What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
What price a non-politico - JK Rowling?
Actually she would be a fantastic choice for multiple reasons, if she could be persuaded to do it. I can't for the life of me think of a reason why she would want to put herself through that hell.
she has not been great NO supporter in recent times, maybe she is not as daft as she portrayed in the past
I voted to leave - dislike what the EU has morphed into and though the Norway option would give us enough freedom to flourish. Besides which as a non-Eurozone member we would have been out with fiscal union anyway.
But hard Brexit to the WTO was always an absurd idea as the leaked Treasury Paper (entitled 'WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE' apparently) demonstrates. And what special deal are the EU going to want to give us - not that 2 years gives us remotely enough time to even shape the preliminary discussions of a deal.
May is a political imbecile of the first order. She should have gone to the country already and secured her 120 majority. Instead she'll have to go to the country just as her hard brexit sky is falling in.
So this is where sane people step in. People voted to leave the European Union - the question on the paper. Not the other things people think they voted for, but this government appear desperate to steamroller through the suicide option hoping they will outlive UKIP if they do. Why should Scotland - or NI or Wales - put up with that?
The Scots had a referendum. A massive change in the landscape means another one is a valid question to ask. The EU feared little sub-states like Scotland or Catalonia being formed, but thats far less of a concern than the rise of fascism threatening the whole shebang. So they'll offer Nicola the moon on a stick. The referendum will be on Scotland's terms not Westminster's. "We won't allow it then" says May and what does she plan to do about it? Scotland goes ahead anyway with a deal agreed with Europe, declares UDI and then what - war? An absurd piece of posturing from Maybe.
And it won't end with Scotland. The reality of hard Brexit is a physical hard border in Ireland (and war) or a physical hard border between GB and NI (and war). So why would NI put up with that?
This is why I have decided to pull up sticks and cease being much of a Labour activist. The left / right bullshit row is an utter irrelevance as I do not expect there to be a UK left to hold a 2020 election in.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
What price a non-politico - JK Rowling?
It should be huge. She'd have to make common cause with (to her hated) Brexit, plus her statement the last time round is something of a hostage to fortune.
'I’ve heard it said that ‘we’ve got to leave, because they’ll punish us if we don’t’, but my guess is that if we vote to stay, we will be in the heady position of the spouse who looked like walking out, but decided to give things one last go. All the major political parties are currently wooing us with offers of extra powers, keen to keep Scotland happy so that it does not hold an independence referendum every ten years and cause uncertainty and turmoil all over again. I doubt whether we will ever have been more popular, or in a better position to dictate terms, than if we vote to stay.'
What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
I don't agree. Then London should be allowed to stay in the EU.
Scotland is different to the Shetlands, for example, because it is a separate country, maybe not in UN terms. After all, it is the United Kingdom
Your judgement is lacking. Having established that the Theresa May is not in control, the EU, and the UK, would have no interest in going over the cliff. There will be a humiliating climbdown.
Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for a climbdown, humiliating or otherwise.
This presumes A50 cannot be reversed. But no one knows for sure about that as the treaty does not address the issue. It would be useful to get a definitive ruling so each will then know where he stands.
Considering how far behind Sindy1 and Brexit were before their campaigns, and where they finished, I don't think an average 45% is actually a bad starting point. The referendum won't be a rerun of the 1st one for a number of reasons:
Economics: undoubtedly worse for indy supporters this time, probably the biggest advantage in favour of the the unionists after the currency issue
currency: still undecided - my thoughts are that the SNP need to be able to deliver on their own terms everything they promise in order to win this, which means ruling out the British pound currency union from last time, and proposing a scottish pound.
EU: switched from a big unionist plus in 2014 to a huge sindy one now - smart thing to do would be to guarantee EEA membership at least, and say that discussions would be aiming for full EU membership. This neutralises the whole Spain veto issue, who can't veto membership of the EEA and can be worked on longer term to come round to EU accession.
I think the advantage is with sindy this time around, but certainly no sure thing. If I was running their campaign I would go for a Scottish Pound, and (to an extent) own the fact that there will economic difficulties around it. Leavers successfully managed to do this with Brexit, getting the public to buy in to the idea that there will be necessary short term economic wobbles before we once again rule the waves. Promise membership of the single market with a view to retaining full EU membership after discussions with member states. Above all hammer home the fact that there is no status quo option anymore, it's either brexit UK or indy scotland, you have to choose between these two binary new options.
What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
I don't agree. Then London should be allowed to stay in the EU.
