Peter A Bell
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Peter A Bell is a Thinker. Listener. Talker. Reader. Writer. In this blog, you will find interesting and the latest articles on Scotland, politics, and much more. Follow the blog to know more,
Peter A Bell
5h ago
The ball is now rolling. I'm not sure how I feel about that. But I'm now committed. So, who cares how I feel ..read more
Peter A Bell
5h ago
I am even more convinced than ever that a new and much bolder pro-independence party is required. To be useful, this party would have to be up and running within a year, so as to be ready for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign ..read more
Peter A Bell
1w ago
The independence movement needs a party political and parliamentary arm. That is indisputable. It all but certainly cannot now be the SNP that fills that role. Even if the party were to undergo a massive and rapid metamorphosis, it cannot entirely escape the frustration, resentment and anger that has been provoked over the last decade. That leaves a vacancy ..read more
Peter A Bell
2w ago
Murray is, of course, a bladder. Sir Keir Starmer fills him with pish that Murray then rains down on us from his eyrie high atop Queen Elizabeth House. Please don't complain. The longer term forecast is dry ..read more
Peter A Bell
2w ago
Acknowledging that Westminster has no role in the process by which the people of Scotland execise our right of self-determination, and no say in the matter of Scotland's constitutional status, is progress. Of all the right actions proposed to replace the wrong, explicit repudiation of the Section 30 process is the crucial first ..read more
Peter A Bell
2w ago
The bottom line is that the Section 30 process cannot lead to independence being restored. For this reason, the first step in resetting and restarting the independence campaign must be a comprehensive and unambiguous repudiation of the Section 30 process ..read more
Peter A Bell
2w ago
It may not have been apparent at the time, but the SNP has been on course since 2015 for the collapse it has suffered in the 2024 UK general election. The only people who remained oblivious to this looming disaster were the SNP leadership and the wee army of mindless party loyalists who enabled them ..read more
Peter A Bell
2w ago
Firstly, let the recriminations cease. The SNP leadership is reponsible for their party's failure The party membership must deal with their leadership as they see fit. The rest of us need to move on ..read more
Peter A Bell
3w ago
The lie is that there is a separate Scottish result in the Westminster election and that something significant hangs on this result ..read more
Peter A Bell
1M ago
It may be argued that to vote as the British system expects you to, by putting your mark next to the name of a candidate - it doesn't matter which one - you are condoning by participation a system which ensures that your vote is meaningless ..read more