martes, 5 de maio de 2015

It's time: Stronger for Scotland #VoteSNP #SNPbecause #ImwithNicola

If I was living in Scotland, I would have no doubts, I would vote SNP.

For years, Labour had its opportunity, and they failed to support and defend Scotland's interests. They prefered to join the Establishment assuming its unfair speech and forgetting their principles. They started an illegal war that brought the current instability to the Middle East; they started cuts and austerity policies, they have decided that spending money on nuclear weapons is much better than investing in progressive policies and welfare; they "forgot" to abolish the undemocratic House of Lords and ironically they speak of democracy deciding what that is and what it is not... like the PSOE in Spain, they call themselves a "socialist" party but that is just a joke.  


The rise of poverty in the UK and in all Europe has sent all of us a clear message: "we cannot keep  such disastrous policies. Austerity only works for a few, but not for the ordinary people. The Establishment, supported by Labour, Lib Dem and the Tories in the UK (and similar brother parties all over EU)  has promoted inequality, corruption, economical cuts and the removal of rights and the like... and suddenly, transparency has become an unknown word in our "democratic" systems.

It is already time for a new and stronger voice to be heard in Europe and in Westminster, it is time for a change, for new policies and time for real representation. They wanted Scotland to stay part of the UK, they promised the Vow, new powers,  they loved you so much... and the Scottish people decided to stay.

Scotland and the Scottish people deserve more than an past memory of old Labour, Scotland deserves a renewal; Scotland deserves the best representation to speak loud and clear in the bowels of the Empire. A voice that will claim for all what the weakest people deserve: equality, opportunities, culture, protection and hope. From my view, Labour cannot give hope to the people of Scotland anymore.

I've being watching during these year all the news, debates and videos of all the political options. I won't hide (I don´t want to) my total admiration and my best wishes for Nicola Sturgeon. With a leader like her nothing can go wrong. She has  experience, huge clarity, discipline and a extraordinary common sense. I'm totally sure that you are very proud of her!

As I'm also sure that all the SNP candidates I was able to meet, and all those I've being listening to, will be the best representatives for Scotland.

The SNP has started to be the voice of progressive policies in the UK, but  Scotland can be (already is)  an example of democracy and progress and hope internationally.

So, from here, this "Bridge between Galiza and Scotland", with your permission, I would like to wish the best of luck to all SNP candidates and ask you all to vote for the SNP.

So, my best energy to: Tasmina Ahmed-Sheik, Natalie McGarry, Philippa Whitford, Stuart McDonald, Emma Harper, Kirsten Oswald, Alex Salmond, Mhairi Black, Steven Paterson (hey! people of Dunblane, vote for Steve!), Danus Skene, etc...



domingo, 3 de maio de 2015

O fenomeno Nicola Sturgeon #Scotland #SNP #spanishpress #GE2015

Che Nicola
Algunha prensa española (e non só española)  empeza agora a espertar e a decatarse do que está a acontecer en Escocia... alguns artigos falan xa dunha  "auténtica revolución" ainda con caras de sorpresa e de non entender nada... pero como é posible todo isto?


El Confidencial 
La Rioja.com
El Pais - Trident
La Voz de Galicia



Non é de extranar. Os medios de comunicación do Reino Unido tamén están desbordados pola popularidade de Nicola Sturgeon que supera con moito, a de calquera dos outros lideres dos partidos británicos.
Nicola é recibida por milleiros en cada curruncho de Escocia  que visita. Todo o mundo quere falar con ela, sacarse fotos; ela é natural, cercana... de feito,  prometeu, na súa toma de posesión, ser "a Primeira Ministra mais achegada ao pobo que ningún antes". E ata o de agora, cumple a súa promesa con creces.


Glasgow, presentación do manifesto das mulleres
Dende a primeira vez que que a vin, sempre a recordo en primeira linea, na rúa, coa xente, mezclándose con ela, escoitando, atendendo, tendendo a man.

Lider nata, leva a voz do pobo, das mulleres, da anti-austeridade e da unidade como discurso e bandeira:  "Fagamos sentir a nosa voz mais forte que nunca en Westminster", repite.

En Londres observan sorprendidos e tremen xa as consecuencias de cómo o unionismo xestionou o referendo, as consecuencias da falsedade do Vow que afecta directísima e especialmente ao laborismo; os laboristas pagarán un prezo altísimo polo incumprimento das promesas feitas á desesperada e polo seu romance cos conservadores.

