Farewell to the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom - The Political map of Europe faces changes

Farewell to the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom - The Political map of Europe faces changes

Basque Country - independence referendum likely

A Basque Government referendum Bill was placed before the Basque

Government on 29th May, 2008, that could be the first step towards the

Basque Country voting for independence from the Spanish state in 2010.

In a move that marks the beginning of what could possibly be the firstof several referendums on

independence over the coming years in WesternEurope, including one in Scotland, the Basque

Prime Minister, Juan Jose Ibarretxe, presented the Bill to the Basque Parliament

PresidentIzaskun Bilbao. The formal presentation took place before the BasqueParliament in

Gasteiz/Vitoria and the wording of the Bill is planned to be debated in the Parliament on 27th

June 2008 and no corrections will be allowed.

If agreed, the Bill will be put to popular vote on October 25th 2008 and Ibarretxe has stated that

he expects the BasqueParliament to give the Bill their total support. However, the Spanish

Socialist Government in Madrid, headed by Spain'sPrime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez

Zapatero, has said that it willseek a court order to prevent the vote going ahead if the Bill

isapproved on 27th June. Ibarretxe's decision to propose the Bill comesafter negotiations

between Zapatero and Ibarretxe broke down overthe last couple of weeks, with Ibarretxe

stating that the Spanish PM did not want to negotiate with the Basque institutions. Ibarretxe

said in a statement:"We want to have the right to decide and the right to live together in peace."

Referendums on independence are also planned for Scotland in 2010and in Catalunya on 2014.The

political map of Europe has seen much change in recent years with the break up of

Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic,the crumbling of the former

Yugoslavia into smaller states including Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and so on and the newly

emergent nations following the collapseof the Soviet Union. Many might view this process with

sadness but former countries which were combined have go on to prove themselves very able to

manage their own affairs as in the case of Sweden and Norway which were united until 1905.

These nations have never looked back so bringing a sense of inevitability to the process and an

ever closer step to a 'Europe of 100 nations' forseen in an early European Union document.

And we at the Celtic Warrior say - Vote 'yes' for freedom from the Imperialist and Colonialist States wherever they be !

Scotland the Brave - just say 'YES'

Just in from the Celtic League News - roll on 2010 and freedom for Scotland !


Scottish independence - Labour implodes over Referendum issue


Even though the Scottish Nationalist Party (SMP) have repeated timeand again that they won't be swayed from their predicted 2010 timeframefor a referendum on Scottish independence, Labour leader in ScotlandWendy Alexander, has called for an early vote on the issue.

Nevertheless, the Labour referendum call has been warmly welcomedby the SNP, but has caused a stir among Labour Party leaders in London,who didn't seem sure yesterday of who said what. Initially Alexander said that her position was supported by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, but yesterday when questioned about the issue in the London House of Commons, Brown said: "That is not what she has said."This certainly indicated that there had already been a breakdown of communications between Edinburgh and London, leading to allegations that the Labour Party in the UK was ready to implode. Either way,Alexander has now placed the Labour Party in the UK in an uncomfortable position. If Alexander backs down, a vote of no confidence in her leadership looks likely, whereas if Brown is seen to backing her call it would effectively be devolving the constitutional future of Scotland to Edinburgh. With a disastrous local election result for the Labour Party in Wales and England last week, Alexander's timing on this issue will lead to many party members doubting her leadership credentials. In addition,Brown's own poor handling of the situation has also caused doubts over his leadership too. Deputy Leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, said yesterday:"At a stroke, Gordon Brown has destroyed her [Alexander's] leadership- and placed serious questions over his own…"An interesting period of in house political wrangling lie ahead for Labour from which the SNP only stand to gain.

Well reported and well said ! Freedom lies ahead for Alba from the Anglo yoke !

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