Here's a cracking video from @thescotlandchannel.bsky.social about an event Independence Forum Scotland and Yes United have got planned for the evening of Saturday 14 March at Oran Mor in Glasgow. Tickets available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/independence... See you there?

Here I am discussing the Independence Forum/Yes United music/poetry event at Oran Mor on Saturday 14 March at 6pm. We hope it'll lead to something big for the cultural side of the Yes movement. Tickets, £20+booking fee, from Ticketsource at www.ticketsource.co.uk/independence... Don't miss out!

We're putting the band back together. A special music and poetry event organised by @indyforumscot.bsky.social and @yesunitedscot.bsky.social at Oran Mor in Glasgow on Saturday 14 March at 6:00 pm. Tickets £20 plus fees here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/independence...

A great day out in prospect at Oran Mor, Glasgow on Saturday 14 March! Conference event from 10-4, with Lesley Riddoch and Phil Boswell speaking, and a spectacular music event with Eddi Reader and friends in the evening. Read all about it and buy tickets here: independenceforum.scot/wp-content/u...

Still some tickets left for the screening of Lesley Riddoch and Gavin Hanigan's new film on Finland at the Soutar Theatre, A K Bell Library, Perth, on Thursday 5 February at 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm). You can purchase on Eventbrite (£5 plus fees) via the link. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lesley-rid...

Lesley Riddoch: Finland - The Happiest Country That Almost Never Existed

Screening of the new film by Lesley Riddoch and Gavin Hanigan, followed by a Q + A.

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This event in Glasgow on Saturday on 14 March promises to be a cracker. Don't miss out - get your tickets direct at www.ticketsource.co.uk/independence...

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I know Saturday 14 March is a busy day for many, but here's an event at Oran Mor in Glasgow that I hope will catch your imagination. Convention-style meeting during the day and some excellent music and poetry in the evening - tickets available for either or both. www.thenational.scot/news/2581251...

Superb Independence Live TNT Show last night with Leah Gunn Barrett and John Proctor discussing energy, democracy and much else. A must-watch! www.youtube.com/watc...

TNT Show. Ep208. With guests Leah Gunn Barrett & John Proctor.

Leah is a well known activist and blogger who is involved with various Indy initiatives & John is involved with Energy Scotland https://www.energyscotland.org. They will be discussing various issues regarding the energy sector in Scotland and the latest events that affect Scotland. We are here for

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Does #culture matter? We think so, especially if that culture has been suppressed over 300 years. This week's podcast is another session from the #IFS conference, discussing positive signs that we are reclaiming our culture youtu.be/z8e_--WiOLE?...

Wha's Like Us

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What would you sacrifice for a wellbeing economy? Let's start with massive heating bills - and many more good ideas from the Independence Forum Scotland conference @williamduguid1.bsky.social @thecommonweal.bsky.social Watch the wellbeing and UBI session here: youtu.be/LYa6V6lBZA8?...

Sacrifice Your Heating Bill and Other Good Ideas

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Another excellent video from @thescotlandchannel.bsky.social, with Tim Rideout of our member organisation The Scottish Currency Group explaining why, after independence, the pound sterling should be very much in Scotland's rear view mirror. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAwl...

STRAIGHT TALK WITH GUEST TIM RIDEOUT

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Cracking couple of events coming up from Scotonomics and @yes.cymru, firstly in Glasgow on 11 July, then in Cardiff on 18 July. Why monetary sovereignty is more than having your own currency - plus an exploration of Modern Monetary Theory. Glasgow info and tickets: scotonomics.scot/event/the-ec...

The Economics of Independence for Scotland and Wales - Scotonomics

The Economics of Independence for Scotland and Wales focusing on Monetary Sovereignty and acting as a currency issuer.

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'The weather outside may have been dreich, but the mood indoors was extremely positive as over 100 delegates filed into the Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturday 14 June for the second gathering of Independence Forum Scotland’s Convention on Scotland’s Future.' independenceforum.sc...

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Envelope Youtube Icon-twitter-x Created with Fabric.js 5.2.4 Summer Convention 2025 – An Eventful Day in Perth The weather outside may have been dreich, but the mood indoors was extremely positive as over 100 delegates filed into the Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturday 14 June for the second gathering of Independence Forum Scotland’s Convention on Scotland’s […]

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75% of Finland is a forest owned by huge cooperatives & that's key to equality. Last century Finnish pulp powered the European newspaper industry & all benefited - not one laird. It's one story we hope to tell in a new film this September. Crowdfunder live now www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/finland---...

Edward Heath blocked US use of UK bases to defend Israel in 1973. Harold Wilson resisted US pressure to send troops to Vietnam. From the ’50s to early 2000s, the UK imposed full arms embargoes on Israel for breaking international law. We can choose not to be America’s poodle.

There were a couple of very good talks about basic income at the recent @indyforumscot.bsky.social event. One by Craig Dalzell @thecommongreen.scot and one by Annie Miller champion of Basic Income @basicincomeaction.bsky.social They’ll be out soon on @scottishindypod.bsky.social

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Report calls for minimum income guarantee pilot in Scotland - BBC News share.google/zAuV6muMs2VR... Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Interesting speakers on poverty and energy at Summer Convention on Scotland’s Future, at the Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturday 14 June 2025. Free but register independenceforum.scot/national-con...

