Independence referendum news: Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, will today hold a major international press conference. He will be accompanied by Canon Kenyon Wright, who chaired the Scottish Constitutional Convention (the cross-party body that created a blueprint for the current Scottish Parliament). Today is the anniversary of the 1997 referendum which led to the creation of that Parliament. According to the BBC Wright will say: The tactics used by ‘No’ simply prove that they fail to understand how deeply that principle of Scotland’s right is rooted in our history. First there was the stick to threaten us. Now the carrot to tempt us. First the blackmail - be naughty and vote ‘Yes’ and we’ll punish you. Now the bribe - be good, vote ‘No’ and we’ll reward you. Scotland needs something devolution can never give - the secure power to make her own decisions; to follow her own vision of a just fair society, to take her positive place among the nations of Europe and the world, to be free from the constant interference from Westminster.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:02:42 +0000
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