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Crieff, Scotland
Joined January 2012
Jim Fairlie Sr & Alex Salmond July 2023 Inverness
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Have waited over 3.5 years for double hip transplant. Have yet to be informed when or where it is likely to take place. Not even making excuses now
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Does Humza Yousaf know what “Independence in Europe” means? Do the thousands who marched under that banner with AUOB yesterday, have a clue? Do any of them have a clue what “The Four Freedoms” mean? I have asked that question many times and have yet to get an answer. I’ll wait
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No doubt Greens are a liability. Up to the rest of Independence Movement to ensure we are successful in our drive towards Independence
Fergus Ewing has laid into the coalition's extremist legislative programme, saying there's a danger that an #IndyRef2 would be lost as a result of measures like self-ID, HPMAs and the Deposit Return Scheme. @FergusEwingSNP #ScottishIndependence thenational.scot/news/236825…
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"Under the new law, the undemocratic European Commission has empowered itself to regulate content on the internet without any hint of accountability to the millions of ordinary European citizens who use these services." @Norm_Lewis in @spikedonline spiked-online.com/2023/03/23…
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Sovereignty will be there
MARCH FOR INDEPENDENCE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 AYR - SATURDAY 29 JULY #AUOBAyr
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I remember you very well Irene. Pity you didn’t make the March but good to know you are still well. Met a lot of old friends and remembered others who are no longer with us. Nice to hear from you Irene. Keep in touch
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@JimFairlie Good to see, and hear, you at Bannockburn today. Gutted I couldn't be there but caught it on indylive. The dream never dies. You may remember my former surname - Henderson. (Perth& E Perths)
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JimFairlie retweeted
Applause for Winnie Ewing at the AUOB rally in Stirling. Hardly a speaker took the stage that didnt pay tribute to the late great. Jim Fairlie, the former SNP depute leader who knew her for decades, paid particularly poignant tribute
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Very, very sad to hear the news about Winnie Ewing. A woman who became an MSP, MP & MEP in her long & illustrious political career & someone who could win hearts & minds in pursuit of our noble cause - Scottish Independence🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Thoughts with Annabelle, Fergus & all the family.
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Scotland has lost another great icon of the Traditional SNP, with the death of Winnie Ewing. Coming hard on the heels of the death of George Leslie, Scotland has lost two of the great Nationalists of the modern era. They did much to further the cause of Scottish Independence
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their entire political lives. The late Neil McCallum and I were Winnie’s guests at the EU Parliament and saw at first hand, not just her influence but the enormous personal regard she inspired. My deepest sympathies to Fergus and Annabelle
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Yes they do, they are in favour of joining EU. That contradicts their claim to support Scottish Independence.
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Because they don't actually have a policy relative to Europe. They are operating in the sole domain of grievance - 'anyone but Engerland' etc.
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No it won’t. SNP favours membership of EU therefore is not in favour of Independence, in any meaningful sense of the word.
“…independence will be front and centre of @theSNP's next General Election campaign.” Good. Devolution is not working, we need independence.
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The waiting list is 3.5 years
The doctor has just said I can have a double hip operation. I said... hooray.
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Neither stand for Independence from both UK and EU. Thought you would have known better than that
The handful electable are TWO: SNP & Scottish Greens. A small hand.
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Have only fought one election last year, with no successes, but much stronger now and preparing candidates for coming campaigns
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What's it polling at Jim?
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Not sure but only handful are electable. Sovereignty one of few which is both electable and in favour of Independence from both UK and EU
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Nice of you to say so Andrew but am currently VCPolicy with Sovereignty which is relatively new Independence Party. Recently spoke at Salvo meeting in Johnstone and am speaking at Bannockburn with AUOB. Am recreating Nat Assembly along lines of Trad SNP. Am pretty busy
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@JimFairlie can we talk you into politics again Jim, there's a certain party currently running round in circles, eating it's own tail at the moment that could use your guidance.
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You want to swap one political master for another by joining EU. Please list the thousands of “benefits” we get from EU membership.
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It the will of the people. At least our resources are ours or taxes remain in Scotland along with thousands of other benefits being within the eu will bring.
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