Finally, 690 years after the Declaration of Arbroath and 303 years after the Treaty of Union was passed, the 5 millions inhabitants of Alba (Scotland) have the opportunity to make their country a sovereign, independent republic. Today First Minister Alex Salmond announced the Referendum Bill, giving the Scots the right to answer the two following questions:* whether the Scottish Parliament should have more devolved responsibility
* whether there should be an additional extension of power to enable Scotland to become an independent country
I would like to extend my congratulations to the Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba (SNP) and express my sincerest hope that the referendum will lead to independence, and that the English rule shall finally be abolished, and that ...
... the English, who ought to be satisfied with what belongs to him since England used once to be enough for seven kings or more, to leave us Scots in peace, who live in this poor little Scotland, beyond which there is no dwelling-place at all, and covet nothing but our own. (Declaration of Arbroath, 1320)
SOAR ALBA
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