Since 2016, the Scottish Government has had a mandate for a 2nd independence referendum. Yet Westminster has said NO every time. 🚫🗳️

Here’s how Scotland’s democratic right to choose has been denied - and what the alternative could be 👇 (1/7) SNP First Ministers have repeatedly asked UK Govts (both Labour & Conservative) for permission to hold IndyRef2. Every single request has been blocked. ❌

👉 Reform have also denied another indyref.

This is a denial of the Scottish people’s right to self-determination. (2/7)

We welcome the First Minister's announcement of his intention to hold a constitutional convention.

The outcome of the convention must be an agreed strategy that makes next year's Holyrood election Scotland’s independence election👇🧵

1/7 ALBA has been at the forefront of calls for a convention to break the constitutional logjam.

In April 2022, former ALBA Party leader Alex Salmond called for a convention to provide 'direction and leadership' to the independence movement.

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If you support Independence then it has to be #ListVoteALBA at the election next year.

In 2021, over 1 MILLION SNP regional list votes returned just TWO SNP MSPs. If these votes had gone to ALBA, the Scottish Parliament would look very different today... 👇🧵 In Central Scotland, 134,000 SNP list votes returned zero SNP MSPs. Instead of Independence supporting MSPs via ALBA, both Labour and the Tories returned three MSPs each 👇

If you live in Central Scotland, it has to be #ListVoteALBA - it just makes sense 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🧵 18th of November 2024 marks the 10 year anniversary of Alex Salmond's official resignation as First Minister of Scotland.

Let's take a look at just some of his many achievements in Government.

1/18 After achieving a historic overall majority in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, he gave the people of Scotland the opportunity to vote for Independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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🧵 A thread...

If you're an independence supporter, here is how we are going to get Scotland out of this constitutional logjam🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It's no secret that Westminster will say NO to another referendum. They have been saying no for 8 years - that's not going to change...

1/9 👇 So saying that your strategy is to ask Westminster for another referendum is the same as saying you haven't got a strategy 🫢

But just because Westminster will refuse a second referendum, does not mean we can't do anything.

ALBA has the plan...

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🧵 Meet the ALBA Party's National Office Bearers for 2023/24 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#ALBAforIndependence Robert Slavin has been re-elected as Local Government Convener 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#ALBAforIndependence | @slavin_robert

Last night an SNP MP politely asked ALBA Party Depute Leader @KennyMacAskill what can be done to progress independence...👀

Kenny was more than happy to answer ⬇️ 1. Endorse the Claim of Right 📜

🗣️ "I hope that SNP members will sign my colleague, @JNHanvey's St. Andrew's Day Declaration."

So far only 1 SNP MP has signed the Declaration. You can sign it here: albaparty.org/declaration

#AlbaStandsForScotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🧵 Thread.

A lot has changed in the world since 2014, but one thing that has stayed the same is the Unionist Project Fear.

Let's take a look back at some of their best moments from #IndyRef1👇 In 2014 Scottish Labour argued that independence could lead to a 30% increase in your weekly shop.

Today as part of the UK, Scots face rises of up to 344%

#ScottishIndependence | #Indyref2023 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A lot has changed in the world since 2014, but the need for independence has never been stronger.

That's why we published the #WeeALBAbook, the new case for Independence. Read it here below;

Thread 🧵(1/35) You might not want to read this book right now.

That's no bother. (2/35)

#WeeALBAbook | #ScottishIndependence

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ScottishIndependence is an overwhelming and immediate priority for the people.

1/ The failure of the Scottish Government to implement successive electoral mandates from the people to progress this aim has been deeply damaging to both the Indy cause and the welfare of the people of #Scotland.

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🧵 Thread.

Our policy for an Elected Head of State and Written Constitution for #Scotland 👇

1/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 When sovereignty is secured with an independent Scottish state, a most important post-independent action will be the engagement of the people in framing the fundamental law, the supreme law, in a written constitution, by which Scotland will govern itself.

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🧵 THREAD.

@theSNP Government under @AlexSalmond delivered the first-ever independence referendum in #Scotland’s history in September 2014. Since then...

1/ The Independence Mandate 🗳️

The Scottish Government has secured a mandate from the Scottish people to deliver an Independence referendum in both the 2016 and 2021 elections.

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👇 Here are some of the amazing female candidates who declared their support for women's sex-based rights at the Scots Parliament today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

📖 Read our Women and Equalities policy here: albaparty.org/women_and_equa…

#AlbaWomen – Ailsa Gray, ALBA Candidate for Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

She on the Board of Business for Scotland and the Scottish Independence Foundation. Up until choosing to stand as a candidate for the @AlbaParty, she was also a non-Executive Director for Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

📝We're all equal in ALBA.

ALBA Women & Equalities Policy ⬇️

"The ALBA party recognises that by dint of birth and happenstance, we are not all created nor do we live our lives as equals. 📝 "Scotland’s history involves multiple injustices where chance or privilege have dictated outcomes. Those days should by now be past. This modern world we inhabit can surely arrange to cater for all without loss to any.