LAW AND ORDER
The Scottish Heritage Party recognizes the unique history of Scotland's legal system restoring it back to its Christian Heritage under the Monarch of the United Kingdom bound by the Coronation Oath.
It is noticed by the Party however a lack of transparency in many cases, and so to address this we will insist that all members of the legal process must not be members of secretive closed order societies but be fully committed to the overall Constitution of Great Britain that recognizes Scotland's unique position and heritage.
It is not considered consistent with the UK Nolan Principles of Government to have members of oath bearing secret societies involved with our legal and political systems, for if an elected or un-elected government official places him or herself under an oath of secrecy, how can that apply to serving in public life in a transparent way.
It is understood that there are times that it can be prudent to not let out state secrets in the context of military activity and national defence, our comments relating to everyday public life where there must be full transparency, the people holding to account politicians moving out of the democratic mandate to one of un-elected global control. The Nolan Principles are as follows:
1. Selflessness
Holders of public office should take decisions solely in terms of the public interest. They should not do so in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family or their friends.
2. Integrity
Holders of public office should not place themselves under any financial obligation to outside individuals or organisations that might influence them in the performance of their official duties.
3. Objectivity
In carrying out public business, including making public appointments, awarding contracts or recommending individuals for rewards and benefits, holders of public office should make choices on merit.
4. Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny is appropriate to their office.
5. Openness
Holders of public office should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions they take. They should give reasons for their decisions and restrict information only when the wider public interest clearly demands it.
6. Honesty
Holders of public office have a duty to declare any private interests relating to their public duties, and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way that protects the public interest.
7. Leadership
Holders of public office should promote and support these principles by leadership and example.
The Scottish Heritage Party therefore places great emphasis on Britain's "written constitution" when it comes to the application of law, looking for a caring society of justice rather than the "letter".
When it comes to tackling crime, the Scottish Heritage Party will restore local Police Forces as they were before the centralisation to Police Scotland with the newly restored local councils being highly involved in the running of Police operations, the statistics showing us a 12% non-sexual violent crime increased in year 21-22 and 15% more sexual crime.
There is also the issue of apparent Glasgow Grooming Gangs which needs to be dealt so as to protect all of our society.
Statistics seem to show us that drug misuse seems to align itself with the crime ratios, Dundee City being the most violent place in Scotland also with the most drug misuse. Statistics show that the business of one drug dealer can lead to five hundred deaths, and so a Scottish Heritage Party government will legislate for severe penalties akin to murder charges when it comes to the illegal selling of drugs.
Scotland out of all European countries is consistently towards the top when it comes to alcohol and drug abuse and we need to get to the cause of this, all this coinciding with a major cultural change brought in by the SNP that in itself has coincided with a nation that was once God fearing becoming the centre of wretched drug abuse.
It is for these reasons we will be putting to the electorate whether they would like a Party that has a zero tolerance for drug abuse and crime. Whether or not we want a nation where we can walk the streets safely at night in our cities. Whether or not we want to learn from cities throughout the world that have tackled this problem and beaten it!
THE EXAMPLE OF SINGAPORE
1) Bring about a nation with the best education system in the World as Singapore has today.
2) Bring about a nation like Singapore has today that has diverse parts of its capital city with all getting on well with each other. We will not tolerate what we believe to be racist policies of the SNP, there seeming to be proof of this with a speech in 2020 by the then First Minister Humza Yousaf complaining of large numbers of white people in government offices, a fact, but a fact having to be placed in the context of Scotland having a population of 96% white. Scotland traditionally has been a tolerant hospitable country and it is this we in the Scottish Heritage Party look to restore being in favour of controlled immigration and maintaining great relations with commonwealth countries.
3) Bring about a nation where crime and drug abuse is simply not tolerated. In 2021, the number of Singapore crimes committed for every 100,000 individuals was 847. In Dundee the figure is 807 crimes for 10,000 people. What a difference!
It shows it can be done but Singapore has harsh punishment for criminals, particularly drug criminals. We need to ask ourselves do we need to do the same, whilst accepting rehabilitation is important, we simply cannot go on with a legal system failing the people of Scotland.
High quality education and strict law enforcement is the example of Singapore, and it is one the Scottish Heritage Party is not afraid to copy.
In relation to youth crime, under the SNP-Green Alliance, this is getting out of hand with Police seemingly unable to do anything. A Scottish Heritage Party Government will not tolerate youth crime and will look to work with parents and Education departments in relation to a form of correction that will bring an end to this modern-day disease of crime particularly from teenagers.
