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To: Nicola Sturgeon

Independence should be part of the SNP 2016 Manifesto

We the aforementioned signatures want the independence/home rule policy to be part of our parties 2016 manifesto for the Holyrood election.

Why is this important?

This is important because of the recent moves made by Westminster regarding The Scotland Bill in that the Scottish Government will have to get permission from David Mundell before they can use these extremely watered down powers proposed which falls dramatically short of the almost "federal state" that was promised during the referendum and comes no were near the full fiscal autonomy that we need to make sure our society develops in a socially just way the Scottish people have shown a deep deep desire for.

How it will be delivered

I will email the signatures to the party leader

Scotland

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Updates

2015-06-04 09:57:56 +0100

500 signatures reached

2015-06-01 11:56:51 +0100

Thank you all very much for those who have signed the petition 100+ and counting please keep sharing as much as possible and i have included a couple related stories below to help highlight why its so important that we keep independence in our manifesto.

"The Tory Veto: Scotland Bill falls short in every way"
was the headline in The National link to full story below

http://www.thenational.scot/politics/the-tory-veto-scotland-bill-falls-short-in-every-way.3505?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_term=Autofeed#link_time=1432879657

And Wings Over Scotland has an article "power-retained" which highlights a number of clauses in the Scotland Bill 2015 that point out the veto and how the wording changes to suit. Scottish Ministers are told they “must have consulted with, and obtained the agreement of, the Secretary of State”
(link below)

http://wingsoverscotland.com/power-retained/

Thankyou all for your support

2015-06-01 11:32:43 +0100

100 signatures reached

2015-06-01 09:41:40 +0100

50 signatures reached

2015-06-01 08:57:33 +0100

25 signatures reached

2015-06-01 08:42:36 +0100

10 signatures reached