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,) ! CONT9U\S NE>+ ( ! REF]5DUM ON ,SCOTTI% 9DEP5D5CE1 ! NATION'S FUTURE & HEAT$ DEBATE ON PROS & CONS ( ! TOPIC HAVE DOM9AT$ ! M$IA & ! EV]YDAY LIVES ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 POLITICS4 ,P>TICUL>LY 9 REG>DS TO ! RISE ( ,ALEX ,SALMOND'S GOV]NM5T TO P[]1 IT CAN ALMO/ BE SAID ?AT ! POLITICAL SC5E WE >E ALL US$ TO -DISCUSSIONS ON HEAL?C>E1 $UCATION & 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS - HAS BE5 PUT ON ! BACKBURN] = AN 9DEF9ITE AM\NT ( TIME4 ,AS ! MOVEM5T HAS GA9$ MOM5TUM1 ! ,SCOTTI% ,LEFT HAS BE5 QUICK TO RIDE ! WAVE T[>DS A MORE DET]M9ABLE FUTURE ?R\< ! ,RADICAL ,9DEP5D5CE ,CONF]5CE4 

,! CONF]5CE1 :I* TOOK PLACE 9 ,GLASG['S ,RADISSON ,BLUE HOTEL ON ! #b#d? ( ,NOVEMB]1 WAS /RUCTUR$ ALONG ! !MES ( WORK]'S & CIVIL RI<TS 9 AN 9DEP5D5T ,SCOTL&1 )DRAWAL FROM ,AM]ICAN-L$ IMP]IALISM ?R\< TIES =G$ 9 ! ,SPECIAL ,ALLIANCE1 ,N,A,T,O & ,TRID5T1 & ! CONCEPT ( BETT] REPRES5TATION ?R\< A DEC5TRALIZ$ REPUBLIC & ! 9T]NATIONALIZATION ( ITS POLITICS4 ,!SE TOPICS W]E DIVID$ 9TO T5 WORK%OPS1 %>$ \T BETWE5 TWO SESSIONS & A SEP>ATE EV5T D$ICAT$ TO MEMB]S ( 9T]NATIONALLY AFFILIAT$ ORGANIZATIONS4 

,IT WAS PLEAS+ TO NOTICE ! ABUNDANCE ( Y\? REPRES5TATION FEATUR$ AT ! EV5T4 ,Y\NG MEMB]S W]E PRES5T FROM MO/ ( ! MAJOR P>TIES ( ! ,LEFT1 & IT WAS ADMITT$LY 9SPIR+ TO SEE ! EM]G5CE ( CROSS-IDEOLOGICAL PLAT=MISM & CONSCI\SNESS OV] ! POLITICAL 5G9ES ?AT = SO LONG HAVE LAID RU/+ 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE ( \R HI/ORY4 ,! Y\NG] G5]ATION ALSO APPE>$ TO 5JOY A RELATIVE P]MEABILITY 9TO ! HI<] CIRCLES ( ! ORGANIZATION1 ) SEV]AL SU* 9DIVIDUALS BE+ 9VIT$ TO OP5+ SPEE*ES & CON/RUCTIVE 9PUT 9 DISCUSSIONS4 

,( ! MO/ POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS TAK5 AWAY FROM ! CONF]5CE1 ! VALUE ( 9PUT FROM ! AUDI5CE PRES5T$ SOME 9SI<TFUL & EQUALLY RADICAL OP9IONS &1 ( EQUAL IMPORTANCE1 QUE/IONS TO POSE TO ! *AIRS & TOP-5D SPEAK]S HO/+ ! WORK%OPS4 ,! ',SCOTTI% ,REPUBLIC3 ,:AT IS ,REAL ,DEMOCRACY8' SESSION1 ONE ( ! TWO ,I HAD TIME TO P>TICIPATE 91 WAS HO/$ BY V>I\S REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONS BAS$ 9 ,SCOTL&4 ,AS ! DISCUSSION EVOLV$1 ! PUBLIC WAS QUICK TO RESPOND TO SEV]AL CONC]NS 9CLUD+ ! NECESSITY ( A DEC5TRALIZ$ REPUBLIC BAS$ ON GRASS ROOT P>I%-LEVEL DEMOCRACY & ! DESIRE = AN ALT]NATIVE TO ANY =M ( HEAD ( /ATE4 

,A DESIRE = AN OV]ALL REPATRIATION ( DECISION-MAK+ P[]S TO BOTTOM-UP S\RCES ( REPRES5TATION WAS ALSO EXPRESS$ 9 ! SECOND SESSION ,I W5T TO TITL$ ',ORGANIZ+ ! #ii P]C5T3 BUILD+ 9 TRADE UNIONS & COMMUNITIES'1 ) ?OSE PRES5T PU%+ = ! RADICALIZATION ( UNIONS 9TO MORE TRANSP>5T POLITICAL ORGANS & !IR SEP>ATION FROM DOM9ANT POLITICAL P>TIES4 