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Envelope Youtube Icon-twitter-x Created with Fabric.js 5.2.4 National Convention The next meeting, the Summer Convention on Scotland’s Future, will take place at the Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturd...

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There are still a few places left at our Summer Convention on Scotland's Future at the Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturday 14 June, 10:00 to 16:00. Admission is free and it promises to be a cracking day. Read all about it in William Duguid's National article: archive.is/uA8vR

'Nuclear power is another issue crying out for Direct Democracy, where the Scottish People, not special interests who are in bed with the politicians, have the power to decide via a referendum whether they want it or not.' Leah Gunn Barrett, via 'Dear Scotland' dearscotland.substac...

UK lobbyists, East Lothian Council and English Labour are working to overturn Scotland's nuclear power ban

A place to come and read about why the sovereign People of Scotland, in order to thrive and realise their potential and that of their land and resources, must restore their sovereignty and end the failing union with England.

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Energy Scotland will be giving an update on its activities at our Summer Convention in Perth on Saturday 14 June. Here's Lesley Riddoch discussing district heating, locational pricing, high prices, grid connections, and pylons with Rhys Stanwix and Dave Pearson of ES. podcasts.apple.com/g...

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Podcast Episode · The Lesley Riddoch Podcast · 27/05/2025 · 40m

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Here's William Duguid, one of the organisers of our Summer Convention in Perth on Saturday 14 June, speaking to Marlene Halliday of the Indy Podcasters about the event. (There are still places available, by the way - use the links in the following post in the thread.) www.youtube.com/watc...

Independence Forum Scotland : Summer Convention

Independence Forum Scotland is holding its Summer Convention on Saturday 14th June in Perth. Marlene talks to William Duguid about the themes of the day & why IFS have chosen them. William also describes IFS approach to these events and their plans for the future. The event is FREE! It’s being hel

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'The ‘patient finance’ model of the Scottish National Investment Bank should be one that thinks in terms of years, decades, even centuries, of stable investment rather than the hours, minutes and even microseconds of the financial world.' @thecommongreen.scot, via Common Weal www.commonweal.scot/...

Burning Down The House Of Cards — Common Weal

Rachel Reeves appears to be ready to remove banking regulations put in place after the 2008 Financial Crash, and setting us up for a repeat of it in the future.

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'The idea that permission for Flamingoland was ever in doubt has kept citizens believing that Scotland was still a functioning democracy. It wasn't, and it isn't.' Robin McAlpine robinmcalpine.org/fe...

'Once Scotland is independent, the pros and cons of EU vs EFTA should be publicly debated and then decided by the sovereign Scottish People in a national referendum.' Leah Gunn Barrett, via Dear Scotland dearscotland.substac...

The pathetic UK/EU deal won't help Scotland

A place to come and read about why the sovereign People of Scotland, in order to thrive and realise their potential and that of their land and resources, must restore their sovereignty and end the failing union with England.

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Just three weeks to our Summer Convention on Scotland's Future, at the Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturday 14 June, 10am - 4pm. What it is to be a Scot, Energy, Land & Democracy updates, and Poverty & the Wellbeing Economy. Admission free. All welcome. Book at independenceforum.scot/national-con...

Latest video from @thescotlandchannel.bsky.social: a film on the Liberation Scotland bid to have Scotland recognised by the UN as a 'non self-governing territory', how things are progressing, and all that might stem from it. Well worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQJ...

UNION MYTH SHATTERED

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You're invited to Independence Forum's Summer Convention on Scotland's Future on Saturday 14 June in Perth. We'll discuss what it is to be a Scot (born here or not), land reform, energy, direct democracy, poverty and the Wellbeing Economy. Free tickets here: independenceforum.sc...

'Privatisation of the UK industrial base has been a colossal failure. It didn’t, as promised, enhance competition, lower costs or deliver a better service, but led to the exact opposite.' Leah Gunn Barrett, via 'Dear Scotland' dearscotland.substac...

Privatisation, foreign ownership and being in the failing UK are behind Scotland's industrial demise

Published in the May 14th edition of The National.

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'Those who wish to hold fast to the crumbling totem of a British bomb are normally motivated not by real security threats or concerns but by a delusional iteration of British greatness.' Bill Ramsay of the SNP Trade Union Group, via The National archive.is/bzx8E

Welcome to our newest member organisation, Independence Live, who've been producing excellent content for many years now. Here's one of their longest-running shows, the TNT ('The Nation Talks') Show with John Drummond, which this week featured the multi-faceted Pat Kane. www.youtube.com/watc...

TNT Show. Ep202. With the multi-talented Pat Kane.

Pat Kane does a weekly National column, board member Common Weal, associate at Edinburgh Futures Institute, co-founder of https://thealternative.org.uk & (with a Scottish focus) https://spring.site. Still resolutely indy-minded, but as interested in small-I as large-I independence—and the challenge

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Refreshing to see a potential party leader in England recognising why Scotland may wish to be independent. With Reform on the rise, Mr Polanski said, "I think if you are on the right-wing of politics, you only ever need to tell a powerful story. It doesn’t need to be based in facts." A GE warning.

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EXC: 'Decades of neglect' by Westminster shows the case for Scottish independence, Green leadership hopeful Zack Polanski has said Read the full interview: www.thenational.scot/news/2...