The separation of powers doctrine exists to prevent tyranny & safeguard individual liberties by dividing state authority into distinct, independent branches—legislature, executive, & judiciary—to ensure no single entity has unchecked control of law-making/enforcement/adjudication
Nov 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Facts matter.
1. The motion was not a ‘clean’ motion on independence it was SNP centric & didn’t acknowledge the valuable contribution from others in the movement. That matters.
2. We were given no notice of the motion and therefore were prevented from submitting / 2
2/ an amendment to reflect that because the SNP leadership won’t speak to us.
3. I asked a member of the SNP if a vote was expected and I was told, no, there will not be a division.
4. Both Kenny and I contributed to the debate, but it has to be said it was intemperate /3
Nov 19, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1/Thanking Evans for the mire she created, appointing Murray Foote of the Vow, Sir Nicholas [now Lord] Macpherson the un-impartial head of UK Treasury & now John-Paul Marks from the DWP.
Is the @ScotGovFM interested in independence or power?
Consider; thenational.scot/news/19726303.…2/ Following his 2011 victory @AlexSalmond got to work delivering a referendum for Scotland. He took support for independence from 26% to 51%, narrowly losing the 2014 vote, often attributed to the scurrilous vow & actions of HMT