Scotland is different to the Shetlands, for example, because it is a separate country, maybe not in UN terms. After all, it is the United Kingdom
There is already a growing campaign in Shetland to rejoin the UK in the event of Scottish independence, as far as they are concerned the UK is their country
I'm not so convinced that Scotland is fundamentally that different from England on the EU [or indeed "liberal" attitudes etc.] But it got divided along Yes/No lines first, and Yes voters went for Remain precisely because of the relevance of that question to the Independence one.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Gordon Brown, your moment has come.
To make a comeback as Prime Minister of an independent Scotland?
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
PS. Given that a Scottish referendum is being justified on the pretext that Scots would be voting Yes to give up their newly acquired or about to be acquired independence from the EU, why is it still being referred to by all and sundry as a referendum on "Scottish independence"?
What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
I don't agree. Then London should be allowed to stay in the EU.
Scotland is different to the Shetlands, for example, because it is a separate country, maybe not in UN terms. After all, it is the United Kingdom
There is already a growing campaign in Shetland to rejoin the UK in the event of Scottish independence, as far as they are concerned the UK is their country
Not sure becoming an enclave of the rUK with a 10 mile territorial limit is really in their interests, but of course that's up to them.
What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
I don't agree. Then London should be allowed to stay in the EU.
Scotland is different to the Shetlands, for example, because it is a separate country, maybe not in UN terms. After all, it is the United Kingdom
There is already a growing campaign in Shetland to rejoin the UK in the event of Scottish independence, as far as they are concerned the UK is their country
I voted to leave - dislike what the EU has morphed into and though the Norway option would give us enough freedom to flourish. Besides which as a non-Eurozone member we would have been out with fiscal union anyway.
But hard Brexit to the WTO was always an absurd idea as the leaked Treasury Paper (entitled 'WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE' apparently) demonstrates. And what special deal are the EU going to want to give us - not that 2 years gives us remotely enough time to even shape the preliminary discussions of a deal.
May is a political imbecile of the first order. She should have gone to the country already and secured her 120 majority. Instead she'll have to go to the country just as her hard brexit sky is falling in.
So this is where sane people step in. People voted to leave the European Union - the question on the paper. Not the other things people think they voted for, but this government appear desperate to steamroller through the suicide option hoping they will outlive UKIP if they do. Why should Scotland - or NI or Wales - put up with that?
The Scots had a referendum. A massive change in the landscape means another one is a valid question to ask. The EU feared little sub-states like Scotland or Catalonia being formed, but thats far less of a concern than the rise of fascism threatening the whole shebang. So they'll offer Nicola the moon on a stick. The referendum will be on Scotland's terms not Westminster's. "We won't allow it then" says May and what does she plan to do about it? Scotland goes ahead anyway with a deal agreed with Europe, declares UDI and then what - war? An absurd piece of posturing from Maybe.
And it won't end with Scotland. The reality of hard Brexit is a physical hard border in Ireland (and war) or a physical hard border between GB and NI (and war). So why would NI put up with that?
This is why I have decided to pull up sticks and cease being much of a Labour activist. The left / right bullshit row is an utter irrelevance as I do not expect there to be a UK left to hold a 2020 election in.
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I think there's a lot in what you say. I've always felt Scotland leaving the UK was inevitable since Labour brought in devolution.
Devolution has had precisely the opposite effect that Labour thought it would.
That was always going to be the outcome. It's like unpicking the fabric of a country thread by thread until eventually the entire thing just falls apart.
By the time we get to an independence vote we will already have a Scottish deal in the bag. The EU are going to guarantee their EEA membership with at least fast track membership to the whole thing agreed. They'll be offered a better deal that the floor scrapings we're going to be proffered. And that'll be used as pressure on the rest of the UK.
What can May threaten them with? Throwing them out of the CTA, currency and customs unions? A physical border? People will be laughing in her face.
Bravo Nicola, bravo. A brilliant political gambit. Any Jeremy obsessives reading this - that's what leadership looks like.
To be fair, Corbyn will be getting what he wants, too, if the UK breaks-up. But you are right, Sturgeon has played a blinder on this. What will May throw at the Scots to keep them on board? Being the Conservative and Unionist PM who lost the Union would be quite something on her CV.
It was the English and Welsh voters who voted Leave who would have lost Scotland, not May who voted Remain. However as said last night May is Elizabeth 1st to Sturgeon's Mary Queen of Scots
No - May could have neutralised the entire issue by saying she would seek to retain single market membership in the EEA. For various (understandable but incorrect) reasons she chose not to, so she has brought this on herself.
