My disabled son makes me proud every day . Time for change , politics needs to be done differently .cofounder /leader
@IndyScotParty
#StirlingDirective
70% of the price of scotch whisky goes directly to WM treasury
Exporting Scotch whisky contributed £6 BILLION to the economy
Scottish food & drink export has increased by 30%
Can you imagine what we could do with that revenue if it came straight to Scotland
If a man threatens to rape a woman, he is unlikely to know if the victim is born a woman or a trans woman.
That behaviour should logically be seen as misogynistic. Again, this aligns with existing legislation protecting people from abuse motivated by prejudice. This is not new.
@judgejules75
@judgejules75
I think you know my reaction to this ? I am sickened to the core , I fight every day to get by , fight to get justice for my disabled son who is being neglected by
@scotgov
, same people who are happy to allow people to self identify as disabled for their own gain
I can confirm
@AshReganSNP
phoned me and we have discussed her proposal for a pro independence convention which myself &
@IndyScotParty
would support in principle to gain independence
@RynnBrooke
@ScotExpress
@ashmill1973
@ScotExpress
when I enquired if an equality impact statement was carried out , as a fellow guide dog owner I was told I hated trans people too . No thought in a blind resident trying to cross a road safely
I would like to give a huge thank you to my deputy leader and election agent
@IspJulie
, she has been my right hand woman throughout this
#RutherglenandHamiltonWest
by election. It has been a very short election, but we have worked our socks off .
I would also like to say a…
Did you know: INEOS is one of the main partners in the Forth Freeport. INEOS has been pushing for fracking licences in Scotland for years. Scotgov moratorium will not apply within the freeport as Freeports are not bound by Scots laws and policies.
First public meeting is on…
I am a woman who is registered blind , a guide dog owner, i life a very independent life, I cannot help what I look like , or how my eye look to you
Yes I needed guided on a stage that had cables etc , but to be called drunk , on drugs etc because of this is just hate speech .
I shared a wee fragment of Colette's speech. The level of insults and attacks is appalling. Colette, you have my full love and solidarity. Gaun yersel! 💜
When I worked at
@YesScotland
I was *massively* underpaid compared to my colleagues. That was until someone told
@PeterMurrell
and he kicked off about it on my behalf, without even needing to be asked
Our management team gave me a 25% pay rise soon after
I am really sorry to break it to
@FionaHyslop
but now the
@GOVUK
are imposing
#freeports
/ SEZ’s on Scotland and our
@scotgov
are staying silent on the matter, we will not be eligible to be even considered to join EU .
EU do not entertain deregulated freeports /SEZ’s and…
Which is why so many people now want Scotland to be in the European Union and the SNP and Independence is now the only route to do that. Labour , Tories and Lib Dem’s all want to stick with Brexit.
@roorooyes4
@Fionanel
@IndyScotParty
As leader of
@IndyScotParty
I welcome the GRR being blocked . It should never have come to this . Women in scotland were ignored by those within our
@ScotParl
. As a disabled woman, with a disabled young adult son, I take the protected characteristics of the EA10 very seriously
Abstention , not taking an oath to a monarch of another country , means I do not take my seat nor do I take any salary , I will work for the constituents in the constituency … not from westminster !
#VoteColetteISP
#WalkWithWalker
The people of Scotland are on the whole completely unaware about what
@GOVUK
@scotgov
like to call
#Freeports
but they are really SEZ’s and the impact they will have to them in their community and Scotland overall
Scotland is being asset stripped on a massive scale , what is…
The Scottish Government is actively promoting Scotland as a place to be bought up by City of London financial interests. Is this in the interests of the people of Scotland?
Draining Scotland dry .
If you think you are not affected, be aware of the compulsory purchase order that is allowed, so if you are near a SEZ/Freeport, your property /land is at risk
Scotland, you are being annexed by the English, your sovereignty is being criminally denied, and absorbed while you sleep. 18 SEZs are being installed right now in Scotland, you can rise up and stop this.👇🏻
At last night’s hustings in
#Rutherglen
, hosted by
@WWWheesht
, I was the only female candidate , I was the only real life experienced on women, disability, carer issues .
ASN education
And the only independence & abstention supporter
If our broken political system is ever…
I am standing in R/H west by election .
@IndyScotParty
are the only political party standing on an abstention message .
If you can , and only if you can please contribute to my crowdfunder , and please repost .
#VoteColetteISP
Why won’t any elected representatives come to our public meetings to talk about
#Freeports
?
