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Published Date: 10 March 2009

SO THE referendum is dead. Scots will not get the chance to vote on independence in the lifetime of this parliament. That's clear. It must be, after all the three main opposition parties have united in condemning the plans and insist they will not change their minds this side of the 2011 election.
Well, not quite. There is much more going on with this whole referendum business under the surface, simply because independence is what the SNP is all about – indeed, the party was hardly going to come to power and then roll over without a fight on ...



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  • Last Updated: 09 March 2009 9:29 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Hamish Macdonell
 
1

Marian,

10/03/2009 08:23:12
Due to a primeval fear of the Tories, the Scottish voters en masse may once again vote for New Labour at the next UK Westminster election in a misguided attempt to gain protection from a UK Tory government but little realising all the Tories have to do is to win the south east of England to get back into UK government office irrespective of whether Scotland votes for New Labour or not.

If Scotland votes New Labour it will once again send down a bunch of New Labour's west central Scotland numpties, spivs, and chavs who have no real interest on what happens in Scotland but are more concerned with what expenses and perks they can hold onto.

It is time that Scotland woke up and realised for the past 50 years Scotland has voted like sheep for New Labour yet got nothing in return.

Scotland's Labour MP's were especially impotent when Thatcher was in power and imposed the Poll Tax, decimated industries, etc.

In light of New Labours imminent political demise in the UK as a whole and the inevitable election of a very strong and commanding Tory government, Scotland must have a strong and patriotic voice in Westminster and the only way she will get this is with the election of more SNP MP's into Westminster.

Scotland electing 21 or 25 SNP MP's does not automatically mean Scotland's independence but what it will do is send a clear message to David Cameron if he treats Scotland with contempt, that it will not take a great deal more to break his UK union in half.

New Labour in opposition wouldn't send such an ultimatum to Cameron and to be honest they would just be an embarrassment to Scotland.
2

Hugo of Garven,

10/03/2009 08:27:57
Interesting times!
3

Mr. Lachie Todd,

Edinburgh 10/03/2009 09:07:51
It would indeed be ironic, IF the Nationalists were ever to gain further ground at the forthcoming Westminster and Holyrood Elections, simply because the Scots Electorate was not prepared to stomach another Tory Government!
4

bill-alba,

fife 10/03/2009 15:10:18
#3 it would be very ironic indeed, if scots vote for labour or tories all they end up with is tory.

 

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