What a weak piece
(a) it's not about the campaign, but
(b) the Scots were open-minded and "open to practical arguments against" independence, and the campaign has failed to make those arguments "stick"
Which is, of course, a failure of the campaign ...
Only interesting thought in there is that the Scots are keen on independence because they're so rich!
Of course it's not JUST the campaign - it's so many other things too (Thatcher, Blair, the general rise of small-minded nationalism in the UK so that UKIP-type Tories went ScotNat, Salmond's rabble-rousing skills, giving the vote to 16 year olds, etc etc). But it's been a s**t campaign too.
Posted By: Old Git on September 9th 2014 at 12:41:21
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- An FT piece on Scots referendum... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 9, 10:26:27
- What a weak piece (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 9, 12:41:21
- this is a very good piece too, by Irvine welsh (General Chat) - matt in london, Sep 9, 11:36:30
- Best piece I've read on it yet. (n/m) (General Chat) - Grans_Canary, Sep 9, 14:12:50
- I think most English people would want to keep the UK (General Chat) - trianglepatch, Sep 9, 10:38:48
- My company which has operating bases in Scotland and England is worried... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 10:57:35
- ^^^ this is why we need to make the EU stronger and have a proper federal United States of (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 11:05:28
- And be in the Euro Zone - you must be joking! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 12:17:34
- that's just because the countries are closely integrated enough (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 12:44:59
- Ralf, you should know that Kirrie always knows best (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 9, 13:37:09
- in this case he really does though (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 13:42:47
- ROFL - which planet are you on; the same one as Salmond? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 13:25:24
- earth, how about you? Planet UKIP? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 13:37:56
- Ralf, you should know that Kirrie always knows best (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 9, 13:37:09
- that's just because the countries are closely integrated enough (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 12:44:59
- USE.......USE.......USE........USE...... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 9, 11:54:46
- Would very much back a Federal States of Europe, works for US. (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Sep 9, 11:45:54
- And be in the Euro Zone - you must be joking! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 12:17:34
- ^^^ this is why we need to make the EU stronger and have a proper federal United States of (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 11:05:28
- vmt this... if it happens it will be interesting watching them unwind. Scotlolnd. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Sep 9, 10:40:07
- My company which has operating bases in Scotland and England is worried... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 10:57:35
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