“There are times however, when a window of opportunity opens that could lead directly to such a consultation on Independence. Such a window of opportunity presents itself on 3rd May 2007, the date of the Scottish Parliamentary elections, and within the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union itself.”

“Currently, 42 of the 129 MSP’s at Holyrood have stated they are pro-Independence and would support a referendum on Scottish Independence. In order to help elect a minimum of 65 Independence-supporting MSP’s on 1st May 2007 Independence First will be initiating a broad, non party aligned vote independence campaign which targets the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary election.”

“The nature of this campaign will be to convince a minimum of one million Scots to pledge both of their votes – for FPTP Seats and for List Seats to candidates who support a referendum on Scottish Independence. The target figure of One Million Pledges represents over half the total number of voters who participated in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election.”

“Independence First will be approaching other pro-independence organisations, such as the Independence Convention, about working together to build momentum behind the campaign. Soon, our people will realise that Independence is very much within their grasp.”

Independence First have already approached the Independence Convention with the campaign plan (which is being circulated around the convention's membership at the moment) and are hoping for a star studded launch event later in the year involving important cultural figures.