Saturday 12 October 2024
Today, Scotland lost a hero of the independence movement, Alex Salmond.
I am not one for hero’s but I have a few , Bruce, Wallace and a very few more, but Alex Salmond is among them as I lived through the years he devoted to a free Scotland.
He took us to the cusp of independence in 2014.
He was by far, the most able politician in the whole of the countries of the British islands.
He was treated abysmally by the people he left to manage the cause of independence, after the disappointment in the 2O14 referendum. Mainly Nicola Sturgeon, a woman who rose to popularity on the back of the achievements of a giant.
There was a concerted attempt at political assassination by a group of disgusting people close to Sturgeon and her cabal.
It didn’t work and Alex was found not guilty on all counts.
He took out an action against this cabal of conspirators which was due to come to court in the very near future and would have destroyed the creadability of the establishment, now he is dead.
I had several chats with Alex, the last being a lunch we had in Dundee along with a good friend of mine and a staunch patriot, John Gibson and Ken McDonald of I Scot magazine.
What a pleasant and informative afternoon it was and an interlude I will always treasure.
So Alex, you have left a void that it will be ny impossible to fill, but perhaps Kenny can take forward the fight on your behalf.
Rest well soldier, your place in history is assured and your duty done.
Bob Costello 