Westminster decaying before our eyes, says Salmond as he rallies supporters

Alex Salmond has said Westminster politics is “decaying before our eyes” as he issued a rallying cry to supporters of independence.

The former Scottish first minister told a conference of the Scottish Independence Convention on Saturday the timing had “never looked better” for the cause.

The Build: Bridges to Indy event brought together around 1,600 activists at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall to explore 0 Alex Salmond: ‘We’re Johnny no mates in Europe’ the future of the movement. Mr Salmond said: “Obviously our strength is great. Look around the hall, feel our strength as a movement, but also understand the weakness of our opponents.

“I’ve been active in politics for 30 years – elected politics – and I’ve never seen the British state in a state of more disorientation and chaos. We’re Johnny-no-mates in Europe, not a single friend across the continent.

“The structures of Westminster politics are decaying before our eyes, so this is a matter not just of our strength, but their weakness. That also dictates the timing of the campaign.”