What do you know about the Scottish Justice System? Many ordinary folk assume that as its name suggests, it is about obtaining justice. However if it touches your own life, people soon realise that the Scottish Government, through the Cabinet Secretary For Justice and the Justice Directorate, have extensive powers and primary responsibility for the …
Opinion By Brian Nugent Alliance to Liberate Scotland Candidate for Shetland in the 2026 Scottish Parliament Elections What could be a more appropriate subject for a moral stance than a war? Pope Leo XIV and President Trump seem to be in a debate about the morality of war, even if the Pope says he is …
By Brian Nugent, Alliance to Liberate Scotland candidate Two school hustings later, and one question that really stirred up the pupils at each event was whether mobile phones should be allowed in schools or not. In early April, a jury in New Mexico found against Meta, saying that they were liable in a case involving …
Scotland Is Becoming a Dumping Ground for Lack of Public ConveniencesA paper from Flora Badger List Candidate for the Highlands and Islands Regional Seat 19 April 2026 The Scottish Highlands is a beautiful, unique and quiet place to live and visit, from the wild rugged coastline to peaceful, unspoilt glens. Yet its very popularity is …
By Laurie Moffat Cowdenbeath 2026 Holyrood Candidate for Sovereignty Published: March 30, 2026 The momentum behind the Alliance to Liberate Scotland (AtLS) has put Sovereignty’s policies under fresh scrutiny. Registered with the Electoral Commission on February 3, 2026, AtLS unites Sovereignty, Independents for Independence and grassroots activists around one clear message: “Independence nothing less, independence nothing else.” The Crowdfunder is live …
by Alan McManus, Sovereignty and the Alliance to Liberate Scotland candidate for Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Knowing that folk are likely to get very bored, very quickly, of conventional party politicking in the run-up to Holyrood 2026, I decided to run a quirky campaign in Cumbernauld & Kilsyth where I’m standing for Sovereignty and the Alliance …
Ash Regan says dogs have more protection than women and girls after MSPs voted down her proposals to overhaul prostitution law in the Scottish Parliament.1 Brian Nugent, Sovereignty candidate for Shetland, said: “Voters really ought to pay attention to what goes on at the Scottish Parliament; they would not be impressed. Despite polling showing 67% …
A late-blooming nationalist’s journey: from decades teaching economics in Northern Ireland back to the cause of Scottish sovereignty – proving it’s never too late for awareness and action. By Douglas McCulloch (Head of Policy, Sovereignty) My Family’s Path and My Opportunities In 1968, after the Highers, everyone of my age in Forfar, who had the …
A mandatory digital identification process to access basic services won’t end well in Scotland, this much is guaranteed. In particular, it won’t end well for older people and women. The reason we know this is that in countries where a form of digital identification has already been rolled out the results have been catastrophic, e.g. …
Assisted Dying bills are going through the Scottish and UK parliaments. These are dangerous proposals which devalue human life and puts the most vulnerable in society under pressure to end their lives prematurely. What we do need are MSPs and MPs to champion the improvement of palliative care. Palliative medicine provides care and support to …
“Iniquitous, expensive and pointless!” This is how Sovereignty NEC member, Andrew MacDonald has described the Low Emission Zones (LEZs) now operating in Scotland’s major cities. Banning diesel cars and vans that do not have at least a Euro 6 engine, and petrol ones that do have a Euro 4 and up means that over 300,000 …
In 2000, after a summer reading the biographies of the likes of William Ewart Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli, I matriculated at the University of St Andrews, and spent a happy first semester studying Victorian politics under the revered exponent of that austere era, the eminent Prof. Michael Bentley. There is an aspect of the liberalism …