Independent or not, Scotland must get over its fear of business When was the last time a Scottish cabinet minister made a speech about the vital role the private sector plays in funding public spending and creating jobs? Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The unveiling of a statue of Scottish economist, philosopher and author Adam Smith at the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland Despite the splits in the independence movement, Jim Sillars remains a member of the SNP. But the legendary former deputy leader will not be voting for the party in May’s Holyrood election. He told a Reform Scotland event on Wednesday (7 April) that the 14-year nationalist government should have been able to do “two things at once” – campaign for independence and improve the governance of devolved Scotland. But, he said, it had made a success of neither, and instead become a personality cult based around Nicola Sturgeon.
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Restore Scotland cannot see the merits of decoupling from one remote and elitist political institution only to join an even more remote and elitist one AT noon today, Restore Scotland will launch as Scotland’s newest political party, whose primary aim is to serve as a champion for full self-government in Scotland. Our movement is already drawing many to the cause of Scottish independence from among the roughly one million Scots who voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, without there being a clear and consistent campaign for that position in Scotland. If elected, we will back efforts to pursue independence from the United Kingdom, while completely opposing any policies that would surrender our newfound sovereignty as an independent Scotland to the institutions of the European Union. As a party, we cannot see the merits of decoupling ourselves from one remote and elitist political institution only to weld ourselves to an even more remote and eliti