INDEPENDENCE OFFERS REAL ALTERNATIVE TO DISCREDITED WESTMINSTER SYSTEM

INDEPENDENCE OFFERS REAL ALTERNATIVE TO DISCREDITED WESTMINSTER SYSTEM

Joined on the campaign trail by former SNP MP, MEP and MSP Dr Winnie Ewing
in Glasgow South, SNP Depute Leader Nicola Sturgeon put forward the real
alternative for Scotland’s future and an end to the discredited
Westminster system.

Ms Sturgeon, campaigning with Dr Ewing and Glasgow South candidate Malcolm
Fleming, urged Scotland’s voters to make their voices heard at this
election and not to allow the Westminster parties to deny them their
democratic right to decide Scotland’s future.

Speaking from Glasgow South, Nicola Sturgeon said:

“In this campaign and across Scottish politics, the SNP is the only party
with a real alternative to the business as usual approach of the
Westminster parties.

“While the other parties seek to hold back Scotland’s democratic right to
decide the kind of future we want for our nation, the SNP believes that
just as who wins this election is a decision for the Scottish people, so
Scotland’s future must be a matter for the people of Scotland in a
referendum.

“Scotland is having to fight against the Westminster machine in this
election. The Westminster parties now back votes on the House of Lords,
on the powers of the Welsh Assembly and on the system we use to vote – yet
still cannot bring themselves to back a vote on Scotland’s future.

“With independence we will be able to deliver a more successful Scotland,
with greater prosperity for the people of our nation, building an economy
that serves the needs of Scotland’s communities.

“With independence, we can remove the obscenity of nuclear weapons from
Scotland’s shores, make our own decisions about illegal wars and represent
ourselves at the top table in Europe.

“With independence, voters will have much greater say and greater control
over their politicians as all the decisions about Scotland are taken in
Scotland, closer to home and closer to constituents. That would make a
real change to the Westminster system that has seen Scotland’s voters let
down too often by London parties.

“The fundamental appeal of independence is that it offers a different
vision for our nation’s future.

“The Westminster parliament and system is discredited. For too long it
has worked against the interests of the people of Scotland – the system is
failing us and that is why we need a fresh start and a new approach. The
first steps to that fresh start can come with local and national champions
from the SNP, elected on the May 6th , the next steps with a referendum
and a vote for a better Scotland."