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| | Scottish independence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Further progress of the independence movement was stalled when the Scottish National Party supported a vote of no confidence and forced a General Election in 1979 which gave victory to the noted opponent of independence, Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister of the United Kingdom at the head of a Conservative government. | | | In the first 1974 United Kingdom general election Scottish voters elected seven members of the Scottish National Party to Parliament, rising to eleven in a second general election that year. | | | Proportional representation has led to the election to the Scottish Parliament of smaller parties with various political positions but which have independence as a goal; the Scottish Socialist Party in particular has led republican protests to the Oath to the Queen. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence
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| | Socialism Today - Socialists, the SNP, and Scottish independence |
| | However, in the 2003 Scottish elections the SNP lost one fifth of their MSPs when their vote fell to 23%. | | | The high point for the SNP was the 1994 Euro elections when they polled 33%, followed by their 28% score at the inaugural election for the Scottish parliament in 1999. | | | To end poverty and inequality we argued for the public ownership of the monopolies under democratic working-class control and management and the building of a socialist Scotland linked to a working class movement for socialism across Britain. |
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http://www.socialismtoday.org/86/scotland.html
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| | MAR Data Chronology for Scots in the United Kingdom |
| | According to a poll, half of the voters in the UK are in favor of a Scottish parliament. | | | The Scottish question would ask whether voters in Scotland thought they should have a Scottish parliament, and whether it should be able to raise taxes. | | | A study commissioned by the Scottish Constitutional Convention recommends that Scots should have their own assembly but still have seats in Britain's parliament. |
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http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=20004
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| | National Tartan Day USA |
| | Among the ranks of proud Scottish-Americans were almost half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and two of the first Supreme Court Justices. | | | To honor the contributions of Scottish immigrants, it is appropriate that Congress recognize April 6 as ``National Tartan Day.'' The recognition by Congress that immigrants of all backgrounds contribute immeasurably to our success as a nation is a sentiment to which I could not more strongly agree. | | | Thirty-five U.S. Supreme Court justices have been of Scottish descent. |
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http://www.tartanday.org/tartandaydc/congress.htm
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| | Newhouse C1 |
| | The SNP is only second in strength in the Scottish parliament, with 35 seats to 55 for the ruling Labor Party of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. | | | This would include authority to enter the European Union as a separate state, independent of the government in London. | | | Devolution was part of the package of proposals by Blair to win electoral support, though whether he envisioned it spreading this far is questionable. |
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http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/story1c061102.html
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| | CNN - Labour turning back tide of Scottish independence - May 6, 1999 |
| | The Scottish Parliament and Welsh assembly were proposed by Blair's government as part of its plan to decentralize power from the British Parliament in London, a process known as "devolution." | | | In England, Scotland and Wales, voters also went to the polls to pick members of local government councils -- a ballot seen as a test of the popularity of Blair's center-left government midway through its five-year mandate. | | | EDINBURGH, Scotland (CNN) -- In a victory for Prime Minister Tony Blair and British unity, the ruling Labour Party is apparently turning back a challenge from nationalists in balloting Thursday for Scotland's first Parliament in nearly 300 years. |
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http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9905/06/britain.elex.04
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| | Independence |
| | Scottish Commonwealth Medals - Hamilton 1930 to Manchester 2002 | | | Independence blog has been running its inaugural opinion poll on the topic of the Paris bid versus London bid, with the following being the result thus far: | | | I have now removed the inaugural Independence blog poll from the sidebar. |
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http://scottish-independence.blogspot.com
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| | Scottish Devolution: A Historical and Political Analysis |
