Normal Service to Resume Shortly

In the meantime enjoy these pictures of the British Public's mental breakdown picked up live from twitter:



In todays letter section for Times



My resignation from Corbyns Shadow Cabinet



Leave.EU goes out like it started



Dougal is left in charge of Article 50 while Cameron is away.



Every yes activist on the afternoon of June 28th

Panic on the streets of London

We cannot afford any more chaos during this time of instability.

That is why we must back independence for Scotland to ensure our continuing membership of the European Union.

And unlike what some in the Tory party may say the only guarantee of further uncertainty comes from remaining shackled to the sinking ship that is the United Kingdom.

What is more uncertain than a free falling pound? Than companies rushing for the exit door to retain access to the single market? Than the safety and citizenship of our own EU citizens?

If you are looking for a beacon of stability and hope you will not find it in a Westminster that is still choking on the smoke from chaotic party infighting from all sides. Instead look north and you will see a Government that is calmly and competently doing all it can to protect its people while reassuring those most at risk that they will remain valued.

The one certainty that we have is that the only hope we have of retaining our place in Europe and the world lies in Scotland.

And we must remember that it is those living and working here from the EU who have the most to lose if we stay shackled to the UK. 

Stronger for Scotland

It was June 23rd when the UK voted to leave the EU.

It came as a shock to many when the results started to filter showing that working class England had broken overwhelmingly for the leave vote.

Watching the news you could be forgiving for thinking that we in Scotland were perfectly happy to accept being dragged out of the EU as Tory lords, MPs and other leave campaigners managed to talk through the night without addressing the simple fact that Scotland as an entire country embraced membership of the EU.

The comfortable remain win that had been predicted by pretty much the entire political establishment failed to materialise, panic seized the investors and companies with billions being wiped out and with the pound reaches lows not seen since 1980s.

Unlike the investors and companies however we cannot let panic determine our response to the situation that has presented itself, we must not be the rabbit caught in the headlights of the oncoming truck.

Instead we must take ownership of this situation though it is not one of our making and we must as a party plot a course to ensure that the Scottish people are not dragged out of the EU against their expressed democratic will.

And while some in our party have urged caution we must not shy away from our willingness to hold a second independence referendum to ensure our membership of the EU if that is what is required. Proceed with caution but proceed we must.

Our beautiful outward looking country must now be treated as an equal partner in a family of nations as we have been promised, or else we must seek to leave the UK before irreparable damage is done to our interests.

Our Summer Independence push has therefore taken on a whole new level of importance and urgency. While the risks of reopening the independence debate may be unknown, the risks of perpetual unshackled Tory Government are known and very real.

So this Summer we must do all we can to reach out to no voters and welcome those that change their minds with open arms because this is a fight that is much larger than party politics, it is about the established interests of the Scottish people.

I would also appeal to the other parties both within and outwith the Scottish Parliament to unite behind the Scottish Government while they fight for Scotland’s corner.

And as SNP members, fight we must. Our campaign slogan during the last two elections was “Stronger for Scotland”. It is time to show the people of Scotland once again that we mean business, we have work to do.