No. The idea May could have introduced no new immigration controls after the Leave vote is absurd, half her party would have switched to UKIP. If Scotland votes Yes there is only one group to blame, the Leave campaign in EU ref and those in England and Wales who voted Leave, they may still see leaving the EU as more important than preserving the Union but the blame still falls on them
LOL
you dont think the SNP has anything to do with it then ?
Considering how far behind Sindy1 and Brexit were before their campaigns, and where they finished, I don't think an average 45% is actually a bad starting point. The referendum won't be a rerun of the 1st one for a number of reasons:
Economics: undoubtedly worse for indy supporters this time, probably the biggest advantage in favour of the the unionists after the currency issue
currency: still undecided - my thoughts are that the SNP need to be able to deliver on their own terms everything they promise in order to win this, which means ruling out the British pound currency union from last time, and proposing a scottish pound.
EU: switched from a big unionist plus in 2014 to a huge sindy one now - smart thing to do would be to guarantee EEA membership at least, and say that discussions would be aiming for full EU membership. This neutralises the whole Spain veto issue, who can't veto membership of the EEA and can be worked on longer term to come round to EU accession.
I think the advantage is with sindy this time around, but certainly no sure thing. If I was running their campaign I would go for a Scottish Pound, and (to an extent) own the fact that there will economic difficulties around it. Leavers successfully managed to do this with Brexit, getting the public to buy in to the idea that there will be necessary short term economic wobbles before we once again rule the waves. Promise membership of the single market with a view to retaining full EU membership after discussions with member states. Above all hammer home the fact that there is no status quo option anymore, it's either brexit UK or indy scotland, you have to choose between these two binary new options.
Your judgement is lacking. Having established that the Theresa May is not in control, the EU, and the UK, would have no interest in going over the cliff. There will be a humiliating climbdown.
Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for a climbdown, humiliating or otherwise.
This presumes A50 cannot be reversed. But no one knows for sure about that as the treaty does not address the issue. It would be useful to get a definitive ruling so each will then know where he stands.
Without being explicit, the text of the treaty is about as clear as it could be, as indeed is the logic of the clause. How is it possible to state that membership will end at the commencement of the agreement / the two-year limit / the extended limit, if one side could unilaterally terminate the withdrawal discussions and return to the status quo ante?
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I didn't endorse either the immigration argument or the NHS funding argument. And with stopping immigration pretty well accepted as functionally impossible even with hard brexit it was a ludicrous argument to begin with.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
I think there's a lot in what you say. I've always felt Scotland leaving the UK was inevitable since Labour brought in devolution.
Devolution has had precisely the opposite effect that Labour thought it would.
That was always going to be the outcome. It's like unpicking the fabric of a country thread by thread until eventually the entire thing just falls apart.
I think there's a lot in what you say. I've always felt Scotland leaving the UK was inevitable since Labour brought in devolution.
Devolution has had precisely the opposite effect that Labour thought it would.
That was always going to be the outcome. It's like unpicking the fabric of a country thread by thread until eventually the entire thing just falls apart.
Personally, I think the Scots would be mad to stay chained to UKIP Island now that England has voted for Brexit. Go, and go quickly would be my advice. And I think the EU would welcome them with open arms. It would look great to have them join while the UK leaves. I used to be for the union, but Brexit has changed my mind. This isn't the country I thought it was. Go Scotland, and don't look back!
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
It's rather amusing that Corbyn and his lot, having spent their life decrying Blairites as Red Tories, and Lib Dems as enablers, are now aligned lockstep with Tories on the two biggest issues in a generation, Brexit and Sindy.
Your judgement is lacking. Having established that the Theresa May is not in control, the EU, and the UK, would have no interest in going over the cliff. There will be a humiliating climbdown.
Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for a climbdown, humiliating or otherwise.
This presumes A50 cannot be reversed. But no one knows for sure about that as the treaty does not address the issue. It would be useful to get a definitive ruling so each will then know where he stands.
Without being explicit, the text of the treaty is about as clear as it could be, as indeed is the logic of the clause. How is it possible to state that membership will end at the commencement of the agreement / the two-year limit / the extended limit, if one side could unilaterally terminate the withdrawal discussions and return to the status quo ante?
The EU is frequently able to distort the length of an official day, doing so for a year or two is just a matter of scale.
Maybe the Remainers who can't handle the EU result can apply for Scottish citizenship in the event of Sindy?
The EU result is the death-knell for hard-core Euroscepticism in Britain.
After what's going to happen no-one will ever again say that leaving the EU would be a good idea.
I've never read a post of yours about the EU that basically couldn't be boiled down to "this is bad for Brexit". You are the most one-sided poster on PB, and considering there are a handful of die-hard Nats that is saying something.
