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Open Letter from Chris McEleny to Gourock residents
By Chris McEleny General Election Candidate As the pro-independence candidate at the General Election I have been asked by many my view on the Council granting permission for a 4,000 person Orange march on Saturday.
Rishi Sunak reported to police over Nicola Sturgeon joke
Ms Sturgeon was released without charge following her arrest back in June. Now Chris McEleny, the general secretary of the rival pro-independence Alba Party, has reported Mr Sunak to the force for contempt of court allegations, as the prime minister’s comments come amid a live police investigation. The Prime Minister is commenting on, and making an assumption about a live Police Scotland investigation.
Salmond Statement: Inquiry findings must be accepted
Alex Salmond instructs his lawyers to take action into the Permanent Secretary's conduct and lodges complaint to police over who in the Scottish Government was responsible for leaking to the Daily Record. “This is my third and final public statement on the subject of the parliamentary and Hamilton investigations and the Dunlop Review.
As this century progresses, knowledge will be humankind's most valuable resource
The future, including economic prosperity, will belong to those countries that have harboured and nurtured this resource says, Brian McGeachan in his latest piece for Scotland Speaks. FLESH and blood voters now fall into demographics. Cold categories reflecting, I suppose, the findings of people who place human beings on charts. One demographic, once dominant numerically, and politically, now appears to have dropped off the chart. That segment of society was once called the working-class.
It’s more important than ever that the Yes cause is separated from the SNP
It’s been assumed by some in the SNP and indeed by others outwith it, that the formation of a larger Yes movement organisation is a threat to either the party or the cause. It’s been assumed by some in the SNP and indeed by others outwith it, that the formation of a larger Yes movement organisation is a threat to either the party or the cause. That’s wrong in my view and the creation of such an umbrella group is not just good for both but actually essential for success.
Trans rights and women's rights both matter. It is a question of balance
On waking up, my mind turns to various issues from the mundane to the deadly serious. Thoughts cross my mind, from my fitba team’s stumbling form, never mind the plight of the national game, through to global warming and our planet’s potential extinction. I have to confess though that trans rights don’t normally spring to mind. More often it’s why there’s hungry bairns in a land of plenty or how amidst all the beauty of the winter snow, there’s many struggling to heat their homes.
Action Plan to Tackle the Covid Unemployment Crisis in Scotland
Scotland urgently needs an Action Plan to tackle the looming unemployment crisis. The following list of measures, while not exhaustive, highlights some key sectors where urgent action would create many thousands of much-needed jobs. There now seems little doubt that a tsunami of job cuts and business closures are about to hit Scotland and the rest of the UK due to the coronavirus crisis.
End of the Line for the Lord Advocate
Is it the end of the line for the post of Lord Advocate or at least in the the hybrid role that it presently possesses? It always was an anachronism post but the actions of the current incumbent have almost certainly tarnished it, probably ensuring long overdue separation of its responsibilities and powers. Is it the end of the line for the post of Lord Advocate or at least in the the hybrid role that it presently possesses?
Scotland's Future: A Roadmap to Scottish Independence
SNP Councillor Chris McEleny sets out a roadmap for the people of Scotland to secure their independence. 1.Purpose To Set out a Roadmap for the people of Scotland to secure their independence. 2. Executive Summary The Scottish Government must issue a deadline of 31st March 2021 to the UK Government, in advance of the Scottish General Election, to agree to a Section 30 request to amend schedule 5 of the Scotland Act, as per the Edinburgh Agreement of 2012.
Wings Over Scotland
The monstering Posted on September 20, 2018 by Chris McEleny Chris McEleny is an SNP councillor. This is a personal opinion. Three weeks into the Salmond saga and the MSM are getting increasingly desperate. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the breathless excitement of reportage of the Daily Record and their sister paper the Sunday Mail. For three successive days last week they led on the “story” which meant it was the third week running where Salmond appeared on the front page of the Mail.
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