A father of seven literally missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime after a canceled flight prevented him from receiving a heart transplant.
11.12.2022 - 16:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Alex Salmond’s Alba Party have said the next Holyrood election should be used as a “vehicle” for the Scottish people to express their view on independence.
In contrast, Nicola Sturgeon has said she will treat the next general election as a “de facto referendum ” on independence.
Salmond’s party held a special conference in Perth on Saturday, which was open to the public as well as party members.
It followed the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Scottish Government’s indyref2 legislation and discussed the “way forward” for the independence movement.
Alba also said there should be “popular demonstration and campaigning” in order to secure Scottish independence.
The party has two sitting MPs – Kenny MacAskill and Neale Hanvey – who were originally elected under SNP banners.
Salmond said: “The clear outcome from this event is that the Yes movement is hereby reconvened.
“The decision by the Supreme Court to deny the right of the Scottish Parliament to hold an independence referendum and the continuing refusal of the UK Government to transfer the power to hold a referendum present clear challenges to Scottish democracy and the sovereign will of the Scottish people.
“How the movement responds now is critical if we are to turn the failure of the Supreme Court tactic into a strategic victory for the independence cause.”
He said the conference had agreed upon three strategies.
The former first minister said: “This weekend’s event has crystallised three immediate priorities: an independence convention, popular demonstration and campaigning, and a clear preference for using a Scottish Parliament election as the vehicle for allowing the Scottish people to express their view on independence if Westminster continue to refuse to transfer the
A father of seven literally missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime after a canceled flight prevented him from receiving a heart transplant.
Nick Cannon is a dad… yet again!
Love is trusting! Love Is Blind’s Alexa Lemieux opened up about her marriage to husband Brennon Lemieux — and revealed whether the twosome signed a prenup before saying “I do.”
Has A-Rod found The One? Alex Rodriguez has navigated a series of high-profile relationships, with his latest love being fitness and lifestyle expert Jac Cordeiro.
Alex Mitchell is planning to make it a very Happy New Year for St Johnstone supporters.
EXCLUSIVE: Famke Janssen (X-Men franchise) and Rose Williams (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) will topline Locked In, a contemporary psychological thriller from Netflix, which is currently in production in London and the UK. Others in the cast include Alex Hassell (Violent Night), Finn Cole (Animal Kingdom) and Anna Friel (Monarch).
Just friends! Selling the OC star Alex Hall reacted to speculation that there’s a romantic connection between her and costar Tyler Stanaland.
The prop master on Rust is looking to be dismissed as a defendant in Alec Baldwin’s countersuit involving the fatal shooting of DP Halyna Hutchins on the set last year.
BBC The Traitors viewers were left unsurprised as Alex Gray was eliminated after refusing her offer to betray the Faithfuls. Alex had a tumultuous time on the show before her exit, after her boyfriend Tom Elderfield revealed their relationship to the entire group, before he was voted off.
EXCLUSIVE: Perfectman Pictures, the production company founded by creator, showrunner and producer Alexi Hawley, is expanding with the hire of Rachel Abarbanell as Senior Vice President and a new project in development at ABC.
EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the heels of announcing Death Stranding 2 (w/t) at The Game Awards, gaming auteur Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions has partnered with Barbarian EP Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios to develop and produce a film adaptation of the former’s hit video game, Death Stranding.
A woman has tragically died after being knocked down in a suspected ‘hit and run’ near Falkirk.
Saturday Night Live opened with a musical salute to the holiday season’s ability to make people block out all of their anxieties and worries, whether it be a drinking problem, Elon Musk owning Twitter, or Adolf Hitler being invoked in political discourse. Watch the cold open in the video posted above.
BBC 's The Traitors is going to be shown in the USA next year, it has been announced. The reality TV programme - hosted by Claudia Winkleman - is filmed in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands and sees a team of players competing in a series of missions.