Does anybody seriously think that if the UK had voted to Remain, Sturgeon and the SNP wouldn't still have been agitating for a second referendum?
It's all they've got.
precisely
Indeed. - The SNP protested at being dragged into the EU by England, they’re protesting now at England dragging them out, it really makes no odds, a second, third and even fourth Indyref was always going to be on the cards.
You mean the Tories dragged us into the EEC - without a vote - and are now determined to take the "suicide option" of getting us out of the EU which again no one [ the suicide option ] voted for. To clarify, no one voted for a hard brexit. Certainly not, Hannan and Johnson.
Does anybody seriously think that if the UK had voted to Remain, Sturgeon and the SNP wouldn't still have been agitating for a second referendum?
It's all they've got.
precisely
Indeed. - The SNP protested at being dragged into the EU by England, they’re protesting now at England dragging them out, it really makes no odds, a second, third and even fourth Indyref was always going to be on the cards.
You mean the Tories dragged us into the EEC - without a vote - and are now determined to take the "suicide option" of getting us out of the EU which again no one [ the suicide option ] voted for. To clarify, no one voted for a hard brexit. Certainly not, Hannan and Johnson.
I seem to recall there being a vote on leaving the EU sometime last year.
I hope I'm wrong, but I think Scotland will go this time.
I think the political differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK are irreconcilable.
There is a way in which a new settlement could be forged, but it would be radical and I doubt the capability and capacity of our politicians to do what's necessary to achieve it.
Your judgement is lacking. Having established that the Theresa May is not in control, the EU, and the UK, would have no interest in going over the cliff. There will be a humiliating climbdown.
Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for a climbdown, humiliating or otherwise.
This presumes A50 cannot be reversed. But no one knows for sure about that as the treaty does not address the issue. It would be useful to get a definitive ruling so each will then know where he stands.
Without being explicit, the text of the treaty is about as clear as it could be, as indeed is the logic of the clause. How is it possible to state that membership will end at the commencement of the agreement / the two-year limit / the extended limit, if one side could unilaterally terminate the withdrawal discussions and return to the status quo ante?
The EU is frequently able to distort the length of an official day, doing so for a year or two is just a matter of scale.
I suppose the treaty doesn't say that it's an *Earth* year. Neptune's lasts 165 earth years.
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I didn't endorse either the immigration argument or the NHS funding argument. And with stopping immigration pretty well accepted as functionally impossible even with hard brexit it was a ludicrous argument to begin with.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
There's a bloke sitting behind me in the office (one of your Islington party members) who's just broadcast very loudly that all Leavers are far-right British nationalists and fascists.
I ignore him, but referendums seem to do some very funny things to people.
Personally, I think the Scots would be mad to stay chained to UKIP Island now that England has voted for Brexit. Go, and go quickly would be my advice. And I think the EU would welcome them with open arms. It would look great to have them join while the UK leaves. I used to be for the union, but Brexit has changed my mind. This isn't the country I thought it was. Go Scotland, and don't look back!
Some parts of the UK are quite a nasty place to live, frankly. However, we cannot give up. It is our country too.
For those of who work in regulatory compliance in the Banking and Financial Services Industry, the new defence is going to be called 'Doing a Hogg'
MPs will this week discuss whether the Bank of England’s new deputy governor should remain in her post.
Charlotte Hogg is under growing pressure to consider her position after failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest. Omitting to state that her brother is a senior manager at Barclays is a breach of the Bank’s code of conduct, which Ms Hogg helped to draft.
The Treasury select committee, which uncovered the error, is expected to debate whether Ms Hogg, 46, is still suitable for the role in the coming days. Under her remit as deputy governor, Ms Hogg supervises markets and banking and serves as chief operating officer.
I hope I'm wrong, but I think Scotland will go this time.
I think the political differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK are irreconcilable.
There is a way in which a new settlement could be forged, but it would be radical and I doubt the capability and capacity of our politicians to do what's necessary to achieve it.
Yet still most polls show NO ahead and particularly amongst the old who turnout most, May will also likely promise yet more powers too, however it will certainly be much tighter than last time
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Gordon Brown, your moment has come.
To make a comeback as Prime Minister of an independent Scotland?
No, Scottish Labour's shot.
There is, however, a vacancy for a left-of-centre leader of Scotland Says No.
Can someone answer me if Scottish indyref polling has been "fixed"?
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
I think the political differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK are irreconcilable.
No they weren't. Scotland is more Tory than it has been in years. A few years of calm would have allowed the SNPs record at Holyrood to be properly examined and the independence case to be undermined.