As regards to the April 1, 2024, SNP-Green Alliance bill to apparently eliminate hate-crime, a simple look at the Policy Memorandum surrounding this bill shows the Government is having difficulty defining what a hate crime is. There is no single accepted definition of hate crime with different definitions produced for different purposes, is a direct quote from the government so how are Police Scotland going to act on such a premise. Threatening others with violence for whatever reason is clearly covered by existing legislation, so what possible good can this act do, indeed one must ask what possible harm will it do for those who want to exercise the right to express their views?
Also, government’s threatening behaviour to those upholding traditional values will not be tolerated either with the constitutional right of being able to pray anywhere, stand up for the unborn child, stand up against green ideology that destroys, stand up against cultural Marxism and the impact it is having, stand up against the LGBTQ agenda and so with the Scottish Heritage Party those of traditional family values, those who are patriotic looking to wave the flag of Andrew alongside the Union Flag will have their freedom again whilst those who look to enforce unconstitutional laws could well be in danger of coming against what originally built our country which is our Christian heritage, actions we originally called high treason.
Indeed, we have to ask the question whether the former First Minister was guilty of his own hate crime law with his seemingly anti-white speech of 2020.
Will they be investigated as regards to their political, ethical and faith beliefs for there is clear emphasis in the act to certain people groups with an emphasis on protecting those who aspire to LGBTQ ideology that includes the sexualisation of children. To oppose ideology is not a hate crime and this is not clear in the act and so for those of all faiths, the majority of which over centuries have aspired to ancient scriptures that depict homosexuality as sin, are clearly being threatened by this act to express these scriptures and so the Scottish Heritage Party will protect the right to express scripture which cannot be a hate crime, indeed in Christian scripture comes the promise of God that he so loved the world, his only begotten son coming to save the world taking on the sins of both hetero and homosexuals, all of whom needing to repent.
There is also the problem of involving Police Scotland in investigating hate crimes against those who simply have a different viewpoint, the act emphasizing an apparent protection of the 21st. century Scotland, rather than ensuring the nation’s foundations are being protected of a Christian Scotland that ensures freedom for all under a Constitution that clearly emphasizes the Creator God who has ordained man to multiply rather than suppress himself with the de-population programme of the green agenda.
One of the protected groups in the act is the elderly who were brought up in a God-fearing society that had just won the Second World War with King George VI calling the nation to prayer. Those upholding the values of these years are being hated so we ask the Scottish Government whether they are hating a generation that fought for our freedom by trusting God and whether they themselves are guilty of their own law?
In summary, this law according to the Scottish Heritage Party is a major attack on our freedom, an attack on our ability to disagree with the global narrative of the Scottish Government, and it has been reported already that even if Police decide that no crime has been committed as in the case of MSP Murdo Fraser, his name remains on Police Files as being a person of non-crime hate. It is clear that this act needs to be exposed for what it is and it is that of a direct attack on freedom and thus un-constitutional, and for this reason it will not need to be repealed because it is not law in the first place, indeed the very act is a document of high treason rather than a document in line with our nation’s heritage. Indeed Libby Purves, well respected journalist writing for The Times declares that she cannot believe how far Scotland has fallen, a nation needing to rise again freed up from needless regulation and law!
Declared David Kurten: Our society based on liberty and enterprise balanced by individual responsibility allows the opportunity for citizens to prosper. Our Common Law based on Christian principles is the fairest system of justice in the world, and the United Kingdom is one of the best places in the world for members of minority communities to live. This is what we will restore in Scotland.
Continues David Kurten: For a nation to thrive it must be connected to its roots. We as the living generation are responsible for looking after the heritage which has been passed to us from our forefathers, and we have a duty to pass it on to the generations which will come after us. This is the basis of social conservatism.
Successive governments have eroded our freedom, given away our sovereignty and mismanaged our economy.
The Heritage Party exists to return to the principles of social conservatism, to reverse the cultural destruction wreaked by politically correct ideologies and to return to our true traditions and heritage. In embracing these principles, we believe the United Kingdom can once again become a great and prosperous nation.
We have a great and proud history, but our culture and heritage are under severe attack by subversive ideologies in the guise of political correctness. This is a real and present danger to the fabric of our society. The slow corrosion of the ‘Long March Through the Institutions’ is now evident. Marxist groups and activists openly agitate to smash capitalism, disrupt the nuclear family, defund the police and close prisons while accusing British society of systemic injustice.
