Common Weal

[Lamia]

I am getting just a wee bit excited now about what the plans for the future might be having read the announcement by The Common Weal. We need to pull together but we also need to cover all the different views that were expressed throughout the campaign.

I was already a member of the SNP and now intend to go to their Conference. However they are not really my party of choice. I just believe in party political terms they will have the most power to get us where I ultimately want us to be. I want to play as active a part as I can in making the SNP continue to realise it isn't all about them and put pressure on them when they start to go off in what I think is the wrong direction.

The Common Weal however will provide a much broader umbrella vehicle to try to ensure that we all pull togther. The board has a a wide range of people so most of us will relate to at least one of them.

We all need to support their efforts and keep in touch with what they are up to - and feed into the process. I am sure there will be other projects too but I am particularly excited by this.

I also intend to join Scottish CND and I think that this is a great way to show what we were fighting against that we are serious about what we said and that we will continue to push for the things we want to make Scotland a fairer society and a better place to live. I will look out for other things I can do to that also will help those more disadvantaged in our society that I feel we let down by voting No.

We had a fantastic turnout in Aberdeen at a Yes Aberdeen organised meeting. There must have been around 300 people turned up just desperate to o something which gave me great hope for the future.

A week on and I am starting to dust myself down and get back on my feet.

http://allofusfirst.org/latest/

[ZoltanBuchan]

I was already a member of the SNP and now intend to go to their Conference. However they are not really my party of choice.

I also intend to join Scottish CND

On the 1st point, I still haven't joined the SNP, as in an ideal world I'd vote Green. However, I'll certainly be voting SNP at the next Westminster election.

On the 2nd, again I can't see myself joining CND, but I can certainly envisage going on a demo at Faslane.

[ShedTA]

Agree with this, some of this stuff is great news. i read an article - either wings or bella and it included that we need to think about an alternative combined main stream media outlet not influence by the unionist establishment and even a new scottish bank that we can all invest in without threats to our democratic right.

And apparently this is all stuff that will be getting considered (I just hope the will and ability is there to deliver stuff like this). these are the things that it is now clear we need. the referendum showed up in clear light the huge hold that the establishment can have over a lot of people through fear, because of the control on their everyday lives. we need to work together to address that.

[Lamia]

On the 1st point, I still haven't joined the SNP, as in an ideal world I'd vote Green. However, I'll certainly be voting SNP at the next Westminster election.

On the 2nd, again I can't see myself joining CND, but I can certainly envisage going on a demo at Faslane.

I totally understand not joining the SNP I just feel it might be good for them to have more members who have views that may diverge from their traditional ones and i want to know what they are up to and do what I can to support the areas I agree with and the end result.

I actually don't know why I haven't joined CND before now because I agree with their aim 100%

[scotlad]

Some of the ideas the Common Weal have come up with are amazing. I was gutted last Friday because I thought the chance to put them into practice had gone, so it is pleasing that they are carrying on.

[biffer]

On the 1st point, I still haven't joined the SNP, as in an ideal world I'd vote Green. However, I'll certainly be voting SNP at the next Westminster election.

On the 2nd, again I can't see myself joining CND, but I can certainly envisage going on a demo at Faslane.

That's pretty much my direction as well. I'm planning to join the green party, but will vote to get whoever I think is best placed to deliver into parliament.

[biffer]

Agree with this, some of this stuff is great news. i read an article - either wings or bella and it included that we need to think about an alternative combined main stream media outlet not influence by the unionist establishment and even a new scottish bank that we can all invest in without threats to our democratic right.

And apparently this is all stuff that will be getting considered (I just hope the will and ability is there to deliver stuff like this). these are the things that it is now clear we need. the referendum showed up in clear light the huge hold that the establishment can have over a lot of people through fear, because of the control on their everyday lives. we need to work together to address that.

Derek Bateman and Newsnet Scotland are apparently going to combine to try and achieve a more substantial media presence.