I see Stephen Gethins MP, the SNP’s Westminster foreign affairs spokesperson, has said on our behalf without any membership consultation, that Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK cannot go ahead if he refuses to show further support for Ukraine, called Trump’s behaviour towards Zelensky “grotesque” and said it amounted to “bullying”. I cannot agree with idea nor with that naive ‘David and Goliath’ assessment. My thoughts more fully are here: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/01/elite-fall-out-at-least-we-got-to-see-it-this-time/ Further thoughts from reader JB As a kid my father always told me to read once, read again and then read between the lines to ensure of … Continue reading Ukraine – Stand up for the people of Scotland against rich warmongers

By Professor John Robertson OBA This is still about Scotland because it’s about everywhere. It’s about what happens to smaller countries when their larger protectors do a u-turn and about how the elite groups in our country are not really our friends any more than the elite groups in other countries care about their own people. Everybody’s talking about it. Two beefy big guys give a wee guy a dressing down in public. It looked like bullying. Just about everybody I agree with on Scottish independence is of one mind – we must stand by Ukraine. It’s all much more, … Continue reading Elite fall-out – At least WE got to see it this time