The Heritage Party rejects these false narratives and believes we should celebrate our culture and heritage. Our society based on liberty and enterprise balanced by individual responsibility allows the opportunity for citizens to prosper. Our Common Law based on Christian principles is the fairest system of justice in the world, and the United Kingdom is one of the best places in the world for members of minority communities to live.
Children should be taught British history in schools, both good and bad, but with a sense that on balance, we are a nation with a history and heritage to be proud of.
There should be no law or penalty for expressing controversial opinions, making jokes, or engaging in banter. This means supporting the freedom of speech of people who have differing views to ourselves, even if we find such opinions offensive. Everyone has the right to freedom of belief, freedom of speech and freedom of expression, provided they are not inciting violence or crime, or directly threatening another person.
Everyone must have the right to discuss and criticise all ideologies and texts without fear of being harassed by the state for their opinions. This right has been eroded over recent decades by the burgeoning concept of so-called ‘hate speech’, which is a term used to impose ‘repressive tolerance’, whereby only the prevailing ‘politically correct’ viewpoint is tolerated, and other views are stifled or sanctioned, even if they are held by the majority.
Nobody should be dragged through the courts or fired from their jobs because someone has accused them of ‘hate speech’. The Heritage Party will repeal the legal framework which has led to repressive tolerance so that everyone can once again feel free to express themselves freely, whether in social settings or on-line. We will require that Codes of Conduct for employment allow freedom of expression outside the workplace and demand that Codes of Conduct at Universities encourage, rather than restrict, diversity of opinion. Digital social media platforms should be open to all and not be allowed to censor legal opinions simply because someone considers them to be ‘politically incorrect’; they should be classified as publishers if they engage in such arbitrary censorship.
Free speech must also be ensured in the media, both mainstream and social media. Broadcasters, reporters, journalists and commentators must be free to say anything they wish provided it is lawful and does not incite crime or violence. The state should not be allowed to shut down people and organisations on the spurious grounds of ‘misinformation’, ‘disinformation’ or ‘bias’.
Liberty also means that individuals have autonomy over their own lives, as well as individual responsibility for their actions and choices. The state should not seek to impose its own ideologies on individuals, nor force or coerce individuals into making choices concerning themselves or any aspects of their life over which they should have rightful autonomy. Individuals have responsibility for their own finances. They also have responsibility for their own health, and no-one should be forced or coerced to take any medicine or vaccination without their consent.
The draconian lockdown laws and regulations implemented during the Covid era were an egregious and unlawful attack on our civil liberties. The Heritage Party opposes arbitrary restrictions on citizens and businesses and will ensure there are no more lockdowns.
The technology now exists to create a dystopian 24-7 surveillance state where everyone and everything can be monitored continuously. It is therefore more important than ever to guarantee liberty and ensure that individuals continue to have the right to privacy and anonymity. The law should ensure that people can live a private life by default unless they choose otherwise. Personal information should not be held without consent. This principle should also apply to personal financial transactions. Cash must remain an option for purchasing goods and services at retail outlets for people who choose not to use electronic payment methods. We oppose any moves toward a ‘cashless society’ which would discriminate against many vulnerable, elderly and poorer people who do not have access to banking and electronic payments.
In addition, the state should not attempt to unduly interfere with family life or micro-manage families and relationships. Parents are the primary educators and carers of their children, and have the right to bring up their children as they wish, either through home education or in school. There has never been a requirement for parents to register children who are home educated or a compulsion to place them in school. These freedoms should not be removed by the state.
At present by centralizing the power of local Police Forces, Scotland has witnessed a marked increase in crime. The local “bobby” on the beat has been replaced by a Police Force that few can associate with. This will change with a Scottish Heritage Party Government with the restoration of the original county boundaries, each having its own Police Force that works with on a national level with the Police forces of Scotland.
Continues David Kurten: All people are individually responsible for their actions. We hold that all crime should be treated equally seriously, and the same sentence should be given for the same crime regardless of the characteristics of the criminal. This understanding of equality before the law is today being subverted by a growing number of activist magistrates, judges and police officers. The invention of ‘hate crime’ has led to criminals with certain characteristics being treated more harshly than others for the same crime if they are considered to be ‘privileged’ by activists, and more leniently if they are considered to have a ‘protected characteristic’.
The notion that a more severe punishment should be given for a ‘hate crime’ should be rejected. Sentencing for violent crimes must be equally tough regardless of whether or not a criminal has a ‘protected characteristic’, so that the British people can be safe in our own country.
