These are my links for May 17th:
- [Video] Interview with Willie Rennie| STV News – Whilst I'm not satisfied that there wasn't a contest, I think Willie will be a good leader and an improvement on Tavish
- Edinburgh Zoo’s EGM from a member’s point of view | Edinburgh | guardian.co.uk – very worrying tale
- A Scottish Liberal: Rennie is new leader of Scottish Liberal Democrats –
- Caron’s Musings: Willie Rennie’s first day as Scottish Democrat Leader in pictures. #sp4 –
- My Afternoon in the Cells | Bright Green –
- Michael Connarty MP | The Tam Dalyell Cup Is Presented By Michael Connarty. –
- The terms of Scotland’s independence – the great debate … –
- A Beginner’s Guide to Scottish Independence and Britain – Scotland is a nation, but not a state. The trouble begins when you try to explain the UK. It is not a nation, but a state. It is routinely described in our political conversations and on that fountain of wisdom, Wikipedia as ‘a unitary state’, when it is in fact a ‘union state’. You can see where confusions begin.
- Hearts and mines: Council Tax freeze and local democracy –
- Why Jim Sillars is dead wrong about "independence-lite" – Thoughtland –
- Alison Johnstone welcomes increase in walking to school –