What is now happening is a direct result of the Brexit vote.
What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
I don't agree. Then London should be allowed to stay in the EU.
Scotland is different to the Shetlands, for example, because it is a separate country, maybe not in UN terms. After all, it is the United Kingdom
I disagree. The principle of self determination should apply to areas within Scotland - and , if necessary, I would argue the same re Wales & England should the issue ever arise. The Ulster Counties were - rightly - not forced into a single Irish state against their will - and the same should apply to regions within Scotland which might prefer to remain members of rUK. I have always thought of Great Britain as my coutry - England , Scotland & Wales being regions really.
Can someone answer me if Scottish indyref polling has been "fixed"?
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
The polling was accurate if the pollsters had known turnout was going to be 85%
It was one of those few instances where self certifying turnout was accurate/had underestimated the turnout.
The pollsters had no baseline to work from, a problem they won't face this time.
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I didn't endorse either the immigration argument or the NHS funding argument. And with stopping immigration pretty well accepted as functionally impossible even with hard brexit it was a ludicrous argument to begin with.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
You saw the posters against immigration the Leave campaign put up and you knew full well a Leave vote could break up the UK yet you went ahead and did it anyway. Therefore if Scotland does vote for independence you must share the blame, tough! ..
Can someone answer me if Scottish indyref polling has been "fixed"?
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
I'm pretty sure all such polling is now normalised to the result, which should theoretically fix it.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
No - SLAB need to claw back the Unionists who have moved to the Tories.
Does anybody seriously think that if the UK had voted to Remain, Sturgeon and the SNP wouldn't still have been agitating for a second referendum?
It's all they've got.
precisely
Indeed. - The SNP protested at being dragged into the EU by England, they’re protesting now at England dragging them out, it really makes no odds, a second, third and even fourth Indyref was always going to be on the cards.
You mean the Tories dragged us into the EEC - without a vote - and are now determined to take the "suicide option" of getting us out of the EU which again no one [ the suicide option ] voted for. To clarify, no one voted for a hard brexit. Certainly not, Hannan and Johnson.
Hannam and Johnson quite happily exploited the immigration issue to win Leave votes in the referendum campaign as part of Vote Leave
What else was anyone expecting? Brexit was inevitably going to lead to a second independence referendum. The UK has had its day. Just as England has drifted inexorably away from the EU, so Scotland is drifting inexorably away from England and Wales. Northern Ireland is too. It's all very sad, but there is no sustainable British demos anymore. Last June's vote was the final nail in its coffin.
Good. Hanging on to relationships that have essentially expired is never a good idea for either party. If the people of Scotland or NI or Wales want to make their own way in the world good for them. I see no reason to grieve or to worry.
On the same basis, there may be areas that wish to separate from Scotland - the Border areas as well as the Shetlands. Those living there should certainly have their view taken into account in the same way that the Ulster counties were permitted to remain within the UK in the early 1920s.
In a post independence Scotland a question on wether the Borders should remain part of Scotland or become part of England would be hilariously one sided. I'd imagine 97% remain at worst.
Can someone answer me if Scottish indyref polling has been "fixed"?
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
The polling was accurate if the pollsters had known turnout was going to be 85%
It was one of those few instances where self certifying turnout was accurate/had underestimated the turnout.
The pollsters had no baseline to work from, a problem they won't face this time.
I wonder if this might lead them to make the same mistake in reverse. Perhaps No voters simply won't turn out this time.
Your judgement is lacking. Having established that the Theresa May is not in control, the EU, and the UK, would have no interest in going over the cliff. There will be a humiliating climbdown.
Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for a climbdown, humiliating or otherwise.
This presumes A50 cannot be reversed. But no one knows for sure about that as the treaty does not address the issue. It would be useful to get a definitive ruling so each will then know where he stands.
Without being explicit, the text of the treaty is about as clear as it could be, as indeed is the logic of the clause. How is it possible to state that membership will end at the commencement of the agreement / the two-year limit / the extended limit, if one side could unilaterally terminate the withdrawal discussions and return to the status quo ante?
I think Tusk said that Brexit could be reversed. Logically, Brexit only takes place after the final agreement is done and agreed by all the countries and the European parliament. So until the whole process is gone through, there is nothing on the European side to stop reversing A50.
Britain may not agree with that. But that is where lawyers make money.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
SLab are a Unionist party. It is a principled stand that will kill them. You have to respect them for that.
Does anybody seriously think that if the UK had voted to Remain, Sturgeon and the SNP wouldn't still have been agitating for a second referendum?
