Independence is itself a big idea, of course, if a somewhat blunt one. Before the pandemic struck it seemed entirely achievable, as a posh, right-wing, pro-Brexit Conservative government at Westminster moved the UK further and further away from what we might term the Scottish ideal. The trials, tribulations and revenge lust of Alex Salmond aside,… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 5
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The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 4
The SNP likes to consider itself politically radical – an anti-establishment insurgency that would run Scotland more virtuously, more harmoniously, more Scottishly, than the British state has managed for the past 300 or so years. That the SNP has been in government for 13 years – by which time Alexander the Great had no more… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 4
The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 3
An SNP candidate dropped over alleged antisemitic comments has won a Westminster seat despite the party’s withdrawal of support. Neale Hanvey was the SNP candidate for the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency but was dropped in the run-up to Thursday’s poll after social media posts he made two years ago came to light. Despite his suspension,… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 3
The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 2
In hock to corporate lobbyists and with a record of voting with the Scottish Tories on everything from progressive taxation, outsourcing and against public ownership of rail, the SNP nonetheless appears to have convinced many London-based progressives that the politics of national identity have somehow alchemised north of the border into a vision they can… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 2
020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 15
Mark Collett – “And, you know, it’s going to be absolutely Fantastic as the sort of people we’ve got on board. You know, we’ve got all of these people who are good people who have been Central Pillars of this Truth Movement, who are now saying it’s time to Step Into the Real World, and… Continue reading 020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 15
020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 14
Mark Collett – “We have to be good to our own people and we have to stand up for the things that we’re Passionate about. And if our enemies damages for standing up for what we’re passionate about, that’s not a bad thing, that’s a good thing. The day the media starts praising us, the… Continue reading 020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 14
020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 13
Mark Collett elaborates on the Patriotic Alternative – “The first goal of Patriotic Alternative is to build a Network across the UK of professional, upstanding, decent, articulate, well-mannered people that build this welcoming series of hubs around the country where we can just meet where we can be ourselves. Because I think this Movement does… Continue reading 020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 13
020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 12
Mark Collett on the Patriotic Alternative – “Well, we are starting an organization called Patriotic Alternative. We’ve already held our first conference. And the most important thing with Patriotic Alternative is we are not making any Huge Promises. We’re not saying we’re going to be in Power in five years. It’s all going to be… Continue reading 020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 12
020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 11
Mark Collett on the Nationalism Parties in the UK – “And it turns out that they’re [UKIP] really tearing themselves to pieces, there’s this absolutely Huge Split between the Elected Leader and the National Executive Council. And at the moment, they are at each other’s throats. And they’re talking about taking legal action against each… Continue reading 020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 11
020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 10
Mark Collett on the Demise of the BNP – “Another reason was the party got bogged down in a very silly legal challenge with the European Human Rights Commission, who was saying that we couldn’t have a Whites Only Policy anymore. It was Against the Law to Discriminate against people on the Basis of Race.… Continue reading 020. Future of Nationalism and Patriotic Alternative Part 10