The only reason "independence negotiations" would be on the cards is if the de facto referendum were not a referendum for independence but a referendum for a Section 30 request. Because that is the only possible reason or basis for those negotiations. Yet again, this is no more than is being proposed by the SNP. It is not an 'alternative'. It is the same 'strategy' wrapped in different words.
As to the questions that are put to the SNP by the pro-independence part of the Yes movement, doesn't it strike you as strange that the SNP makes such frantic efforts to answer every daft question put by Unionists but flatly refuses to engage with those inside the Yes movement who seek information or explanation?
My reading of the situation as it stands is that John Swinney would probably win this race. My opinion would be that this is probably for the best, all things considered.
No horses will be scared in the making of a John Swinney leadership. He could be just the man to bring about some healing. He could be good for the party and for the country. But can he provide leadership for Scotland's cause? It seems unlikely.
Had Ross wanted to strike a blow for the British Tories and the British Nationalist cause as well as against the SNP and Scotland's cause, he would have sought to bring down the SNP Scottish Government.
That the people of Scotland have the right to choose is beyond question. What I hoped to hear from Stewart Hosie was something about how it is proposed to enable us to exercise this right. What is the point in having the right of self-determination if the party of government in Scotland has no plans or proposals for an opportunity to choose?
Two tribes separated by an unspannable gulf of shared stupidity.
The SNP may have been winning for the last ten years, but Scotland's cause most certainly has not.
For some time now, I have been stressing the urgency of Scotland's predicament. In numerous articles and social media post I have suggested that the 2024 UK general election would be a game-changer for Scotland's independence movement - and not in a good way. I have marvelled at the complacency of Scotland's nominally pro-independence politicians … Continue reading ‘Muscular Unionism’
If you want to know what the SNP will do with this "clear majority", you need only look back over the last decade. The answer is, nothing! They have done precisely nothing with that majority. In the last three UK general elections, the SNP has won majorities greater than that indicated by this poll - 2015 = 59 seats; 2017 = 39 seats; 2019 = 52 seats. What progress has Scotland's cause made in that period? None whatsoever!
Peter A Bell 