| | In 1989, the Scottish Constitutional Convention under the leadership of the Labour and Liberal Democratic parties first met to draft a Scottish Constitution. | | | The rise of the SNP and Scottish nationalism as well as fears of perhaps losing the support of the Scottish electorate prompted then Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson to make a firm commitment to devolution. | | | In November 1998 the Westminster Parliament passed the Scotland Act, as it did a Wales Act also, and it received Royal assent; the first elections to the Scottish Parliament are to be held on May 6, 1999. |
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http://www.loyno.edu/history/journal/1998-9/Rivera.htm
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| | GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: A Brief History - An Independent Scotland |
| | At a meeting of 104 auditors, with Edward as judge, the decision went in favor of Balliol, who was declared the rightful king in November 1292. | | | English King Edward, with his eye on the complete subjugation of his northern neighbors, suggested that Margaret should marry his son, a desire consummated at a treaty signed and sealed at Birgham. | | | Overestimating his strength, he then concluded a treaty with France prior to planning an invasion of England. |
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http://britannia.com/celtic/scotland/scot4.html
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| | Political Articles (Scottish) by Joe Middleton & Others |
| | SCOTTISH Nationalists are set to reopen old divisions by expelling left-wing republicans from the party. | | | The Interim Forum for an Independence Convention is pleased to announce the imminent formation and launch of an Independence Convention on St. Andrews Day, 30th November 2005. | | | As a matter of basic, democratic, self-determination, a referendum on the question of independence for Scotland is long overdue. |
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http://www.geocities.com/joe_middleton_sco/political.htm
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| | BBC NEWS Scotland Scots independence 'inevitable' |
| | He said independence was "as inevitable as anything can be in politics". | | | His newly elected deputy Nicola Sturgeon will lead the SNP in the Scottish parliament. | | | "Hopefully, we can make progress at next year's general election and we can win the Scottish elections in 2007. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/scotland/3628868.stm
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| | The Nationalism Project: Scotland |
| | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party: After the last election, the Unionists have no seats in Scotland for the first time in history. | | | Our Scottish Crown: Site makes the case for constitutional monarchy for Scotland "once it achives independence." | | | The SNP has enjoyed considerable support throughout Scotland, though especially among younger voters. |
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http://www.nationalismproject.org/links/scotland.htm
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| | Scottish Politics and the Scotia Discussion Forum |
| | The Formula for Success in Scottish Politics is to Appeal to the Pragmatists - from Scotia 27/10/00 | | | This may effect the outcome of future Scottish elections. | | | The Windsor Monarchy within an independent Scotland II - from Scotia 20/08/00 |
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http://www.geocities.com/scotia_politics
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| | Swans Commentary: Why Scotland Must Put Independence First, by Joe Middleton - joemid01 |
| | The Scottish Parliament Elections of 2003 marked a watershed in Scottish politics. | | | It was widely reported as a disastrous setback for the SNP in the British media and the SNP's share of the votes and number of seats did fall. | | | As a member of the SNP on the left of the party I tried after the elections to argue for a change in political direction for the party to embrace republicanism and to shift more firmly to the left to re-capture the votes the party had lost to the SSP. |
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http://www.swans.com/library/art12/joemid01.html
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| | 21st-century 'Braveheart' |
| | The SNP, the independence party, got 30 percent of the vote. | | | You can argue about whether it will be five years or 10 years or 15 years. | | | A: In last year's election, the Labor Party -- that's the governing party in London and in Scotland -- got 39 percent of the vote. |
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http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/qa/19665.html
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| | Why the English Should Welcome Scottish Independence [Free Republic] |
| | This coming 10th September, the Scottish people will vote on whether to accept a limited degree of home rule. | | | Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. | | | This being said, there is a case for ending the union from London. |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a399191595678.htm
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| | Scottish Independence Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The SIP contested the Airdrie and Shotts seat in the 2005 general election with Josey Rowan as their candidate. | | | The Scottish Independence Party (SIP) is a Scottish political party, which was formed prior to the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003. | | | Their primary campaigns, to date, have been directed at safeguarding the independence of Scots law and encouraging the development of Scotland's international relations. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Independence_Party
