If you are Scottish, you will not like what follows.
In 1999, Labour politician and later Scottish First Minister-from 2000-2001-Henry McLeish signed away ownership to the waters surrounding Scotland. He gave away oil, gas, fish, and all that presumed wave-power the Scots thought were theirs by birthright.
Have we learned yet? Politicians never give. But they take plenty. It doesn't even have to belong to them in the first place.
If there was ever a reason for the 5.2 million Scots to rise up, or at least enter Lawful Rebellion, it is this.
Read it and weep, my Scottish cousins. Then, cause a stramash. It's in your DNA. You are good at it when you need to be. Remember the Poll Tax? That was a scratch. This is an amputation. As usual, you were not asked. It all happened in secret.
Look:
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Is it the United Kingdom’s Sea?
Or, all as listed as ‘united’ in the UN under the 12 mile Limit? To be eventually transferred to the EU for its Motorway in the Sea?
This is what it states on the site below:
On the 23rd of March 1999 Scotland handed over jurisdiction of
6,000 square miles of North Sea to Westminster. The remarkable thing about this
transaction is the fact that it occurred without the knowledge or consent of the
people of Scotland.
In fact it was a Labour government led by Tony Blair that ordered this bizarre act of treachery towards the people of Scotland and it was a senior Scottish Labour politician, Henry McLeish that sanctioned it. What is even worse is the fact that the whole affair was conducted in secret at committee level denying the House of Commons or the Scottish Parliament an opportunity to properly debate the issue.
To their eternal shame Tam Dalyell (Labour), John McAllion
(Scottish Labour) and Sir Robert Smith (Scottish Liberal Democrats) sat on this
committee and allowed this act of treason to be carried out without authority
from the Scottish electorate or the Scottish Parliament.
Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation
Tuesday 23 March 1999
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
Draft Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 But here=
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1126/made
To amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make
provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected
purposes.
Brought from the Commons on 22nd June
2011Debates in the UK Parliament re this Bill that is to give more powers to the
Scottish Parliament. Debated here regarding the number of
SNP’s in the UK parliament etc. To amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make
provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected
purposes. Each item voted upon separately etc. Brought from the Commons on 22nd
June 2011
The Bill:
MSPs call for 6000 square miles of fishing waters to be returned to Scottish Murray Ritchie and Graeme Smith 10 Dec 1999
The Scottish Parliament seems set for a showdown with the
Scotland Office and Westminster after cross-party MSPs yesterday called for the
return of 6000 square miles of Scottish fisheries handed over earlier this year
to England. Holyrood's Tory-chaired rural affairs committee - where Labour is in
the minority - produced a critical report on the fisheries boundary issue and
recommended that Scottish Secretary Dr John Reid should have the controversial
decision reversed by Westminster, as demanded by Scotland's fishing fleet. Only
the Government in London has the power to change the boundary again.
Labour's coalition partners in Scotland, the Liberal
Democrats, abandoned the joint party line and voted with the SNP and Tories. By
doing so they were adding force to moves in the Commons by Lib Dem MP Archy
Kirkwood to have Westminster reinstate the old boundary. Scottish Executive
spokesmen have argued since the change that technically there never was a
boundary and that the decision to create one was purely for administrative
reasons after devolution. The new fisheries boundary no longer bears resemblance
to the boundary which delineates Scotland's territory in oil and gas fields as
formalised in 1987
Ben Wallace: We are aware, especially within our regional devolved national Parliament, that we have different political agendas. My colleagues in the Scottish National Party would like to have greater influence above the national level and directly into Europe. As a member of a unionist party, I favour a different method. I was interested to know how constitutional regions fitted in at a national level and Mr Dammeyer has answered my question.
Mr Dammeyer: (simultaneous interpretation) We have to respect that Scotland is a nation but, at the European level and in the European discussion, Scotland is like a region.
Colin Campbell: In size, but not in spirit. End of quotes
The above complete is here:-
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/historic/europe/or-01/eu01-0702.htm
1975 letter and alleged “Secret”
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The shocking thing about this secret order is that it was not openly discussed in the Commons, passed by the House of Lords and then passed by a very select Labour and Liberal committee in the Scottish Office.
or read this pdf file on Scotland reduced fishing zone.
Why did the UK Government do this and why was it not debated in the House of Commons? Is it for the same reason I have put in the Title? The United Kingdom’s Sea. All as listed as ‘united’ in the UN under the 12 mile Limit, to be transferred eventually to the EU for its “Motorway in the Sea”? To make sure you realise this is not a fabrication of the truth, here you can access the “Official” Documents.
Just change the /1/ to 2, the 3,the 4, then 5
you will note that many changes were made (See Falklands too) in 2009.
A must read for interested Parties the UK’s Standard note. Here:
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05602.pdf
The letter is of course dated 23 April 1975
all to do with the then The European Community, but what was the reason for the
1999 “grab”?
Conclusion:-This paper has shown that the advent of North Sea oil has completely overturned the traditional economic arguments used against Scottish nationalism. An independent Scotland could now expect to have massive surpluses both on its budget and on its balance of payments and with theproper husbanding of resources this situation could last for a very long time into the future.
http://www.oilofscotland.org/mccronereport.pdf
And this is why Scotland wishes to be independent from the UK.
http://www.oilofscotland.org/scottish_politics.html
European Union today, UK Library Note. Just in case they have forgotten what they have done!
The REAL treachery and tragedy for the whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland started in 1972.
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My thanks to Peggy (made up name) for the piece. Great research!
CR.
Sorry but none of this is shocking. We all know Blair preferred business behind closed doors, he's still doing it today and probably did prior to becoming 'Leader of the Labour Party'.
ReplyDeleteIt matters not one jot at what level of government politicians are to be found they are all corrupt the only variance being degree.
It's not their fault though.
It's ours because we keep playing their games by voting and consenting to be taxed to death.
At some point a penny has to drop.
These people are aliens who have been dropped into place by other people as the last ditch line of defence against scrutiny.
The government is not ours. It never has been.
Bill,
ReplyDeleteIf Alec Salmond knows about this he ain't saying anything.
North Sea Oil & Gas has remained his central plank for at least the last ten years.
The government should be directed by the people. Not the other way around.
It's a noble cause, regaining control of it, don't you think?
CR.
The Scots have their own particular ways of dealing with such traitors. Might be time for them to depart.
ReplyDeleteThis sticks in the craw of every politically aware Scot Ranty.
ReplyDeleteJames,
ReplyDeleteI don't doubt that for a second.
If only they were aware of the theft.
CR.
Rosie,
ReplyDeleteIt was a nasty deception. I'd be interested to see what Eck thinks about it all.
He has to know, surely?
CR.
http://holliedemandsjustice-robertgreensblog.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeletei urge everyone to participate in group projects such as this, if we unite and execute these projects in big groups it will have a positive effect.
thank you my friends.
Nicked the bugger Capt`n, it might do the trick, I can only hope it will anyway, great artical, not a bad title either lol.
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