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Yes Highlands & Islands (YH&I), is a member led network representing 25 Yes groups from Shetland to Kintyre. It covers over a third of Scotland's land mass and the region is widely recognised as being key to Scotland's future economic growth

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National Yes Network @nationalyesnetwork.eurosky.social · 18/01/2025
Yes Highlands and Islands are here! @yeshighlandislands.bsky.social Into wir #ScottishIndependence starter pack they go! go.bsky.app/MvNMyZq
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Independence Forum Scotland (IFS) @indyforumscot.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
'It is widely acknowledged that the Scottish People are sovereign, so why is it that we seem to be bogged down with “legal” red tape which prevents the Scottish people from using that authority?' Andy Anderson, via @bellacaledonia.bsky.social bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/01/12/r...
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Respect Scottish Sovereignty
It is widely acknowledged that the Scottish People are sovereign, which means that they are the highest legal and constitutional authority in Scotland, so why is it that we seem to be bogged down w…
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Independence Forum Scotland (IFS) @indyforumscot.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
We still have individual spaces available at our upcoming Spring Convention on Scotland's Future, which is on Saturday 1 March from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Greyfrairs Charteris Centre in Edinburgh. The event is free to attend - individual application form downloadable here: independenceforum.sc...
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 20/01/2025
In the week that the Tories finally admitted that they had no plan for what to do after Brexit, your reminder that (whether you agreed with it or not) the Scottish Government published a *580 page White Paper* 10 months before #indyref about what Scotland would do after independence. #Indyclan
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
🤝 Join us in Greenock where Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp of Believe in Scotland will explain how everyone can be heard on this new road to an independent Scotland: www.believeinscotland.org/greenock_… 🎟️ Tickets are £5 and all monies raised goes to Yes Inverclyde.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 19/01/2025
Theory that Labour would ramp up its 'Scotland's NHS is shite' agenda to try to counter their polling slump is proving true. Effective response is to ask them how Labour-run NHSWales is doing. This design and other NHS-related designs for printing & sharing from - indyposterboy.scot/news-youre-n...
Poster bearing the post text plus links to alternative sources for news about Scotland.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
NEW: Scotland's Finance Secretary has said the country is being 'punished' for having a larger public sector due to the UK Government’s increase to National Insurance contributions
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Scotland being 'punished' for its large public sector, says Shona Robison
SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has said the country is being “punished” for having a larger public sector due to the UK Government’s increase…
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
NEW: A deal to allow Iceland to join the EU swiftly could pave the way for a relatively quick agreement for an independent Scotland, an expert has said 🗣️ 'If a country more than 10 times smaller than Scotland by population sees political benefits from being in the club, why wouldn’t Scotland?'
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Independence Forum Scotland (IFS) @indyforumscot.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
'Monetary sovereignty is the key that unlocks the door. Independence with our own currency gives us all the tools enjoyed by any normal independent state.' Ian Stewart of the Scottish Currency Group, via @scotnational.bsky.social. www.thenational.scot/news/2485114...
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Why our own currency is key to developing a wellbeing society
LIKE many in our movement, the Scottish Currency Group (SCG) has been encouraged by recent reports of increasing support
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
✍️ 'Success of the Gaelic language, and its relevance to Scotland’s distinct identity, culture, and history, is a deeply personal aim' // Kate Forbes Read more... www.thenational.scot/politics/248...
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Independence Forum Scotland (IFS) @indyforumscot.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Another IFS member now on Blue Sky. Welcome!
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Yes Highlands & Islands @yeshighlandislands.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Dè tha sin a dh'fheumas a ghabhail, agus nach gabh a thoirt? Se saorsa rudeigin a dh'fheumas tu a thoirt air ais dhut fhèin. What is it that must be taken, and cannot be given? Freedom is something you must give back to yourself.
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🟥 'The Westminster effect' means one-in-three Scottish households experience fuel poverty, despite being a net exporter of cheap energy. Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/westminst…
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