• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Next six months could be Scotland’s toughest, Sturgeon warns

The First Minister said Westminster is ‘crumbling’ and Scotland ‘must have an alternative choice’.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2019-07-10 17:41
in Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Scotland could face its toughest challenge in years over the next six months, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.

The First Minister said Westminster is “crumbling” and Scotland faces getting a “reckless prime minister we didn’t vote for” whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt wins the Conservative leadership contest.

In a post on her party’s website celebrating 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, the SNP leader said more could be achieved with independence.

She said: “Scotland is a safer, more progressive, more equal country as a result of having our own Parliament.

“However, there is no room for complacency. The next six months could prove to be the most challenging Scotland has faced in many years.

“Westminster is crumbling. The UK Government has ridden roughshod over the powers our Parliament already has and in Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, Scotland is on the brink of getting a reckless prime minister we didn’t vote for, intent on delivering a hard Brexit that we voted against.”

She added: “The SNP is clear – Scotland must have an alternative choice.

RelatedPosts

‘Thanks Britain’: Viral video exposes extent of UK rail privatisation

Liz Truss ‘almost certain’ to be next PM, top pollster says

Tory who said food bank users ‘can’t budget’ has pop at Mick Lynch

Liz Truss ‘snubbing farmers’ by skipping rural hustings

“However, the candidates for Tory leader are seeking to deny our right to choose, instead insisting that they will not ‘allow’ us to have that option.

“That is a deeply undemocratic position and it will not prevail.

“The Scottish Parliament has already backed calls for a referendum on independence and regardless of our different political persuasions, we should come together and remind the Tories that Scotland’s future should always be decided by the people who live here, not imposed upon us by an unelected prime minister of a party which has lost every election in Scotland since the 1950s.”

✍️ Nicola Sturgeon: "With our own parliament we've managed to achieve an extraordinary amount in just 20 years.

With independence and all the powers other countries take for granted in the hands of our own parliament, we can and will achieve even more.”https://t.co/ODmYTALWsu

— The SNP (@theSNP) July 10, 2019

Ms Sturgeon said devolution had brought successes but warned Scotland would “always be limited in what we can achieve as a nation as long as we are restricted by the choices of Westminster”.

She added: “With our own Parliament we have managed to achieve an extraordinary amount in just 20 years.

“With independence and all the powers other countries take for granted in the hands of our own Parliament, we can and will achieve even more.”

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/austerity-was-based-on-a-fairytale-about-money/24/06/

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

‘We needed a lockdown yesterday’ – MP slams Govt’s response

Government ‘acted unlawfully’ by failing to publish over 500 Covid contracts in time – High Court

‘End privatisation of testing’ as 10,000 a day could get false positives under Operation Moonshot

Twitter reacts as Brexit lorry queues spotted from space

Restaurant Review – The Gate, Seymour Place

From Bangor to Belfast –The Belfast Book Festival Weekend One

Today irony died: Theresa May says no referendum without knowing what alternative looks like

Review: Infinity Girl – Harm

Ecommerce; the ticking timebomb

Man facing life in prison after murdering his secret lover & hiding her body in the boot of her car

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.