Мастер wrote:Looks like Crimea will be holding theirs first.
Lianachan wrote:Excellent resource for gathering facts about Scotland and independence.
Wee Blue Book
Lianachan wrote:Wee Blue Book
Lianachan wrote:It only seems "content free" as it's a very brief summary. Pages 6, 7 and 8 are the content for that first point.
Heid the Ba' wrote:rumpUK. The bit left if we leave.
Мастер wrote:I'm sure there are all kinds of good arguments one could make based on history, culture, maybe language, maybe other things, about why Scotland is distinct from England/Wales (and NI if you like), and why these differences are the reason why Scotland is (or should be) a country rather than a region of a country. I just don't see them here.
Мастер wrote:The first question in this section is truly bizarre, and I could have answered it quite differently. The answer given is, historically, it hasn't mattered. OK, maybe it will matter in some future election. In that case, I could point out that the question effectively asks whether Scotland should forego the government the majority of its inhabitants vote for, in order to prevent the rest of the UK from getting the government the majority of its inhabitants vote for. We shouldn't get what we want, because if we do, then the rest of the UK will get what it wants?
tubeswell wrote:Heid the Ba' wrote:rumpUK. The bit left if we leave.
rump = a polite way of saying 'rse.
Lianachan wrote:The target audience will be aware of those arguments.
Lianachan wrote:If that's who they've voted for, should we be pleased about stopping them getting the government they want?
Мастер wrote:Lianachan wrote:That's how it reads to me. Which brings up point (5) from the brochure, about cutting one's nose off to spite one's face :)
Мастер wrote:So, let me turn this around - are there feasible conditions which the UK could satisfy which would cause either or both of our eligible voters to be happy to remain on the inside?
Lianachan wrote:Not me, no. Scotland is a country, not a balance sheet. I'd vote yes even if I immediately had to go and live in a cave.
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