,RE=MS ( A RADICALNESS 9 ,SCOTL&'S =EIGN POLICY EQUAL TO ! PU% = *ANGE )9 ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM 9 ITS CURR5T =M W]E ALSO SUGGE/$ 9 ! WAKE ( ACC\NTS BY REPRES5TATIVES HAIL+ FROM DIFF]5T CONT95TS & NATIONS ( ! WORLD ( !IR [N /RUGGLES4 ,AMONG ! NATIONS PRES5T W]E ! ,BASQUE ,C\NTRY1 ,QUEBEC-,CANADA1 ,FRANCE & ,GREECE4 ,IT WAS ALSO 5C\RAG+ TO HE> A PU% T[>DS ! REV]SAL ( POSITIONS CONC]N+ ! ,PALE/9E -,ISRAEL CONFLICT1 PROPOS+ A BOYCOTT ON ! LATT]1 & A SIGNIFICANT /EP T[>DS ! DEMILIT>IZATION ( NUCLE> >MS WORLDWIDE4 

,) TOPICS RANG+ FROM NATIONAL TO 9T]NATIONAL & 9DIVIDUAL TO REPUBLICAN1 ! SCOPE ( ! CONF]5CE'S PROGRAM LEFT ! GREAT] MAJORITY ( ! DELEGATES POSITIVE1 HOPEFUL & 9SPIR$4 ,APPLAUSES ]UPT$ SY/EMATICALLY 9 ! LA/ TURNS ( ! CLOS+ C]EMONY4 ,!RE W]E1 H[EV]1 SOME FUNDAM5TAL CONC]NS ?AT W]E VOIC$ BY A SIGNIFICANT NUMB] ( ! #h 9DIVIDUALS PRES5T ON ! DAY1 ! DISMISSAL ( :I* WILL LIKELY JEOP>DIZE ! POT5TIAL ! ,R,I,C C\LD FULFILL %\LD !Y NOT BE CONFRONT$ ) S]I\SNESS & D$ICATION4 

,:IL/ ! NE$ = A DEC5TRALIZ$ REPUBLIC WAS FREQU5TLY EXPRESS$1 ! IMPRESSION WAS GIV5 ?AT ! P>TICIPANTS HO/$ A DEGREE ( RADICALISM :I* EXCE$$ ?AT ( ! MAJORITY ( ! SPEAK]S PRES5T4 ,:IL/ ! WORLDS 'P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY' W]E UTT]$ ) FREQU5CY1 !Y W]E NOT 9 COH]5CE ) ELEM5TS ( ! AUDI5CE :I* PU%$ = DIRECT DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES4 ,CRITICISM CRY/ALLIZ$ ALSO >\ND ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! EV5T FEATUR$ TOO MANY TOP SPEAK]S1 & TOO LITTLE TIME = DISCUSSION - ! FIR/ WORK%OP ,I WAS 9 MANAG$ ONLY T5 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ! AUDI5CE4 ,!RE W]E ALSO CONC]NS AS TO ! :AT LEGITIMACY SU* AN ORGANIZATION C\LD (F]1 :5 ITS POLITICAL ACTIVITY & ISSUES RAIS$ >E PR$OM9ANTLY TI$ TO ! C5TRAL BELT ( ,SCOTTI% POLITICS4 ,A DELEGATE ) :OM ,I SPOKE BRIEFLY AT ! 5D ( ! CONF]5CE RAIS$ A PO9T ?AT1 %\LD ,SCOTL& DEM& 9DEP5D5CE FROM ! ,UNION ON ! PREMISE DIV]SITY & SOV]EIGNTY1 SO WILL ! ,HI<L&S1 ,\T] ,HEBRIDES1 ,ORKNEY & ! ,%ETL&S DEM& ! SAME ( !IR MA9L& C\NTRYM54 ,A CONSID]ATION ( !IR COMMUNITIES' NE$S & SITUATION WAS ALL BUT MISS+ 9 A CONF]5CE D$ICAT$ TO A FUTURE1 RADICAL ,SCOTL&4 

,!RE IS ALSO ANO!R QUE/ION TO BE ASK$1 ONE ?AT WAS ! DOM9ANT PRES5CE AMONG ! CONC]NS RAIS$ BY ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,H[ WILL ! ,R,I,C BE ABLE TO *ALL5GE A NEO-LIB]AL DOM9AT$ GOV]NM5T & PROTECT ! COMMUNITIES & SECTIONS ( SOCIETY IT IS CURR5TLY REA*+ \T TO8 ,IT WILL MO/ C]TA9LY HAVE TO RADICALIZE 9 ACCORDANCE TO ! DEM&S ( ITS SUPPORT]S1 A MOVE ?AT WILL REQUIRE A =MAL1 IDEOLOGICAL DIVORC+ FROM ! ,SCOTTI% ,NATIONAL ,P>TY4 ,! SPEAK]S' EXCITEM5T AT A SUPPORT+ TWEET BY ,ALEX ,SALMOND 9 SUPPORT ( ! CONF]5CE RECEIV$ A REACTION ?AT WAS MORE POL>IZ$ !N ! *A9S MAY HAVE REALIZ$4 

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