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Open Letter To Scotland's First Minister
Open Letter to Scotland's First Minister Asking him to incorporate the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) into...
dyounger6
Sep 22, 20245 min read
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RSS DIRECT DEMOCRACY UPDATE
WE HAVE THE POWER LET'S USE IT This update informs the Direct Democracy debate about developments on current issues. At present these...
dyounger6
Sep 15, 20245 min read
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OPEN LETTER TO OUR FIRST MINISTER
By Leah Gunn Barrett In its first weeks, the Starmer government has introduced funding cuts that have precipitated Holyrood spending cuts...
dyounger6
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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YOUR SAY - OUR DEMOCRACY
RESPECT SCOTTISH SOVEREIGNTY  Wecollect.scot  supports Direct Democracy (DD) campaigns through two specific actions, referred to as the...
dyounger6
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN SCOTLAND
Direct Democracy (DD) in Scotland - What’s the latest? Much has been happening on the Direct Democracy front, but the media hasn’t...
dyounger6
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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Your Convention, Your Referendum
Whose Country Is It Anyway We’ve written about the people’s involvement in the forthcoming National Convention and wish to address a few...
dyounger6
May 28, 20242 min read
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The National Convention and The Three Musketeers
Regional People’s Assemblies and the National Convention Overview Preparations are underway for a national convention to be held with an...
dyounger6
May 19, 20246 min read
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Why don’t we talk about power in Scotland?
Why don’t we talk about power in Scotland? by Robin McAlpine | 7 May 2024 As one community campaign fights on against the big power...
dyounger6
May 12, 20247 min read
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Direct Democracy in Scotland
By Henry Ferguson Scottish Popular Sovereignty and Modern Direct Democracy (DD) Human & Political Rights in Scotland Clearing the smoke...
dyounger6
May 5, 20246 min read
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IMPORTANT NEW CAMPAIGN
Salve Jure Cujus Libet The above is the full title of what was more commonly known as the Act of Salvo. Â It appeared at the end of each...
dyounger6
May 1, 20243 min read
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Direct Democracy - an overview
By Henry Ferguson. This is the first of a series of articles by Henry Ferguson based on his experience of the Swiss model of direct...
David Younger
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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This is what we're about
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/20/revolution-britain-politics-devon-tory-mps-afraid?CMP=share_btn_url A revolution in...
David Younger
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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Scotland the nation state
“No state has the right to exist. States exist because a group of people wants the state to exist for their benefit. If the state is no...
David Younger
Jan 28, 20244 min read
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How Much Power Infrastructure Do We Need?
Lyndsey Ward SSEN’s recent announcement that they are broadly following their preferred options for their devastating pylon lines and...
David Younger
Jan 1, 20242 min read
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Can Party Politics Win it For Us?
David Younger I have taken the time to examine Ash Regan’s proposed bill together with Alex Salmond’s podcast (Scotland Speaks) in which...
David Younger
Dec 30, 20233 min read
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No More Pylons - Whose Power is it Anyway?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2023/sep/26/the-next-uk-net-zero-battleground-is-electricity-pylons While it...
David Younger
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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National Governance Society of Scotland
A Proposal by Robbie Mochrie Summary Political strategies to achieve Scottish independence have achieved sustained electoral success, but...
David Younger
Nov 20, 202322 min read
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Scotland Against Pylons
A guest blog by Joan Duncan Scotland is being exploited! We must all work together to stop the annihilation of Scotland's countryside,...
Joan Duncan
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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THIS TIME LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!
It may be a good idea at this stage to give everyone a refresher on how we got here today. We have republished our vision as it was at...
dyounger6
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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OUR OWN DEMOCRACY, THE WAY FORWARD
Photo: Glenfinnan Viaduct. Courtesy of Connor Mollison Now that the voting registration link has been set up, what can we expect from...
dyounger6
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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