UKIP Scotland: Scrap Holyrood now to Save the Union

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UKIP Scotland: Scrap Holyrood now to Save the Union

Press Office • Dec 18, 2020

UKIP is contesting the forthcoming elections to the Scottish Parliament.

UKIP candidate for Highlands and Islands, Robert Stephenson, is alarmed by the claims of Tom Cairns who stated in an interview with Open Democracy earlier this week that an independent Scotland will happen ‘within five years’. This follows on from Cairns’ forecast forty years ago that devolution would garner support for secession and dissolution of the Union.

UKIP is contesting the forthcoming elections to the Scottish Parliament, scheduled for 6 May 2021, on a platform to hold a referendum to abolish the devolved government based in Holyrood.

Robert said: “I have a lump in my throat when I say this, but unfortunately Tom Cairns’ prediction that the Union only has five more years left to run is dangerously close to being fulfilled. He was correct all those years ago when he asserted that devolution would threaten the existence of the United Kingdom. However, I do not relish the prospect at all.”

"I passionately believe in the Union and so long as devolution remains, its continuation is imperilled. UKIP want to give Scots the choice to scrap Holyrood in its entirety. We want to save the United Kingdom and rid Scotland from the curse of the SNP once and for all" said Robert.

Robert added: "UKIP is the only party standing in this election who want to scrap Holyrood and secure the survival of the Union.”

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