If they are so fantastic for Scotland, it seems strange they don’t want to sing it from the rooftops
What a shame the SNP
@DougChapmanSNP
@S_A_Somerville
don't have the courage to come to the Freeports public meeting in Dunfermline, their constituency, to discuss their support for Freeports! You work for us!
Sunday 25th Feb. Details below.
As a fellow guide dog owner, I supported
@ashmill1973
, I was also told I hated trans people . It’s abhorrent that a disability /accessibility issue from a disabled person is turned to being transphobic because they can’t cross a road safely
Though freeports are are reserved matter, imposed on Scotland , asset stripping our country , but why is
@scotgov
not shouting this to the people of Scotland, instead of saying nothing and seemingly supporting them ?
Please note this fact,whilst we have Freeports we cannot rejoin the EU! THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SIGNED US UP FOR FREEPORTS, THE SNP! CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?
This 100%
It was not in any party’s manifesto , no consultations , no answers , not turning up to our public meetings , no media coverage … just deafening silence 🚩🚩🚩
Today myself and a few others were in leith talking to people about
#Freeports
, not surprising hardly anyone had heard of them, womdercehybthatvis
@_KateForbes
? but were very unhappy when thy started to find out the negative impact they are going to have on their community and…
We see our
#1
fan is helping us, yet again, publicise our events.
But, just to correct a few things...
We're pro-women, not anti anyone.
Our name is Women Won't Wheesht.
The hustings is for candidates, not "elected officials"
And we think women's rights should be discussed 🤷♀️
We have invited all of the candidates for the Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election to a hustings on 21st September, to answer questions by the public relating to issues affecting women.
It's free to attend.
Please come along.
#WomensRightsHustings
I am just heading home after speaking
@ScotParl
at a women’s event, where I addressed the issues of disabled women and abuse the many types of abuse, the need for accessible information to seek help & support, good communication. Ask questions, never presume anything
The…
And here in Scotland …. We have nothing to show for all our natural resources, stolen and squandered by
@GOVUK
And now they are asset striping even more with
#Freeports
/ SEZ’s
The Republic of Ireland is forecast to have a budget surplus of £56 billion pounds over the next four years
The massive surplus is down to a tax windfall, but what will they do with the money?
Ireland Correspondent
@ChrisPageTV
reports
Are you willing to allow history to repeat itself and let Freeport’s to be allowed in Scotland and turn it into a tax haven ?
Come to Inverness public meeting on 26th , Alf Baird is key speaker
I would like to thank all my amazing candidates who ran a dedicated, professional campaign. Majority have never stood in an election before but they took it in their stride . Thank you to everyone that helped throughout the election too .
Go
@IndyScotParty
Are you ready to press the button of change? Vote for
#Abstention
next year , no Scottish elected representative should go WM, not take an oath to a foreign monarch … by doing this you are just enabling the status quo , allowing scotland to be asset stripped … you have the…
I would like to thank everyone who made a donation to
@IndyScotParty
crowdfunder .
We reached our stretch target in just over 48 hours which is an amazing achievement and shows their is the want and willing for a new direction for Scotland,
This by election must be about the…
If today does not open your eyes to the pointlessness of Scotland sending down elected representatives to WM then nothing will
#Abstention
#WalkWithWalker
Why then have you sold scotland out by working with Michael Gove , allowing
#Freeports
/ SEZ’s ?
Why haven’t you fought against them ?
I notice not one mention of them in this thread , why ?
6/ I joined the SNP because I want Scotland to be free. To stand on our own two feet and proudly present ourselves to the rest of the world. That should be true for all of us as individuals in our own land, as it is of Scotland as one nation on the world stage. Many voices.
For anyone who is thinking of rejoining the EU when Scotland becomes independent , I hate to burst your bubble, but now the
@GOVUK
@scotgov
have forced SEZ’s ( what they like to call Green Freeports ) we are no long eligible to be even considered to rejoin, I think…
Difference between EU and WTO State Aid
Freeports and SEZs are strictly regulated in the EU, but post-Brexit these zones set up deregulatory races to the bottom, illegal in the EU, so WTO means allowing illegal State Aid, UK cannot rejoin EU, it's sabotage
A bitterly cold day at Grangemouth today, but didn’t stop people travelling far and wide to protest against the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery which a scandal .
The positive response from all the drivers leaving the plant and general public just driving by was amazing…
I was delighted that
@ScotNational
contacted me to share this .
The
@SalvoFreeports
team have worked day on day out informing the public about
#Freeports
/SEZ’s and our hard work looks to be paying off, but still do much more to do .
It’s obvious it’s up to us, the people of…
Is this a coincidence that Grangemouth is in the upcoming
#Freeport
?
Makes you think 🚩🚩🚩… what are the plans for that plant and surrounding land ?