It's all they've got.
precisely
Indeed. - The SNP protested at being dragged into the EU by England, they’re protesting now at England dragging them out, it really makes no odds, a second, third and even fourth Indyref was always going to be on the cards.
You mean the Tories dragged us into the EEC - without a vote - and are now determined to take the "suicide option" of getting us out of the EU which again no one [ the suicide option ] voted for. To clarify, no one voted for a hard brexit. Certainly not, Hannan and Johnson.
Hannam and Johnson quite happily exploited the immigration issue to win Leave votes in the referendum campaign as part of Vote Leave
Hannan was totally in favour of the EEA option - so was not against freedom of movement. Please do not start new lies. I know Leavers are good at that.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
SLab are a Unionist party. It is a principled stand that will kill them. You have to respect them for that.
errr SLAB sowed the seeds of Scottish discord for years by banging the drum of bloody English Torries
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I didn't endorse either the immigration argument or the NHS funding argument. And with stopping immigration pretty well accepted as functionally impossible even with hard brexit it was a ludicrous argument to begin with.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
You saw the posters against immigration the Leave campaign put up and you knew full well a Leave vote could break up the UK yet you went ahead and did it anyway. Therefore if Scotland does vote for independence you must share the blame, tough! ..
Quite right. The dangers of a Brexit vote triggering the breakup of the UK were advanced in no uncertain terms during the EURef campaign. Ergo, those who voted Leave either a) were comfortable with Scotland leaving the union or b) were uncomfortable but such such a small degree it wasn't salient for them and it didn't change their vote.
I think, as was said at the time, you break it, you own it. Pro-Union Leavers should repent in leisure.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
SLab are a Unionist party. It is a principled stand that will kill them. You have to respect them for that.
It is not unionism that has killed them, it is being crap that has done for them.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
SLab are a Unionist party. It is a principled stand that will kill them. You have to respect them for that.
Many, many SLAB members and voters voted YES last time. I think there will be a major introspection on this. In fact, Labour can only remain a relevant left-of-centre party in Scotland if they go for independence. Ironically, this will immediately reduce support for the SNP.
Can someone answer me if Scottish indyref polling has been "fixed"?
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
We are going to eat an amazing calibration tool as pollsters can ask how people voted at the ast IndyRef.
Any poll that doesn't feature that needs a realllllly good reason not to be ignored.
If there is another referendum in Scotland, who's going to lead the No campaign? The current crop of unionist politicians is not exactly stellar, is it?
You've just broken the heart of every Scottish Tory surger there by not acknowledging Ruth Davidson's awesomeness.
There's only so much kickboxing one girl can do.
One major consequence of the commons wipe-out of SLAB (and indeed the other parties just hanging on in there) has been a culling of Scottish Big Beasts from political life.
And the collapse of SLAB in the polls, means putting forward a SLAB figure as head unionist cheerleader now carries similar disadvantages (if not quite the same level of toxicity to the decisive floating voters) to putting forward a Tory figure.
Yes a Tory leading will be a big help toYes for sure
SLAB should and probably will come out in favour of independence. That is the only way SLAB could begin to claw back their lost voters. By siding with Tories is a death wish as Corbyn is doing now.
SLab are a Unionist party. It is a principled stand that will kill them. You have to respect them for that.
Many, many SLAB members and voters voted YES last time. I think there will be a major introspection on this. In fact, Labour can only remain a relevant left-of-centre party in Scotland if they go for independence. Ironically, this will immediately reduce support for the SNP.
So then we have two Indy parties versus one Unionist (with vague apologies to the Scottish LD's). FPTP won't be kind...
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I didn't endorse either the immigration argument or the NHS funding argument. And with stopping immigration pretty well accepted as functionally impossible even with hard brexit it was a ludicrous argument to begin with.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
You saw the posters against immigration the Leave campaign put up and you knew full well a Leave vote could break up the UK yet you went ahead and did it anyway. Therefore if Scotland does vote for independence you must share the blame, tough! ..
Quite right. The dangers of a Brexit vote triggering the breakup of the UK were advanced in no uncertain terms during the EURef campaign. Ergo, those who voted Leave either a) were comfortable with Scotland leaving the union or b) were uncomfortable but such such a small degree it wasn't salient for them and it didn't change their vote.
I think, as was said at the time, you break it, you own it. Pro-Union Leavers should repent in leisure.
