Spherical Planet
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In the run-up to the last indy ref, that was the first time in my lifetime when the vast majority of the three establishment parties were singing from the same tri-partisan hymn sheet.Scotland is endowed with wind. wave and hydro power. Oil aplenty, but we dont want to burn oil now. it is still a good resource. Food and drink industry is top class. universities well regarded world wide. Our problem is England cant afford us to separate, despite their bluster that they subsidise us. The Yanks too will fight tooth and nail to stop their nukes being moved. So indy wont be easy, but it will be well worthwhile. Dont let the bigots dictate our destiny.
That's including a 12-year period where new Labour outtoried the tories and the tories themselves were almost centrist in their response.
The fear was as palpable as the huns sweating on the 10.
On the face of it, Scotland may seem fairly insignificant, but it literally holds the keys to the kingdom.
The Labour vote would be slashed without Scotland (even in the respect of proportional representation). The libs lose their rural lobbyists and activists. The tories lose their dumping ground for flawed policy initiatives and nuclear waste, as well as, well just their dumping ground.
Another great point about the bigots, Ghery.
They have been responsible for shaping many of the less desirable aspects of life in Scotland, let's remove the power from their hands and realise our potential.