On #indyref today:
A spokeswoman for BBC Scotland said: “Our coverage of the referendum story is fair and impartial in line with the editorial guidelines.”
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Registered to Vote?
On Thursday 18 September 2014 there will be a referendum on independence for Scotland. A referendum asks you to vote yes or no to a proposal. At this referendum the question will be:
‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ Continue reading
On #indyref today:
A spokeswoman for BBC Scotland said: “Our coverage of the referendum story is fair and impartial in line with the editorial guidelines.”
#indyref Quote: Day 80
Protest outside BBC Scotland head office
A crowd estimated at around 1,600 – 2,000 people gathered outside the headquarters of BBC Scotland this afternoon to protest about bias by the BBC.
The BBC were informed in advance about the event. Here is their coverage.
The prize is a better country for the people of Scotland. And that’s only 80 days away.
Selective Reporting
On #indyref today:
“It’s a misogynist country. The reason why the Conservatives lost all their seats was because of Margaret, because she was a woman.”
#indyref Quote: Day 81
Papers, Please
“I think it’s certainly the case that we would have to look at the issue of a border if you have different immigration policies.”
“It totally stands to reason. If you have markedly different immigration policies, obviously that becomes an issue between Scotland and the rest of the UK.”
– Ed Miliband, leader, Labour Party.
Ed has clearly not heard of the Common Travel Area with the rest of the UK, Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
On #indyref today:
“Scotland has always thought big. And the way to think big in the 21st Century is to think big about changing the United Kingdom.”
Ed Miliband
#indyref Quote: Day 82
International Diplomacy
International Diplomacy
International
The prize is a better country for the people of Scotland. And that’s only 82 days away.
International Diplomacy
140 countries have chosen independence since 1945. Not one has asked to give it up again. Not one.
#indyref Quote: Day 83
A City of Embassies
Imagine Edinburgh full of foreign embassies.
Hundreds of countries all in dialogue with Scotland.
Thousands of people sharing their stories of living and working here with the rest of the world.
Imagine.
The prize is a better country for the people of Scotland. And that’s only 83 days away.
David Petherick 