DESPAIRING? Most of us are when we look at the present state of our world and what is in prospect. We see the agonising siege of Gaza, the months of…
DESPAIRING? Most of us are when we look at the present state of our world and what is in prospect. We see the agonising siege of Gaza, the months of fire, flood and storm, so many trapped in poverty while the few have obscene levels of wealth.
We wanted to bring together old and young activists not just to analyse the problems but to focus on how we could all contribute to the solutions. Because of the UK’s failure to develop its own missile system, it had to go cap in hand to plead for the lease of a US system. Britain is still totally dependent on the lease of a US system, now Trident.President Eisenhower reluctantly agreed but only on condition that they got the Holy Loch. Prime minister Macmillan did try to “sell” them Loch Linnhe instead because a few Highlanders would be easier to handle than Glaswegians but it was the Holy Loch or no missile lease..
This can be easier for smaller states to do than large ones. Scotland has so much potential to be such a model.
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