Agree. Politically, fishing is crucial, particularly in Scotland. Puts SNP in a cleft stick given that opposition to the "sell out", along with oil, is what kicked off the first Nationalist… (View Post)

This is the sort of thing that could transpire. Ellon & District By-election (15 October 2020) - 1 Seat Party SNP Louise Mcallister 42.4% 1,683 Conservative John Crawley 41.7% 1,658 Liberal Democ… (View Post)

Boris will be looking at how the Scots Tories do in 2021. It's quite possible that they will do relatively well by consolidating the Unionist vote, even if there is an overall pro-Indy majority. In t… (View Post)

Your surely right about independence being "very demanding". The costs of a break-up will be huge and there will be zero acceptance on the part of RUK taxpayers to pay for any of it. After … (View Post)

On fishing, I'd be very surprised if Boris gave way. It may not be economically important, but it's hugely useful in Scotland politically. And we've seen BJ waking up to the Scottish problem. SNP hat… (View Post)