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I’m a bit outraged at The Herald’s headline this morning - as apparently Scotland is “on the frontline” if there’s a conflict with Russia. Faslane, Lossiemouth the first to be hit. Convenient timing, eh? Geneva goes our way, and suddenly Westminster wants us all picturing mushroom clouds over the Clyde. I have thoughts… 1. Geography doesn’t change with flags. Those bases are strategic because of where they are, not because of which parliament they answer to. Independent or not, they matter to NATO. 2. NATO membership doesn’t disappear with independence. An attack on Scotland would be an attack on all NATO members. Collective defence still applies. 3. “Scotland first, England safe” is fantasy. If Russia ever struck the UK, they wouldn’t politely stop at the border. London, Portsmouth, Devonport, Brize Norton… all are high-value targets too. The whole island is in it together. 4. Nuclear deterrent works both ways. Everyone knows that hitting Faslane would trigger a NATO response. That’s why these “you’d be first” scare stories are political theatre, not military reality. 5. While this one’s purely speculative - why are we being encouraged to keep Trident in our waters, if that makes us a target?? Funny that… it almost feels like a set up, a contingency plan… is Westminster in cahoots with Putin? Should we gain our independence, Russia is all of a sudden taking an interest? Randomly? I doubt it. I think the truth is more like: Westminster isn’t worried about Russia. They’re worried about us. Because if Scotland stands tall on the world stage, their last line of defence is fear. We’ve outgrown their bogeyman stories. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19XnDeRcti/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Earlier today in Geneva, campaigners from Salvo and Liberation Scotland told the United Nations that Scotland is a colonised nation with the right to self-determination under international law. For the first time, our future was framed not as a “domestic UK issue” but as part of the global struggle for decolonisation. 🌍🏴 Want to how you can get involved? 👉 See the pics! #DecoloniseScotland #LiberationGeneva25 #SelfDetermination

They wrapped the unicorn in chain, And crowned it wi’ a foreign reign, Called it union, called it kin, While takin’ all, and keepin’ in. They whispered soft: “Ye cannae stand, Too wee, too poor, ye need our hand.” Yet oil and whisky, wind and sea, A’ flow south, nae kept for thee. They telt us freedom breeds in strife, That breakin’ free would wreck our life, Better bide, be still, obey, And trust the crown tae guide the way. They gave us votes, but set the frame, A borrowed voice, a rigged-up game, Devolution dressed as might, While London holds the final right. This isnae love, nor equal share, It’s gilded chains we’re bade tae wear. But captors need the captive too, And Scotland’s strength is breakin’ through. For once we ken the truth sae clear, The only chain is built on fear. And fear will fade, as dawn will rise, When Scotland claims what’s hers, her prize.

We have a Yes Penicuik branch. Everything has been pretty quiet of late but we need to get our finger out and be more visible