 A campaña de insultos sexistas e ultraxantes dende a prensa inglesa e unionista contra a súa lider, rematou por ser o sinal de alarma para que o pobo enteiro defenda á primeira muller que ostenta o cargo de First Minister de Escocia, e que defenden con orgullo. 

Outra das estúpidas estratexias do laborismo de facer do seu programa electoral un único punto ("O SNP é malo, que malo que é o SNP"), non fai mais que aumentar o número de membros no Scottish National Party, que sobrepasan xa os 104.000. Hai mais membros no SNP que no exército británico...

Inverness (Scotland)
A oferta dunha alternativa contra a pobreza, contra os recortes, de defensa dos mais débiles, da muller, dos nenos, dos ancianos, dos inmigrantes, dos dereitos humanos, de políticas internacionais mais xustas e respectuosas, e a reivindicación da non renovación de Trident van camiño de facer que a voz de Escocia resoe mais forte que nunca e con mais argumentos e convencimento que nunca en Reino Unido. Da igual o que decida Miliband, da igual o que diga Cameron, Escocia está camiño da súa digna liberación, e nada nen ninguén vai poder paralo xa.

venres, 1 de maio de 2015

A irresponsabilidade de Ed Miliband // Miliband's irresponsibility #GE2015 #SNP #Scotland #Labour



Na súa intervención televisiva da pasada noite, Miliband asegurou por activa e por pasiva que non chegaría a ningún tipo de acordo ou coalición co SNP, ainda que iso supoña perder a oportunidade de gobernar en Reino Unido. Tal afirmación abre totalmente as portas do goberno a Cameron e os conservadores, e a xa rumoreada "Gran Coalition" empeza a facerse realidade. 

During his last tv intervention last night, Miliband assured, both actively and passively that Labour wouldn’t have any kind of deal or coalition with the SNP, even if that meant losing the opportunity to govern in the UK. Such an affirmation totally opens the doors to Cameron and the Conservatives, and so the whispered “Grand Coalition” is starting to become a reality

(Grazas coma sempre a Peter Curran por este video) 

(Thank you as usual to Peter Curran for this video)
 




Terrible traspés de Ed Miliband con esta estratexia que primeiro, remata ao xa moribundo Scottish Labour; segundo, deixa paso á continuación das políticas de austeridade que conservadores e laboristas iniciaron; e terceiro, é un insulto ao democrático voto de toda unha nación, e si Escocia decide votar maioritariamente ao SNP, un insulto á unha decisión democrática do pobo escocés.

It’s a terrible mistake from Miliband to follow this strategy that first of all finally killed off the walking dead Scottish Labour; and second, allows for the continuation of austerity policies that Conservatives and Labour started; and third, it’s an insult to the democratic vote of an entire Nation, and if Scotland decides as a majority to vote for the SNP, it will be an insult to the democratic decision of the Scottish people.



A estratexia laborista é acusar ao Scottish National Party de promover outro referendo pola porta de atrás... a verdade é que con estas actitudes, insultando aos escoceses e chamándolles INIMIGO tal e como fixo Cameron estes días, acusando ao SNP de racismo tal e como fai o racista, xenófobo e fascista Farage, e mandando a mensaxe de que "os vosos votos nos importan un carallo" tal e como ven de facer Ed. Miliband... e coa campaña "Stay with us, we love you Scotland" tan fresca na mente dos escoceses, é a mesma irresponsabilidade, anti-democracia e estupidez dos unionistas a que provocará este segundo referendo mais cedo que tarde.

Labour strategy is to accuse the SNP of promoting another referendum by the back door. The reality is that with this kind of behaviour, by insulting the Scots and calling them “THE ENEMY” like Cameron has done these days, by accusing the SNP of racism, like the racist, xenophobe and fascist Farage did, and by sending  the message that “Your votes aren’t worth  shit..” like Ed Miliband has just done, and with the campaign “Stay with us, we love you Scotland” still fresh in the memory of Scots, it is only the  irresponsability, anti-democracy and their stupidity of the unionists that will provoke this second referendum sooner rather than later.



Dende o meu punto de vista, un segundo referendo de independencia é cada día mais que factible nos vindeiros 5 anos, grazas ao desastroso e hipócrita da estratexia unionista. Ali estaremos, apoiando ao noso pobo irmán para que nesta ocasión voten maioritariamente YES!

From my point of view, a second referendum for independence is more inevitable every day and it will happen within the next 5 years, thanks to the disastrous and hypocritical strategy of the unionism. Here we’ll be, supporting our brothers and sisters in Scotland, so on that occassion they clearly vote YES!