also and more importantly reaching their end. The whole world has watched and laughed at their EU extraction technique. How, they wonder, can a country that was at the top of the heap a little more than 100 years ago have fallen so quickly and so completely? With this collapse comes the exposure of the fragile nature of their existence. Those that would rule with an iron fist are, when challenged, about as true of strength as saturated paper. This is why they try to shout down our MPs, this is why they in petulance ignore our MPs and why the stand and walk out like the over-privileged poisoners of democracy that they are.

I am convinced that the SNP would have anticipated these actions and have planned for them. Like many others I feel frustrated at this time, but as has been said by others we must stay our hand and see how this plays out.

We are in the wonderful position of having the world watching, and those countries that practice true democratic principles will side with us. The false headlines of the Etonians have been shown to be that. They and their supporters can curse and moan about the SNP all they wish, but truth be known the SNP have been the only effective party in Scotland for many years a fact reflected in the amount of MPs and MSPs returned.

Ah, but what about 2014? people will shout! Yes it was lost, we accepted that and have moved on. As someone with a lot more education under their belt than me once wrote: Indyref1s binary was Union, economic devil you know vs independence, economic devil you dont know.

I think that we can all agree that those binary options have now changed. Interesting days ahead.

Cliff PurvisVeterans for ScottishIndependence 2.0

IN the wake of the utter humiliation of the Scottish Tories and the solid consolidation of the position of the SNP after the General Election, it is perfectly valid for Nicola Sturgeon MSP to remind people of the broad coalition of political parties, trade unions, and civic Scotland which delivered devolution, and to use that as a template to build an equally diverse pro-independence coalition.

The First Minister should be aware, and if not let me remind her, that the 1995/98 coalition in which the SNP was an equal partner only took place after key assurances to the party that it would not be confined, or locked into, campaigning for only a devolved settlement. The key issue for the SNP leadership at that time was that, in the famous words of the Irish political leader, Michael Collins, devolution allowed the freedom to achieve freedom, and they had the freedom to continue to argue for independence.

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Great tectonic political plates have began to move over the last week, and it is particularly satisfying to see a revival of the Labour for Independence organisation. In the light of the pertinent comments by the First Minister to Alex Rowley MSP about the positive role which an independent Scottish Labour party can play in a post-independence Scotland, it is to be hoped that the SNP leadership will hold true to its stated objective of building a strong pro-independence coalition based on unity in diversity. United in aiming for the restoration of national sovereignty, but with the freedom to allow diverse visions which do not tie Scotland to the dubious benefits of retaining a class-based English monarchy, having our fiscal policy controlled by Westminster, our economic policy controlled by Brussels, and our defence policy controlled by Washington.

Cllr Andy Doig (Independent)Renfrewshire Council

CONSERVATIVE governments love taking public cash and funnelling it to their chums. This is called privatisation.

When Boris promises more money for the NHS in England, where does he get it from? Will he be increasing corporation tax? Will he be increasing the higher personal tax rates? Probably not. More likely he will increase the pension age to 75! Wherever he finds the money you can be sure it will be Joe Public that pays, not the billionaires.

Many people would suggest that this is exactly what should happen. The public through taxation should fund the NHS.

However, the devious Boris has only promised (for all that is worth) to send more money to the NHS. The cynical among us may suspect that if you wish to privatise an industry and funnel huge funds to your chums, you would want to increase the pot you intend to plunder.

Andrew DarbyPerth

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