The inevitable outcome if Scotland votes for independence will be slashed public spending in order to deal with the deficit. Tax rises would be suicidal as everyone significantly affected (high value… (View Post)

FWIW i think Nicola's scrap with Andy Burnham was quite a considerable misstep by her. The Anglophobia just too blatant. Might fire up the base but a big turn-off for everyone else. (View Post)

Well, the Brexit referendum, of course. You can have unexpected results, as we know. The point is, surely, that the country is bitterly divided and independence is definitely not "the settled wi… (View Post)

"Neil Oliver who, for reasons I've never quite fathomed, annoys the Scottish cybernats." Easy to fathom. Working-class Scot who talks sense and is pro-UK. Enough to generate paroxysms. (View Post)

Tory vote share in Rushcliffe down to 2001 levels (when Blair won his second landslide). 47.5% (View Post)