On Monday February 13th the Rt.Hon Alex Salmond MSP delivered the 103rd Roscoe Lecture: “The Case for an Independent Scotland” at St.George’s Hall, Liverpool. More than 1,000 people were present. The lecture may be accessed at (and a filmed version will also shortly be available):
http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/roscoe/97603.htm

For the Uyghurs, Genocide is a word which dares not speak its name. For the sake of women like Rahima Mahmut, Gulzira Auelkhan, Sayragul Sauytbay, and Ruqiye Perhat – whose heart-breaking, shocking, stories are recorded here – it’s time that the crime of genocide was given definition in the UK. On January 19th Parliament can use its voice and speak that name – insisting on justice for victims of Genocide and refusing to make tawdry trade deals with those responsible for the crime above all crimes.
For the Uyghurs Genocide is a word which dares...