By JoeMiddleton, submitted on Sat, 21/04/2007 - 14:53
INDEPENDENCE FIRST, the referendum campaign has asked for one million Scots to vote for a referendum on independence.
INDEPENDENCE FIRST, the referendum campaign recently held a successful march and rally on Saturday 31/03. Speaking at Independence First’s national meeting in Glasgow on 14/04, Press Officer Joe Middleton told assembled members:
"Independence First want people to vote for candidates who support a referendum on independence. We only need around a million votes, in total in both FPTP and PR elements to gain an absolute majority in the Scottish parliament to push through a referendum."
Mr Middleton also urged any parties supporting more powers for the parliament to “put up or shut up”.
He said “Any party which is proposing more powers for our parliament must explain exactly how they are going to achieve those powers in the face of a hostile Labour run Westminster Government. Since no party has formulated any such plans we can only conclude that their talk of more powers is hot air. In the Liberal Democrats case we know they have been in coalition with Labour for two terms but have gained zero concessions on new powers from Westminster.”
He added “The Tories have been dropping hints that they favour more fiscal powers for the parliament, however they have no actual plans for this and historically we know that the Tories tend to say very different things in opposition to what they say when in power! Independence First urge both these parties to put up or shut up and for Scottish pollsters to refrain from asking meaningless questions about more powers which are not on offer at this election.”
“The only way to genuinely increase the powers of the Scottish parliament is to vote for a democratic independence referendum. We urge the Scottish people to do just that on May 3rd.”
INDEPENDENCE FIRST, the referendum campaign recently held a successful march and rally on Saturday 31/03. Speaking at Independence First’s national meeting in Glasgow on 14/04, Press Officer Joe Middleton told assembled members:
"Independence First want people to vote for candidates who support a referendum on independence. We only need around a million votes, in total in both FPTP and PR elements to gain an absolute majority in the Scottish parliament to push through a referendum."
Mr Middleton also urged any parties supporting more powers for the parliament to “put up or shut up”.
He said “Any party which is proposing more powers for our parliament must explain exactly how they are going to achieve those powers in the face of a hostile Labour run Westminster Government. Since no party has formulated any such plans we can only conclude that their talk of more powers is hot air. In the Liberal Democrats case we know they have been in coalition with Labour for two terms but have gained zero concessions on new powers from Westminster.”
He added “The Tories have been dropping hints that they favour more fiscal powers for the parliament, however they have no actual plans for this and historically we know that the Tories tend to say very different things in opposition to what they say when in power! Independence First urge both these parties to put up or shut up and for Scottish pollsters to refrain from asking meaningless questions about more powers which are not on offer at this election.”
“The only way to genuinely increase the powers of the Scottish parliament is to vote for a democratic independence referendum. We urge the Scottish people to do just that on May 3rd.”Related
