Independence is no risk compared to the uk moving further to the right wing — scottish national party

The result in England has long since been known, and with the vast majority of the Commons seats lying south of the Border, we know there will be a Labour government. It is only in Scotland,

Wales and Northern Ireland where there are any serious electoral contests – the parts that Westminster claims to care about but conveniently forgets. Voters here are facing the choice of

whether they simply want another Westminster voice in their constituency or Scotland’s voice in Westminster. The SNP will always stand up for Scotland’s interests, and that means also

standing up for Scotland’s independence back in the European Union. A noticeable feature of this campaign so far has been the collective omerta from the Westminster parties around the impact

of Brexit. Their vow of silence would be laudable if the subject were not so disastrous. By refusing to consider the Brexit factor, they will fail to diagnose many of the problems facing

the UK, let alone find solutions. The National Institute for Economic and Social Research estimates that the UK economy is already 2.5% smaller than it would otherwise have been. > 📣 

@AlynSmith: “We’re not afraid to be honest about the damage > Westminster’s Brexit has wrought.” >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In Scotland, we have a better choice > than this broken Brexit 

Britain. >  > 🇪🇺 Only the SNP offers a better future – an independent > Scotland in the EU.https://t.co/OgbTg2sjdT >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) June 25, 2024 Some estimate that

the impact is much higher, but even taking this low conservative estimate means £69 billion has been wiped out from the economy. That’s £28bn less in tax revenues which could have been

invested in public services. Throw in the fact that whoever is in charge down south, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns they will oversee an additional £18bn in cuts to public services.

Having suffered more than a decade of Tory austerity, there is simply nothing left to cut without permanently damaging vital services people rely upon. The best policy to address this crisis

would be to simply re-join the European Union – or, at the very least, the single market and customs union. But the Tories, being the architects of Brexit, cannot admit their big idea

failed. The Liberal Democrats simply want to re-join at some point but now is not the time. For the future party in charge of the UK? The hypocrisy is even more damning by Labours’

commitment to remain wedded to the Conservative monster of Brexit. So long as the Westminster parties wilfully ignore the impact of Brexit then Scotland will suffer – no amount of Scottish

Labour, Tory or Lib Dem MPs will change that. In every seat in Scotland, there is only one party committed towards independence in Europe which can also win under the outdated First Past The

Post system: the SNP. > 🤐 ‘So long as the Westminster parties wilfully ignore the > impact of Brexit then Scotland will suffer – no amount of Scottish > Labour, Tory or Lib Dem MPs

 will change that.’ >  > 📰 My latest @ScotNational column is now live! > https://t.co/2L20KP1xdD pic.twitter.com/dVe8S0AHE8 >  > — Alyn Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 (@AlynSmith) > June 

26, 2024 In Scotland we saw what EU membership did for our country: Economic growth, reversing depopulation, infrastructure investment and global opportunities for people in Scotland to make

a better life for themselves both here and across the continent – all of these were the benefits of EU membership we once had and can have again. As confirmed by the IFS, rejoining the EU

could see an increase in public revenues of £30bn a year. That’s money that can be invested in our NHS, our schools and communities. The risk is not independence in Europe but sticking with

a UK that is moving further and further to the right – and that’s before Farage and his Reform pals enter the Commons, as they are expected to do. In the next parliament, the Conservatives

and Reform will provide the far-right opposition to a right-wing Labour government. If you want a centre-left voice who will ensure that Scotland is heard and independence remains on the

agenda, then vote SNP on July 4. _This article was originally published in the National, 26th June._