Exactly, all Leave voters knew a Leave vote risked Scottish independence, if they accepted that as a price worth paying to leave the EU then fine but they absolutely cannot deny their Leave vote boosted the SNP cause
Complete and utter rubbish. You voted Leave fully endorsing the Leave campaign's exploitation of the immigration issue and you cannot wash your hands of it now or indeed the fact you may have pushed Scotland towards independence. I voted Remain but recognise the Leave vote has to be honoured
I didn't endorse either the immigration argument or the NHS funding argument. And with stopping immigration pretty well accepted as functionally impossible even with hard brexit it was a ludicrous argument to begin with.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
You saw the posters against immigration the Leave campaign put up and you knew full well a Leave vote could break up the UK yet you went ahead and did it anyway. Therefore if Scotland does vote for independence you must share the blame, tough! ..
Quite right. The dangers of a Brexit vote triggering the breakup of the UK were advanced in no uncertain terms during the EURef campaign. Ergo, those who voted Leave either a) were comfortable with Scotland leaving the union or b) were uncomfortable but such such a small degree it wasn't salient for them and it didn't change their vote.
I think, as was said at the time, you break it, you own it. Pro-Union Leavers should repent in leisure.
Exactly, all Leave voters knew a Leave vote risked Scottish independence, if they accepted that as a price worth paying to leave the EU then fine but they absolutely cannot deny their Leave vote boosted the SNP cause
what guff
the SNP would have called a second indyref no matter what, it's what they do
Can someone answer me if Scottish indyref polling has been "fixed"?
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
The polling was accurate if the pollsters had known turnout was going to be 85%
It was one of those few instances where self certifying turnout was accurate/had underestimated the turnout.
The pollsters had no baseline to work from, a problem they won't face this time.
I wonder if this might lead them to make the same mistake in reverse. Perhaps No voters simply won't turn out this time.
No voters are quieter but there are 10 percentage points more of hardcore Unionists than there are of hardcore Indy supporters.
I don't think so, because it would require unanimity. Alastair's metaphor of the barrel going over the falls is right, I think. For that matter, so it should be - we have had the referendum, it has been decided we're leaving.
But the form of Leaving is yet to be decided. TMay can avoid this entire McClusterfuck by softening her stance on Brexit, fudging some kind of Single Market membership under a different name.
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But hard Brexit to the WTO was always an absurd idea as the leaked Treasury Paper (entitled 'WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE' apparently) demonstrates. And what special deal are the EU going to want to give us - not that 2 years gives us remotely enough time to even shape the preliminary discussions of a deal.
May is a political imbecile of the first order. She should have gone to the country already and secured her 120 majority. Instead she'll have to go to the country just as her hard brexit sky is falling in.
So this is where sane people step in. People voted to leave the European Union - the question on the paper. Not the other things people think they voted for, but this government appear desperate to steamroller through the suicide option hoping they will outlive UKIP if they do. Why should Scotland - or NI or Wales - put up with that?
The Scots had a referendum. A massive change in the landscape means another one is a valid question to ask. The EU feared little sub-states like Scotland or Catalonia being formed, but thats far less of a concern than the rise of fascism threatening the whole shebang. So they'll offer Nicola the moon on a stick. The referendum will be on Scotland's terms not Westminster's. "We won't allow it then" says May and what does she plan to do about it? Scotland goes ahead anyway with a deal agreed with Europe, declares UDI and then what - war? An absurd piece of posturing from Maybe.
And it won't end with Scotland. The reality of hard Brexit is a physical hard border in Ireland (and war) or a physical hard border between GB and NI (and war). So why would NI put up with that?
This is why I have decided to pull up sticks and cease being much of a Labour activist. The left / right bullshit row is an utter irrelevance as I do not expect there to be a UK left to hold a 2020 election in.
'I’ve heard it said that ‘we’ve got to leave, because they’ll punish us if we don’t’, but my guess is that if we vote to stay, we will be in the heady position of the spouse who looked like walking out, but decided to give things one last go. All the major political parties are currently wooing us with offers of extra powers, keen to keep Scotland happy so that it does not hold an independence referendum every ten years and cause uncertainty and turmoil all over again. I doubt whether we will ever have been more popular, or in a better position to dictate terms, than if we vote to stay.'
Scotland is different to the Shetlands, for example, because it is a separate country, maybe not in UN terms. After all, it is the United Kingdom
Economics: undoubtedly worse for indy supporters this time, probably the biggest advantage in favour of the the unionists after the currency issue
currency: still undecided - my thoughts are that the SNP need to be able to deliver on their own terms everything they promise in order to win this, which means ruling out the British pound currency union from last time, and proposing a scottish pound.
EU: switched from a big unionist plus in 2014 to a huge sindy one now - smart thing to do would be to guarantee EEA membership at least, and say that discussions would be aiming for full EU membership. This neutralises the whole Spain veto issue, who can't veto membership of the EEA and can be worked on longer term to come round to EU accession.