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| | The Wars of Scottish Independence |
| | The nobles of Scotland chose Edward I of England to arbitrate among the claimants, known as 'competitors'. | | | This is sometimes known as the second War of Scottish Independence. | | | King Alexander III of Scotland died in 1286, leaving his three-year old grand-daughter Margaret (the Maid of Norway) as his heir. |
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http://home.comcast.net/~desilva22/scottish_independence.htm
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| | Independence: Scotland as a Viable Nation State |
| | Though criminal, many might have the capacity to loyally serve a Scottish government. | | | Britain's Secret War: Tartan Terrorism and the Anglo-American State. | | | The monarchy is usually seen as a "symbol of Britishness," and tends to be used to "promote the British state." However, it is "also a symbol of the Commonwealth," which is a grouping of former British colonies now independent of Britain, but still wishing to maintain its monarchy as their own. |
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http://www.hfienberg.com/scots/490independence.html
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| | 0239-Week of September 24, 2002 |
| | EASTERMAN: Frank McAveety is the Deputy Minister for Health in the Scottish Executive. | | | EASTERMAN: Support for Scottish independence has stuck at around 25% in the opinion polls for the past 20 years. | | | The daughter of the country's foremost independence leader, she has grown to become the almost legendary symbol of the democracy movement. |
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http://www.commongroundradio.org/shows/02/0239.shtml
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| | MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - The Bruce, Bannockburn and Independence |
| | According to Scottish tradition, it is thought that the reason for his murder was due to his treachery. | | | Upon Edward II's crowning, he intended to carry through with his father's campaign on Scotland. | | | In 1329 the Bruce, a man who had persevered so greatly, accomplishing independence for his country perished from his beloved Scotland. |
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| | Indymedia Scotland: INDEPENDENCE FIRST SUPPORTS SCOTTISH OLYMPIC TEAM CAMPAIGN |
| | Independence First is the national campaign for a referendum on independence for Scotland. | | | At a recent general meeting of Independence First the Campaign for a Referendum on Independence (Glasgow 20th November) Joe Middleton, Press Officer of the campaign spoke in favour of C-ScOT the campaign for a Scottish Olympic team. | | | The campaign has also received official support from the Scottish Green Party. |
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http://scotland.indymedia.org/newswire/display/2335/index.php
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| | Home |
| | The Scottish Independence Party is registered with the Electoral Commission | | | Our party was formed with one sole objective - independence for Scotland. | | | We hope to achieve this aim by maintaining a clear focus on our goal, pressing for increased powers for the Scottish Parliament, accepting the views of all independence minded supporters, and encouraging our election candidates to create their own Personal Manifesto without foisting extraneous party policy upon them. |
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http://www.scottishindependenceparty.org
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| | Independence — SNP - Scottish National Party |
| | This section of our website is dedicated to explaining the benefits of supporting the case for Independence. | | | Find out why others support Independence for Scotland. | | | Promoted by Peter Murrell on behalf of the Scottish National Party, both at 107 McDonald Road, Edinburgh EH7 4NW. |
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http://www.snp.org/independence
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| | The Scottish Republican Socialist Party |
| | 'Independence' alone, as advocated by the Scottish National Party, is not enough. | | | The achievement of social justice will only come through struggle from below. | | | It is no use talking to the likes of Major or Smith. |
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| | Scottish Independence |
| | Welcome to the virtual home of Scottish Independence. | | | Let's use is constructively for an independent and socially just Scotland. | | | Well well well After some initial confusion,I have it from the horses mouth almost!The Report I reffered to IS... |
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| | The Scots Independent Newspaper Online - The Flag in the Wind |
| | A weekly online newspaper bringing you information on the political scene in Scotland: part of the monthly Scots Independent. | | | The Scots Independent Newspaper Online - The Flag in the Wind | | | The Flag in the Wind is now fully on it's own domain |
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http://www.electricscotland.com/si
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| | Siol nan Gaidheal USA |
| | United Movement for Scottish Independence Web Site Ring is owned by | | | The Worldwide Association of Patriots for Scottish Independence | | | United Movement for Scottish Independence Web Site Ring? |
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