And The Next Cameron U-Turn Will Be .......

[Canary42]

Prime candidate coming up :-

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cameron-rules-another-scottish-independence-vote-220049586.html#9KfZiBQ

Watch this space.

[youngmafbog]

If public opinion changes during the next 5 years I would hope he would listen and act accordingly.

Wouldn't you?

[ToraToraTora]

no YMB, the left love every thing cast in stone......hang on!

[mushroom25]

that's easy bouncer - cameron has already said that he won't stand for re-election as PM, and is likely to step down before 2020.

cameron has said that there is a plan to hold a referendum "as long as I am prime minister".

so if he resigns before the referendum takes place, he won't have broken any promises, or done any u-turns.

[ichkeria]

That isn't a u-turn. When did he ever promise another referendum?
The EU referendum may well now be in 2016

[ichkeria]

Sorry I guess you mean he WILL allow one. Can't see it unless the EU referendum goes badly

[DTCwordfan]

How about the SNP (the red-faced Salmond) reneging on their pledge not to hold a referendum about Independence - the toad face.....

[Quizmonster]

"Reneging on their pledge not to hold a referendum about Independence."
There was no such pledge! Clearly the very reaon for the SNP's existence is the hope for Scottish independence and the only way that can happen is if Scotland's voters opt for it in a referendum.
Both Alex Salmond and Ms Sturgeon said so repeatedly during the recent campaign. This is just another example of Tory-press scaremongering. They both made clear ad nauseam that last week's election was not even about independence or another referendum for it, but was solely about the opportunity to have Scotland's voice heard more unequivocally at Westminster. That they have certainly achieved!
However, next year there will be a general election for the Scottish Parliament and an independence referendum may well be a plank in the SNP's manifesto for that. If they are elected as a majority government yet again at that time, what conceivable reason would there be for them not to seek another a referendum? Of course, they may NOT include a referendum plank next year; we'll have to wait and see.
If the Tories can push through THEIR election manifesto promises, whyever should the SNP be denied the same ability?

[mushroom25]

the scottish parilament can call a further independence referendum any time it likes - next month if they want - but without the co-operation of the westminster administration, independence would not result, regardless of result, unless it took the form of UDI.

at this time, UDI would not be a terribly good plan, because given the state of the oil industry, there would be nothing to back the currency of an independent scotland.

[Quizmonster]

Within the 28-member European Union – never mind the world – there are five countries with a population similar to Scotland’s; ie between about 4 and 7 million. They are Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Ireland and Slovakia. In addition, there are several much smaller nations which also seem to manage independence perfectly adequately; ie Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia.

In the first group above, apart possibly from Denmark, how many depend on oil for survival? I believe I can confidently say that none of the countries in the second group does so. In total, this amounts to more than one third of all EU countries, none of which depends on oil.

Do you seriously contend that Scotland alone would be incapable of doing the same? The world beats a path to its doorstep for whisky, currently one of the top five export earners for the WHOLE of the UK. Its history and tourism are also major earners. Certainly, a booming oil-price would be a wonderful bonus, providing a multitude of benefits, but is it a necessity in order to be independent? Clearly not!

[Zacs-Master]

QM, are you aware of the looming problem with Scotland's shrinking workforce, not to mention the cost of decommissioning the oil pipelines (estimated at £10b)?

[mushroom25]

//Do you seriously contend that Scotland alone would be incapable of doing the same? //

no, i did not say that. but independence cannot happen overnight, however much the population might feel that's desirable - the moden world is incredibly complicated, it will take a lot of effort by both the scottish authorities and those in westminster to disagregate the administrations of both countries. The UDI route to independence will not yield any kind of financial stability that will be needed at the outset.

[Quizmonster]

ZM, decommissioning oil installations and pipelines is the responsibility of the owners and the relevant government(s). In the North Sea currently, that means Shell, Amoco etc plus the UK government...not solely an independent Scottish government, were such a body to come into existence. In other words, the RumpUK would have to chip in massively, too; after all, they were responsible for the creation of these things and took the benefit from them.

[anotheoldgit]

/// Watch this space. ///

Failing that, your crystal ball.