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It's Not Over Until The Fat Lady Sings ...
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Well Salmond aint singing ..
The angry outburst from the normally mild-mannered former Labour chancellor came 24 hours after Mr Salmond said on Sky's Murnaghan programme that Scotland could declare independence without holding another referendum.
As I said before the election, the Yes will not go away, they will continue to be a drag on the economy, no one in their right mind will invest in Scotland until it becomes Independent now.
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The angry outburst from the normally mild-mannered former Labour chancellor came 24 hours after Mr Salmond said on Sky's Murnaghan programme that Scotland could declare independence without holding another referendum.
As I said before the election, the Yes will not go away, they will continue to be a drag on the economy, no one in their right mind will invest in Scotland until it becomes Independent now.
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Alec Salmond is merely moving to another seat in Holyrood. Many seem to forget that the SNP is still the majority ruling party in Scotland. I'll explain 'majority' for you. The SNP has more MSPs than all the other parties put together, compare that to those who turn up at the Westminster tribal hut.
I can't see that Darling has said much wrong here. Salmond and his party lost the Referendum, as it was widely predicted they would. They already have considerable powers over their own affairs, courtesy of the devolution brought about years ago. It seems that now they want their cake and eat it too.
A period of silence from the failed YES campaign would be nice and not before time.
A period of silence from the failed YES campaign would be nice and not before time.
It's perfecty obvious - to all but the usual suspects here on AnswerBank - that neither (a) the SNP nor (b) the hope of independence in the minds of nearly half the Scottish electotate are at all likely to disappear.
Cameron can talk as much as he likes about the clarity of "the firm will of the Scottish people", but he seems to forget that this is true only here and now! He has not the remotest idea what the 'firm will' of these same people will be in 2016, when the next Scottish general election is due.
Given what seems to have been a considerable increase in the number of people joining the SNP post-referendum in tandem with the disappointment of the 16 - 30 age group who substantially voted 'Yes'...who knows?
What is he going to do if the SNP win an overall majority at Holyrood AGAIN?
When Labour beats the Conservatives, do the latter say, "Ah well, the British electorate have shown their firm will for a Labour government, so we will pack up our Tory tents and disappear quietly."
Would that they did, but sadly, they never do! Nor will the SNP.
Cameron can talk as much as he likes about the clarity of "the firm will of the Scottish people", but he seems to forget that this is true only here and now! He has not the remotest idea what the 'firm will' of these same people will be in 2016, when the next Scottish general election is due.
Given what seems to have been a considerable increase in the number of people joining the SNP post-referendum in tandem with the disappointment of the 16 - 30 age group who substantially voted 'Yes'...who knows?
What is he going to do if the SNP win an overall majority at Holyrood AGAIN?
When Labour beats the Conservatives, do the latter say, "Ah well, the British electorate have shown their firm will for a Labour government, so we will pack up our Tory tents and disappear quietly."
Would that they did, but sadly, they never do! Nor will the SNP.