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Silence over Brexit won't make it go away
Brexit is getting worse, not better. It is strangling the UK’s most important trading relationships. Now we have come through Covid it is getting easier to see that the UK is falling behind similar economies in terms of growth and productivity.
Independence lessons: How Ireland built a strong economy
Ireland is a stable and prosperous independent country. It has used the powers of independence to build a strong and diverse economy.
Postal votes one way to minimise the damage from the UK’s draconian Voter ID law
This General Election will be the first in Scotland where voters are required to show photo ID - unless they apply for a postal vote. Many commentators have warned that it will reduce voter turnout. It could affect tens of thousands of Scots.
Voter turnout was lower than usual in this month’s English local elections. In the London mayoral race. it was 1.5% down on the 2.5 million votes from 2021 - that amounts to almost 40,000 people who didn’t get their say. There is no other obvious cause of this discrepancy and it is likely that the new rules have depressed turnout.
UK General Election 2024
The UK General election will take place on Thursday 4th July 2024, between 07:00am and 10:00pm. We have put this short guide together to help you get registered to vote or find out key information that you may need.
The 2024 Big Movement Survey - Thoughts on the EU
Earlier this year, Believe in Scotland ran its annual Big Indy Movement Poll and a massive 4,623 of you responded.
We shared the first set of results explaining what the indy supporters thoughts on the Grassroots Campaign are here.
We will share the results and our analysis in another 2 short reports over the coming weeks. In this one we will concentrate on what the respondents thought about an independent Scotland rejoining the EU and also whether they think there is a need for an independent Scotland to have a referendum on rejoining the EU.
Sunaks' name and shame game reveals desperate depths of the Unionist cause
PM Rishi Sunak’s rambling rant in which he implied Scottish independence supporters are “extremists” is set to go down in history as a massive misstep. Tagging the half of Scots who support independence onto the list of deplorables starting with Vladimir Putin shows just how far the Unionist cause has fallen since its “lead don’t leave” pitch in 2014.
Believe in Scotland calls on Scotland's First Minister to personally take on Independence portfolio
Believe in Scotland welcomes John Swinney’s Election to the position of First Minister.
Following the decision to axe the Minister for Independence position, Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp the founder of Believe in Scotland says:
"We call on John Swinney to state officially that he personally is now the Minister for Independence going forward. Furthermore, we believe that every Government Minister and SNP spokespeople should be briefed to make the case for independence at every opportunity and with more consistency than the SNP have managed since 2014."
Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp’s Speech (Text) at the Glasgow Believe in Scotland Independence March and Rally.
On Saturday April 20th thousands of independence supporters marched from Kelvin Way to George Square. They marched to send the message that no matter the difficulties facing the political arms of the movement, the grassroots core independence cause will not stop until Scotland regains its independence.
Lots of members of the 31,000 strong Believe in Scotland Facebook Group have asked for a copy of the transcript of the speech by our founder Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp.
As the EU’s offer of youth visas is rebuffed by UK parties, Scots count the deepening cost of Brexit
Many Scots were excited by the EU’s surprise offer of a youth visa to let 18- 30s from the UK live and work across 27 member countries for up to four years. Only to have their hopes dashed when both main UK parties immediately snubbed the offer.
BiS responds to Alba's statement on Believe in Scotland's March and Rally.
In short.
Believe in Scotland are disappointed that Alba will not be amongst the speakers at our march and rally on Saturday April 20th. Alba were invited in good faith and would be participating if they had just said yes to speaking in a timely fashion. However, Alba’s framing of the situation as Believe in Scotland allowing the Scottish Green Party to block or exclude Alba from the event is just not accurate.
There is no one to blame for Alba not being represented at the Believe in Scotland rally other than The Alba Party itself. The fact of the matter is that BiS offered Alba the chance to speak before approaching any other parties and we made it clear that accepting quickly would have meant that the Scottish Green Party would rule themselves out. This was indeed a major opportunity for the Alba party, we presented them with an open goal but they didn't take it.