Scotia Future

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Scotia Future
Leader Chic Brodie
FoundedSeptember 2020
RegisteredPP12489
DissolvedMarch 2023
Headquarters23 Maybole Road
Ayr
KA7 2PZ
Ideology Scottish independence
Euroscepticism
Colours  Purple
Website
www.scotia-future.scot

Scotia Future was a political party in Scotland which supported Scottish independence. [1] The party was in favour of what it considered "Real Independence and a Scotland of Equals" outside both the United Kingdom and the European Union with a Swiss-style relationship within EFTA. On social and economic issues, the Party looked to an older radical nationalist tradition in Scotland than the Scottish National Party (SNP), such as to the economic radicalism of the Scots National League, the Co-operative Movement, and the Highland Land League. Its colours were purple and white, and its logo was a triquetra superimposed on a map of Scotland. [2] Following a discussion with its members its Nominating Officer, Cllr Andy Doig, dissolved the Party in March 2023. The Party Leader and Treasurer, Chic Brodie, former MSP, having died in September 2022. The remaining party funds were donated to the pro-independence campaign group, Salvo Scotland, in April 2023.

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History

Scotia Future was founded on 9 September 2020 by former SNP MSP Chic Brodie. [3] [4] It was registered by the Electoral Commission the same day. [5]

On 22 October 2020, Cllr Andy Doig became Scotia Future's first elected representative when he defected to the party while sitting on Renfrewshire Council for the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch ward, having been elected as an independent. He had been both an SNP representative and an independent, but the party to date has decided not to contest elections to either Westminster or local government, but only to contest Holyrood elections, so Cllr Doig retains his Independent status on Renfrewshire Council. [6] In February 2021 Chic Brodie announced his candidacy on behalf of Scotia Future to stand in Ayr constituency at that year's Scottish elections, and Cllr Doig announced his candidacy on behalf of Scotia Future to stand in Renfrewshire South constituency also. [7]

Brodie died on 24 September 2022 following a short illness, [8] and the party was dissolved six months later, with their remaining funds being donated to Salvo Scotland.

Manifesto launch and policies

Scotia Future launched its Holyrood manifesto on 4 April 2021. It stated that the focus of the election should be on "policies not personalities", which may have been an oblique reference to the very personal contest at that election between the SNP led by Nicola Sturgeon and the newly created Alba Party led by Alex Salmond. The Manifesto called for a programme of more residential rehab centres to treat alcoholism, a strategy to repopulate the Highlands and Islands, a post-independence referendum on the monarchy, a second revising Scottish Senate based in Edinburgh and a House of Representatives based in Glasgow, the introduction of single transferable voting to Holyrood, the decentralisation of local government, and a commitment to repatriating all employment law to Holyrood and the introduction of employee votes and shareholding in every company above a certain size, as in Germany. [9]

Electoral performance

Scottish Parliament

YearRegional VoteConstituency VoteOverall SeatsChange
2021 451 votes0.0%
0 / 56
1,032 votes0.0%
0 / 73
0 / 129
New Party

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    1. ↑ Williams, Martin (29 July 2020). "New Scottish independence party explains game plan as logos are officially approved". The Herald.
    2. ↑ "Our Policies". Scotia Future.
    3. ↑ Paterson, Kirsteen (9 September 2020). "Ex-SNP MSP Chic Brodie launches new independence party Scotia Future". The National.
    4. ↑ Wilson, Stuart (2 February 2021). "Election hopeful aims to create 'all-Ayrshire' federal unit". Daily Record.
    5. ↑ "View registration". The Electoral Commission.
    6. ↑ "Councillor launches new pro-independence party". The Gazette.
    7. ↑ "Councillor Andy Doig to stand in Scottish Parliament election". The Gazette.
    8. ↑ Learmonth, Andrew (25 September 2022). "Tributes paid to former SNP MSP Chic Brodie". The Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
    9. ↑ The Sunday National (4 April 2021). "The Sunday National".
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