I think the advantage is with sindy this time around, but certainly no sure thing. If I was running their campaign I would go for a Scottish Pound, and (to an extent) own the fact that there will economic difficulties around it. Leavers successfully managed to do this with Brexit, getting the public to buy in to the idea that there will be necessary short term economic wobbles before we once again rule the waves. Promise membership of the single market with a view to retaining full EU membership after discussions with member states. Above all hammer home the fact that there is no status quo option anymore, it's either brexit UK or indy scotland, you have to choose between these two binary new options.
People may have voted to leave thinking foreigners would go home. Or that it meant hard brexit. Or that we we "take back control". Thats up to them. Not why I voted to leave.
Are you basically arguing that someone voting for Party A as the least worst option is endorsing them? Thats complete and utter rubbish, to coin a phrase
After what's going to happen no-one will ever again say that leaving the EU would be a good idea.
1. So I'm a bit baffled by Nicola Sturgeon's referendum timing. Can someone explain what's happening because as far as I can see:
2. Sturgeon wants #indyref2 next year - which is mid Brexit talks. She will promise something she can't deliver: continuity EU for Scotland.
3. This means that EU membership uncertain. Currency uncertain. Relationship with rUK uncertain. Means huge risks on her side
4. Scexit takes 2 years - meanining it takes place after Brexit. And during that intervening gap would Scotland be in or out of EU?
5. Spain wd veto Scottish "continuity" membership in a heartbeat. So this doesn't look like it will fly without radically changed circs
6. So these are hardly ideal conditions for a referendum - centrepiece is continuity which voters will know they can't offer. So why do it
7. Is it - therefore - a ruse? And she knows No10 wont accept? And it suits No10 and FM to kick can down road while pretending otherwise?
Year of Next Scottish Independence Referendum
2017 33/1
2018 8/1
2019 9/4
2020 7/2
2021 5/1
Not before 2022 2/1
Result of Next Scottish Independence Referendum
Yes to Independence 10/11
No to Independence 10/11
https://www.bet365.com/#/AC/B5/C20522322/D1/E32570335/F2/
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This is a real thing that people share seriously. https://t.co/EqbfsEpVHX
#10 Recognise you're still a racist, no matter what
I think the political differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK are irreconcilable.
There is a way in which a new settlement could be forged, but it would be radical and I doubt the capability and capacity of our politicians to do what's necessary to achieve it.
https://www.ref.scot/
I ignore him, but referendums seem to do some very funny things to people.
For those of who work in regulatory compliance in the Banking and Financial Services Industry, the new defence is going to be called 'Doing a Hogg'
MPs will this week discuss whether the Bank of England’s new deputy governor should remain in her post.
Charlotte Hogg is under growing pressure to consider her position after failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest. Omitting to state that her brother is a senior manager at Barclays is a breach of the Bank’s code of conduct, which Ms Hogg helped to draft.
The Treasury select committee, which uncovered the error, is expected to debate whether Ms Hogg, 46, is still suitable for the role in the coming days. Under her remit as deputy governor, Ms Hogg supervises markets and banking and serves as chief operating officer.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-to-mull-hoggs-fate-as-doubts-rise-k6bdvkjl0
There is, however, a vacancy for a left-of-centre leader of Scotland Says No.
Working from memory here, but I seem to remember polling being at 48:52 in the final week of the indyref, leading to the 45:55 result.
If the polling is showing 48:52 now, does that imply it could be 45:55 again or has it been fixed and tweaked such that it really is 48:52 (or basically TCTC given MoE)
What is now happening is a direct result of the Brexit vote.
As I fully embrace #10 I don't give a runny crap about the other 9.
It was one of those few instances where self certifying turnout was accurate/had underestimated the turnout.
The pollsters had no baseline to work from, a problem they won't face this time.
https://twitter.com/martinboon/status/841257722339307521
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It even accepted a Gibraltar postcode.
I wish you well.
Britain may not agree with that. But that is where lawyers make money.
They did the SNPs groundwork for them
I think, as was said at the time, you break it, you own it. Pro-Union Leavers should repent in leisure.
Many, many SLAB members and voters voted YES last time. I think there will be a major introspection on this. In fact, Labour can only remain a relevant left-of-centre party in Scotland if they go for independence. Ironically, this will immediately reduce support for the SNP.
Any poll that doesn't feature that needs a realllllly good reason not to be ignored.
EU not coming out to play then?
the SNP would have called a second indyref no matter what, it's what they do
What is it with Nats and South West England?
It's hosted in Gloucester......