tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post1704557456480134553..comments2024-03-28T21:09:07.818+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: David Cameron wants it, the readers of the Daily Mail demand it - it's time for Scotland to GROW UPJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-87584600302555657352012-01-10T16:10:37.927+00:002012-01-10T16:10:37.927+00:00Speculation about constitutional jiggery-pokery i...Speculation about constitutional jiggery-pokery is all very well and occasionally enlghtening. <br /><br />But let's cut to the chase. One of the major weaknesses in the No campaign is that Scottish Labour is being led by someone who looks like an extra in Coronation Street. With one important difference: an extra in Coronation Street probably has more charisma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-27233924359777521652012-01-10T02:40:25.358+00:002012-01-10T02:40:25.358+00:00Anon : All the unionist parties want Electoral Com...Anon : All the unionist parties want Electoral Commission oversight, because they think they would get a more favourable question. On your second point, obviously the negotiations would be complex, but my guess is they would be concluded more quickly than most people imagine. Once there is a mandate for independence, the momentum to settle matters will be overwhelming.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-86713169398924066732012-01-09T17:56:05.929+00:002012-01-09T17:56:05.929+00:00Duncan Hames, husband of Jo Swinson, said today th...Duncan Hames, husband of Jo Swinson, said today that the referendum should be administered by the UK Electoral Commission. What do you make of that?<br /><br />Also how would the post-referendum negotiations be conducted? Couldn't they get bogged down in legalistic minefield over issues such as the EU, currency, oil, debt, trident, defence? These negotiations could take years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-76828146883324647572012-01-09T15:19:30.414+00:002012-01-09T15:19:30.414+00:00Anon II : Yes, it's going to be challenging fo...Anon II : Yes, it's going to be challenging for all the London broadcasters to report on the referendum objectively, given that support for British unity almost seems to be programmed into them as a 'prime directive'. I hope they're having a serious think about what authentic neutrality would look like in this instance.<br /><br />Anon III : If Cameron unilaterally holds a referendum, then I presume the SNP would be minded to boycott it and aim to hold their own referendum later on as planned. But I'm not sure that's what Cameron is talking about - it seems to be an amendment to the Scotland Bill to allow the Scottish Parliament to hold their own legally binding referendum, but within a tight timetable. In which case it can be safely ignored.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-48190453821963989362012-01-09T15:05:33.862+00:002012-01-09T15:05:33.862+00:00What would happen if Cameron does hold a referendu...What would happen if Cameron does hold a referendum this year or 2013?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-5360199433980611032012-01-09T09:43:18.964+00:002012-01-09T09:43:18.964+00:00James,
Outstanding post.
I’ve just listened to ...James,<br /><br />Outstanding post. <br /><br />I’ve just listened to the BBCs political correspondent (the one who’s not Nick Robinson) explaining David Cameron’s rationale for a 2013 referendum. This is what he said:<br /><br />“If the vote is held in 2013...David Cameron believes that most Scots will shy away from a Yes vote and will vote No rather than make the huuuuuuuuuge leap to independence”.<br /><br />Thank goodness that, unlike the Daily Mail, the BBC is still upholding such high standards of objective journalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-49159560982456661182012-01-09T07:21:27.508+00:002012-01-09T07:21:27.508+00:00Love your work James.
Admire your patience to rea...Love your work James.<br /><br />Admire your patience to read through that drivel and then comment on it.<br /><br />Don't forget though we have a few in Scotland with the same mindset. Labour hame springs to mind. Let's be honest, we have the same brain dead folk walking amungst us as well.<br /><br />Maybe a peice on why some of the Scots don't get why Independence is a no brainer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45808644362710423042012-01-09T07:10:54.275+00:002012-01-09T07:10:54.275+00:00Given the tone of its readership (and I don't ...Given the tone of its readership (and I don't expect there's a silent majority of readers who feel any different), it will be interesting to see if the Daily Mail stands for or against Scotland ending the Union. There would be a certain irony if the Daily mail "swings it for Salmond" (as I'm sure we'd see in a headline somewhere!).Don McCnoreply@blogger.com