If
@GOVUK
can give a billionaire £700M for his plant in Belgium , why can’t they give £80m for the Scotland’s refinery ?
The situation regarding Freeports in Scotland is getting increasing worrying
If you don’t know about the impact of freeports , and not many do as
@scotgov
@GOVUK
, media are keeping very quiet
Watch this YouTube for a start, then come along go our third public meeting next…
I believe that no Scottish elected representative should be going to WM, certainly not swear any oath to a foreign monarch , so
#Abstention
is what
@IndyScotParty
believe is the only way , are you ready to make that change and vote for
#Abstention
?
#WalkWithWalker
I am working with some amazing people researching Freeports in Scotland . Yes they are coming unless the people of scotland stand up and stop them
Come along to our second public meeting tomorrow in Larbert at 1.30 pm
#FreedomNotFreeports
But will…
Brexit UK will see segregated communities as the land-grabbing rush from private equity will buy up public land at bargain basement prices because local councils have been bankrupted. Look at Mayor Houchen's activities in Teesside, this is the pattern for all UK Freeports.
Tomorrow is 5th October, the day I hope as many people will go out and vote in
#RutherglenandHamiltonWest
by election .
No more lending a vote, or spoiling your ballot paper, you now have
@IndyScotParty
to put that ‘X’ beside
If you want to break the status quo , take that…
After the awful scenes I witnessed yesterday in Rutherglen , hate speech seems acceptable when it’s towards people who are standing up for women’s rights /single sex safe spaces such as “
@WWWheesht
@NiallFraser8
If you are a voter in
#RutherglenandHamiltonWest
vote for someone…
I hope the people of Rutherglen & Hamilton west choose wisely, this is The NuSNP, grifters, gender zealots and back stabbers. If you're for Indy or looking for a candidate that isn't half baked then vote for
@IndyScotParty
and Collete.
This
#RutherglenandHamiltonWest
by election has been a whirlwind, a very short election, smaller parties were at a disadvantage on so many levels, it’s certainly not what I call democracy
But myself and my fantastic team achieved so much , I am so proud of them all .
If you…
Campaigning in any election is hard work, all consuming , but doing it with a disability or health condition is 1000% times harder .
My
@guidedogs
@guidedogsscot
Barley has just been amazing , looking out for me whilst travelling around
#RutherglenandHamiltonWest
constituency…
@coletteisp
Colette ISP have inspired so many with the campaign the entire ISP team has ran and your beautiful guide dog will required a holiday after this, so the applause that you now receive has been well earned, take care
Major questions now have to be asked of
@HumzaYousaf
@ScotGovFM
when the Scottish law society states clearly the brain is not fully mature till 25-30 yrs old , why then are they encouraging 16 year old to go through gender change /hormone treatment ?
In December 2022
@ScotParl
the GRRB was past, enabling 16 year old to ‘change gender’ start hormonal treatment that could do major irresponsible damage to their bodies & mental health but if you rape under age of 25 , well you are still not an adult so no prison for you
Before Alba
@IndyScotParty
provided videos to show voters how to use their two votes wisely , we discussed what a supermajority was /meant and then offered snp /greens to use the 2021 election a plebiscite , all ignored and look where we are today
One million SNP voters preferred to waste their second vote in 2021 and let Unionists in rather than give it to Alba. There's not a scrap of polling evidence to suggest they've changed their minds.
This is exactly right , nobody in Scotland, people, business , local communities will benefit from Freeport’s
Freeport can be placed anywhere not just at ports or airports ,come to our first public meeting
@coletteisp
Freeports ("Green" or otherwise) have been shown to be black holes of corruption and abuse in every other country where they have been tried. Scotland doesn't need them, what Scots need are the powers to address real issues and not neocon fake economics
It’s not just our gas and oil that is being stolen, now with
@GOVUK
forcing
#freeports
our land is now too .
This was not in any parties manifesto, we never voted for any party to rob us blind, we were not consulted and still our elected representatives won’t answer any of our…
Watching Martin Compston's Norway
Norway spends only 3% of its $1 TRILLION oil fund annually. That's $30 BILLION per year. The Brits tell us our oil has been worthless to us & we're no hopers with a £10 Billion annual deficit
The
#RedTories
have been stealing from us for decades
Independence is not about one party or person, it’s about the people . The sovereign people of Scotland .
@IndyScotParty
are standing to give voters the choice , we should be living in a democratic country , every vote for an independence supporting party or person should count…
We're disappointed that
@KatyLoudonSNP
has advised that she will not be attending tomorrow's hustings.
