EXCLUSIVE NO! This is not (yet) the key message from SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon for the British parliamentary elections next month. But it should be – according to Mark R Whittet, Leader of Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party and party candidate for Edinburgh West in the UK general election on 8 June, 2017. Whittet – who resides in Edinburgh West and who formerly served an elected councillor in the capital as a member of the city’s Barnton, Cammo and Cramond Community Council – said: “Whether you vote Tory, Labour or Liberal next month, Edinburgh West – and Scotland – will still
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Monthly Archives May 2017
UK politics website says Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party is favourite to beat Liberals and win Edinburgh West seat in Westminster
This information has been published today (29 May 2017) at this website: http://www.betonpolitics.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-west-odds/ Mark Robertson Whittet (Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party) is favourite to win the Edinburgh West constituency. http://www.betonpolitics.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-west-odds/ EDINBURGH WEST CONSTITUENCY ODDS The favourite to win the Edinburgh West Constituency is Mark Robertson Whittet for the Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party. The second favourite is Christine Jardine for the Liberal Democrats. Third favourite is Sandy Batho for the Conservative Party. BEST ODDS FOR EDINBURGH WEST CANDIDATES Candidate Information Best odds Mark Robertson Whittet Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party Christine JardineLiberal Democrats Sandy BathoConservative Party Toni GiuglianoScottish National Party (SNP) Mandy
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Sturgeon surge is over: SNP must stand down to put Scotland’s interests first in Edinburgh West
Commenting on a public opinion poll which shows the SNP will lose 14 Westminster parliament seats in next month’s general election, Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party – where Party Leader Mark R Whittet is standing in the Edinburgh West constituency – said today: “’Peak-SNP is over and the only way forward is a progressive alliance with Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party – which will always put Scotland’s interests first. “The opinion study by SurveyMonkey indicates that the SNP could fall from 56 MPs to 42 – down 14 on their historic 2015 landslide. “With the possible exception of Edinburgh West, all of
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Scotland is top UK ‘region’ for foreign direct investment – but could do so much better, says Scottish Independence Referendum Party
2016 was a record-breaking year of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Scotland, according to the latest annual survey into FDI attractiveness published today by Ernst and Young. The 2017 EY Scotland Attractiveness Survey shows that Scotland has retained its position as the top location in the UK outside London for foreign direct investment (FDI), with investment projects up 2.5% on 2015. As well as highlighting the record level of investment projects won by Scotland, the report also notes that Scotland now takes over one in 50 of all investment projects in Europe; a clear indication that Scotland is now firmly established as a
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SNP supporters deface Bank of England £10 notes with ‘Vote for Scottish Independence’ Westminster election message
As evidenced by the (attached) photograph, it appears that members and/or supporters of the SNP are de-facing Bank of England £10 notes by writing on the Queen’s face with ‘Vote for SNP/ Scottish Independence’ electioneering messages. Commenting on this, Mark R. Whittet, Leader of Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party and prospective British parliamentary candidate for the Edinburgh West seat in the UK general election on 8 June 2017, said: “Whilst Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party fully understands why members and/or sympathisers of the SNP appear to have chosen to spoil Bank of England £10 notes by writing election slogans supporting Scotland’s Independence
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BBC TV Newsnight interview with leader of Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party
A second Scottish Independence Referendum is much-needed, entirely inevitable – and totally democratic – despite claims made tonight by Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour party’s British election manifesto. Mark R. Whittet is the leader of Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party. He is standing for election to the British parliament in the Edinburgh West constituency. In a filmed recording made for broadcast tonight (15 May 2017) on BBC 2 TV Newsnight programme, Whittet says: The Scottish Independence Referendum Party is standing for election to the British parliament in Edinburgh West go give the voters another chance to put Scotland’s interests first. The
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Royal Bank to betray Scotland and Edinburgh West constituency workers if it flits to London
The Royal Bank of Scotland will betray both its country and its workers in the Edinburgh West constituency – which is home to the bank’s head office – if it flits to London, according to Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party. Thousands of directly-employed workers and contractors work at the Royal Bank complex at Gogarburn, near Edinburgh airport – both of which are in the Edinburgh West British parliamentary constituency seat (see map attached). Party Leader Mark R. Whittet is standing for Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party as the SIRP candidate in Edinburgh West. He said: “As a resident of Edinburgh West, I
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OFFICIAL COMPLAINT: Illegal BBC TV broadcast bias breaks UK OFCOM Westminster general election impartiality rules as Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party demands fairness in Edinburgh West
Miss Donalda Mackinnon Controller /Secretary BBC UK/ Scotland Glasgow North Britain 11 May 2017 Dear Miss Mackinnon, Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party today formally complains to you about biased broadcasting by the BBC’s ‘Mis’-Reporting Scotland TV programme. In defiance of the OFCOM impartiality rules which national TV broadcasting companies are compelled to comply with, BBC TV’s (Mis) Reporting Scotland programme aired at 1830 hours on Wednesday 10 May 2017 breached the regulations requiring political fairness. It breached the OFCOM rules by broadcasting an interview with a candidate from one party in a named Westminster parliamentary constituency (being Edinburgh West) –
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Frigging around the rigging
Full story on www.wingsoverscotland.com While it’s often said (mainly by nationalist types) that the Scottish Parliament and its electoral system were specifically designed to prevent the SNP from coming to power and holding an independence referendum, there’s been very little in the way of explicit evidence to back that statement up. The 27 April 1997 issue of the Scottish Sun, though, had it in spades. So we thought we should save it from Twitter’s fleeting attention span for posterity.
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Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party calls on SNP to ‘stand up for Scotland’ in progressive alliance
The SNP** used to be the only party that can ‘stand up for Scotland’. But that is no longer true – because Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party is now also standing up for Scotland. And in the general election contest in Edinburgh West on 8 June 2017, only Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party can stand up and give a voice to all voters who want to stand up for Scotland. Mark R. Whittet, Leader of Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party – who is the SIRP prospective parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh West – said: “Because of the particular circumstances relating to the Edinburgh West
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