Policing and criminal justice must be re-focussed again on arresting dangerous criminals and jailing them, rather than ‘understanding systemic injustices against minorities’. We would increase stop and search which is an effective tool for preventing crime and getting knives and guns off our streets, targeted in areas where there is the most violent crime.
There should be an end to automatic release from prison half way through a sentence for violent crime. Violent criminals must serve the bulk of their sentence in prison, with no more than a 10% reduction for good behaviour.
Judgements in criminal cases must be based on objective evidence and not subjective feelings. A defendant has the right of habeas corpus, the right to a fair trial, and is considered innocent until proven guilty. We reject new ‘hate speech’ laws which undermine these fundamental principles and are designed to criminalise speech based on whether a complainant feels offended or uncomfortable.
Political correctness has led to violent crime spiralling out of control, and a systemic failure to deal with certain classes of crimes committed by individuals with ‘protected characteristics’, particularly where there are patterns of criminal behaviour in specific ethnic minorities. It has allowed the problem of grooming and raping of tens of thousands of girls under the age of 16 to fester in hundreds of towns and cities across the country. This is a grave injustice and will be at the top of our priorities to set this country right again. Such heinous crimes do not need new laws; there just needs to be the political will to enforce the laws we already have.
The police force, prison service, probation service and courts must be properly financed so that the country has an effective policing and criminal justice system. The cutting of 20,000 police officers, the botched privatisation of the probation service and the disposal of hundreds of police stations and Magistrates Courts to housing developers in recent years are unforgivable. No more local police stations or Courts should be sold off, and new ones need to be opened to replace those which have been closed.
The Heritage Party wants an end to politically correct policing and justice. The job of the police is to protect us from murderers, grooming gangs, burglars, rapists, paedophiles, vandals, thieves and thugs; it is not to kneel before Marxists, make dancing videos for the internet, or hassle people for politically incorrect opinions.
In summary therefore, The Scottish Heritage Party wants an end to politically correct policing and justice. The job of the police is to protect us from murderers, grooming gangs, burglars, rapists, paedophiles, vandals, thieves and thugs; it is not to kneel before Marxists, make dancing videos for the internet, or hassle people for politically incorrect opinions, increasing stop and search which is an effective tool for preventing crime and getting knives and guns off our streets, targeted in areas where there is the most violent crime.
Judgements in criminal cases must be based on objective evidence and not subjective feelings. A defendant has the right of habeas corpus, the right to a fair trial, and is considered innocent until proven guilty. In Scotland over decades, we have a special safeguard being the “not proven” verdict which will continue with a Scottish Heritage Party Government.
We therefore reject new ‘hate speech’ laws which undermine fundamental principles of law. We will place the emphasis on putting an end to crime rather than closing free speech which seems to be the objective of the current Scottish government! Instead, we will encourage investigative journalism at local and national levels congratulating the sacrifice of Julian Assange who merely exposed the crimes and corruptions of western governments to metaphorically be nailed to a continuous Calvary Cross according to one well-known Scottish politician.
To sum up the Scottish Heritage Party supports Police Force de-centralization restoring law and order recognizing that the Scottish Parliament is responsible for consumer protection which we will give back to County Councils, as regards to the nation’s legal system this will continue with judges fully trained in Great Britain’s Constitutional Acts emphasizing their non-membership of oath bearing secret societies, human rights will re-establish transparent trials particularly as regards to family issues and legal aid being more readily available to those who need it, Scotland again being known for equality of justice.
The Scottish Heritage Party will return the nation to its constitutional roots thus bringing about a fairer civil and criminal justice system, more open courts and tribunals removing the legal profession from out of court threatening that over recent years have undermined our traditions.
The Police, Fire and Rescue Services will witness a new freedom under elected County Council Officials to do their work as the public want them to do it rather than Scotland’s curse of unelected officials bound to a global agenda rather than the will of the people.
Prisons under the control of local police and Parole Boards will emphasize rehabilitation whilst at the same time understand the cries of victims shouting out for justice.
As regards to alcohol licensing, it is recognized that those on the ground understand local conditions, this being in the hands therefore of locally elected County Councils. On saying this it has to be recognized the serious nature of alcohol addiction and the introduction of labels and warnings on alcohol products could well help in dealing with Scotland’s alcohol addiction problem, it being encouraging to see the growth of no alcohol beers and healthy eating.