It would be a shame if both front-runners were unable to make time in their schedules to discuss issues affecting women with constituents, so we hope
@mgshanks
will.
As a mother of a l 22 year old son , who was born 11 weeks premature, weighing 2lb, in ICU /HDU for 12 weeks mainly in an incubator , in the maternity unit in what was the southern general , now QUEH , I couldn’t fault all staff who cared /supported for him and every baby and…
There are parallels between the
#LucyLetby
case and the QEUH in Glasgow. Health bosses being more concerned about the reputation of the hospital than the lives of patients is simply wrong. Lessons need to be learned.
Standing up for your morals, principles , putting your head above the parapet in politics is not easy , but today shows , that after all the years of some very dark , at times scary threatening times ,we stood strong , we were not silenced, and we won
Thank you to everyone who…
This is really worth a listen ,
Sunday Magazine 19th Nov ’23
so glad
@HunterNorrie
is now exposing the truth and dangerous impact of Libertarianism
And this image sums up perfectly .
Scotland , you need to waken up to what is happening under the radar
EXCL: A Labour-run Scottish council spent money put away for children’s toys to promote the King’s coronation👑
It also raided its schools budget to pay for promotion of the lavish ceremony
Revealed below 👇
Independence is not about any party or person, it’s a broad church movement. Any fundraising for an independence campaign should be given to a fully separate group /org , not a political party
Politics must change, we need to get back to direct democracy , as sovereign people of this beautiful country 🏴 it’s the only way for a fair and equal society , where your human rights and common good are at the heart of everything.
#StirlingDirective
@AlbaPartyTime
@theSNP
I left after 37 years and joined
@IndyScotParty
.
I won't support the SNP again.
Some still don't get it.
Some don't want to get it.
The bizarre ones try to shame you by calling you a unionist. I think that's the most unhinged aspect of having left.
With everything we are finding out about
#Freepirts
/SEZ’s , land , sea grab , asset stripping , I thought I might share again what Tony Blair and Labour Party done to scotland the night before devolution
A male driver thinks it’s ok to verbally abuse a woman with a
@guidedogs
@guidedogsscot
when she points out her dog had to stop in an emergency fashion walking down the pavement, as he was actually driving 3/4 of his car on the pavement to then park . I also had to tell him he…
Today was a proud day , we delivered the
#StirlingDirective
to Holyrood & St Andrews House
Then attended this event ‘ Day for Democracy and it was a pleasure and honour to close the event and thank
@kaufmannbruno
for coming to Edinburgh to speak to us…
Maybe
@_KateForbes
will attend our meeting on 23rd March in Inverness, it’s her constituency after all , I am sure her constituents would like to hear from her
First the GRRB, then BRS , HCB, now this from our first minister regards the so called ‘ misogyny bill ‘
Enough is definitely enough
People need to use their vote very wisely in
#GeneralElection2024
I am standing in East Renfrewshire , please support myself and…
If a man threatens to rape a woman, he is unlikely to know if the victim is born a woman or a trans woman.
That behaviour should logically be seen as misogynistic. Again, this aligns with existing legislation protecting people from abuse motivated by prejudice. This is not new.
#RutherglenHustings
Thank you
@WWWheesht
- and the candidates who actually turned up and weren’t running scared.
Hang your heads
@KatyLoudonSNP
and
@mgshanks
Incapable of answering questions from a group of women = incapable of adequately representing the electorate
Labour = No rejoin, got it.
So we should be focusing on those spectacular Brexit benefits, right? But, here's what's coming next.
Labour are backing the Tory initiative of installing 12 Freeports and 74 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) the length and breadth of the UK.
48 SEZs…
A very happy 21st birthday to my amazingly handsome son ciaran . Born 11 weeks premature , weighing 2lb, he is a fighter, and an inspiration to me every day .
I am so grateful to every single person that has helped in my campaign, it’s been a positive, energised , but very humbling campaign .
I came into politics to make change , and I think our campaign was completely different to any others .
We focussed on our message, our morals…
@coletteisp
All the best for tomorrow. Thanks for letting me deliver flyers last week during your campaign. It took my mind of losing both parents for a while. Thank you.
At long last! Drivers parking on pavements are putting guide dogs and their owners at danger, by making our guide dogs have to take us of pavement onto road , around cars and back on when dog knows it’s clear to walk
🎉 After years of campaigning on pavement parking, we’re finally there! Parking on the pavement is unsafe, unfair, and from today, it’s illegal.
Drivers who park on pavements now risk a £100 fine, which is a major step towards safer streets in Scotland.
The Summer of Member Expulsion, has indeed come to pass.
As I have been expelled as a rank & file SNP member by a "member conduct committee." 🦘
I didn't leave the SNP - the SNP have left me.
I wish they were as bothered about 🏴 independence as they are about me! 🤷🙄
I raised many concerns to
@SightScotland
regarding DRS, a very badly written policy with no accessibility provision , this is why you need life experienced people when it comes to policy making
I am pleased
@SightScotland
have written
@lornaslater
Tory government has wasted £100 Billion, Liz Truss wasted £30 Billion in her short FM job …anyone make them accountable ? No , but they are coming after 0.7 % of the population that might be receiving benefits that they shouldn’t .
“Let’s not get swept into this negativity about Britain.”
@Matthew_Wright
asks Jeremy Hunt about reports that the government has ‘wasted £100 billion’ in the last four years.
And you wonder why more disabled people do not get involved in politics , when we have to put up with bullying, discrimination, defamatory comments about our appearance etc which we have no control of . We will never have true representation in politics due to this .
My…
@piltonjambo
@fae_see
@indyscotnews
@IndyScotParty
I am registered blind, a guide dog owner , I have no control how my eyes look , does not stop me leading a political party, doing policy and accessibility audit consultation work, travel the country attending meetings & events . Looking after my disabled son & caring for my…
My real journey started when I stood for women’s convenor in 2019 , attending launch of Women’s Pledge , protesting with some amazing women, then starting up
@IndyScotParty
in 2020 to give voters a political party that stood up for women’s rights,
Last photo was an event we…
Whether you know me or not, I am a very hard working woman. I am dedicated to making positive differences & supporting those that require help .
I am asking for your first preference vote tomorrow
@EastRenCouncil
#Ward4
Clarkston , Netherlee, Williamwood
“ The Privileges Committee report confirms that the UK parliament primarily exists only so long as Scotland’s representatives turn up there. In other words Scotland has been de jure independent since the first of three majorities of SNP MPs were elected in 2015, as many in…
“ Withdraw our MP’s from Westminster. There is no need for a referendum as Scotland is not in a Union with England so how can we vote to leave or stay. As there was no union of the crowns in 1603 there is no United KINGdom. Scots later never consented to any Treaty of Union…
@IndyScotParty
@GOVUK
Aye, scotland is too small to have a refinery. Even if its current one does supply 70% of acotland already, and some of England and all the plane fuel 🤷🏼♂️ makes total sense really. We are being stripped to the bone on purpose until we really are dependant on England
So
#Hs2
has now been deemed un- achievable .
£108billion wasted, people uprooted from their homes for nothing.
Yet our
#Torie
owned press , hardly mention it.
Imagine what that money could’ve done for the
#Nhs
We have a corrupt, incompetent government, with a complicit press
Why is a man being given this position ? Women worked hard , on a voluntary basis to campaign for free period products , surely a female ‘ period dignity officer ‘ would be more apt
Jason Scotland’s 1st period dignity officer is “absolutely buzzing” about his new job. It’s about making “anyone of any gender”aware of period products he says.
Jason, I have news for you, Only females menstruate. Any more questions? PMS? Endometriosis?
We are such a financial burden but they are so desperate to keep us, strange eh?
The people of scotland deserve better than this , our elected representatives have had plenty of time , too much time , this is now for the sovereign people of Scotland to claim back their…
GRIMM BREAKING NEWS
An ex Police Officer and Labour Party member has admitted to ballot boxes stuffing and multiply voter fraud on a national scale during the 2014 Independence Referendum. He said"Ballot boxes were stuffed with no votes on the way to counts across the country."
Do you hear anything about
#Freeports
in the news?
Have you heard anything about the impact they will have in your local community ?
If they are going to be so fantastic for Scotland , why all the secrecy ?
Why won’t any elected representatives join our public meetings and…
@TartantuesdayI
@EuropeanPowell
@SSalyers2
@frreeports
The Scotgov is collaborating with Britgov in the continuing colonisation of Scotland.
When we look at what the brits did to other colonies it's no surprise this is happening in Scotland.
Their asset stripping has been accelerated, now they want our land!
#FreedomFromFreeports
Looking forward to having a discussion with
@EuropeanPowell
&
@JNHanvey
Come along find out more on the impact
#Freeports
will have on your community and Scotland’s economy
Your chance to ask questions you have
I invite
@_KateForbes
to come along too
Set a reminder for my…
At
@WWWheesht
hustings last week I was the only female with 4 men.
There are 14 candidates in
#RutherglenandHamiltonWest
by election , there are only 3 females .
Out of those 3 females , I am the only one standing up for women’s rights , single sex safe spaces , disability…