Salmond "We can take Scotland in two weeks"

[Batcher]

Salmond will not willingly give up any power he gets from a Yes vote.

You've been reading the Daily Fail again, haven't you

He had already been leader of the SNP then stood down, was MP in Westminster then back as MSP and leader of SNP and FM for 2 terms. I think he will want to hand over the reigns to Nicola Sturgeon after Independence Day in March 2016 and before the election in May 2016. That's just my feeling though.

The SNP will have achieved what they set out to do. There are many factions inside the SNP such as Republicans like Strathearn Rose, some don't want to be in NATO with leanings for the Greens, etc. so I agree with Unix that there may be a small SNP party but most others will move off to the other parties.

[darmstadt]

He could just say that Scotland will become like one of those favourites of British accountancy firms, i.e. a tax haven and that would put the wind up the city as everyone would start moving their money there. Once enough money has been moved into Scottish banks he could backtrack in order to keep on the good side of the EU in preparation for membership and confiscate the lot

[shaunbhoy]

Well it seems that Wee Snake-Oil Salmond has had phenomenal success in getting most of the easily-led punters coralled at the top of the cliff, stoically waiting for his order to jump.
The sort of folk that, when faced with the difficulty of trying to do a rational analysis of such figures as were available, opted to take his uncosted guff at face value.
It is one thing to play the emotive overly-romanticised braveheart card to underpin one’s case, but when that facet takes centre stage it is beyond dangerous.
There is not a civilised country in the world that does not desire a “fairer, caring, morally upstanding government” for all of its people. But when such claims come without any tangible evidence that such a society can be appropriately funded then it is just so much piss and wind.
Worse than that, when anyone questions his figures (or lack thereof) it is routinely dismissed out of hand as scaremongering, or the work of those nasty Ingerlish toffs in Westminster, generally topped off with some irrelevant comment that they are (although there is usually no evidence to support this!) insulting the intelligence of the Scottish people. Aye, he is never backwards at coming forwards with his racist agenda.
Thankfully however, once it has been taken into account that these core voters of the lemming variety are hell bent on voting YES irrespective of what arguments may be put to them, we have to turn our attention to the remaining electorate.
These are, it seems, those who are more inclined to avoid taking unnecessary risks as they have probably put a bit more thought into their analysis.
And it seems that the appeal of the camp that constantly asserts that, in any future negotiations they will get all that they want, and stubbornly refuses to brook any form of scepticism, is on the wane.
On friday morning I fully expect to awake to the news that the forces of sanity have prevailed in Scotland, and that Salmond has begun drawing up plans to disappear back into the political wilderness taking with him his ragtag band of reckless and feckless, naive and nasty eejits with him.

:-)

[SueEllen]

FFS turned on the local news and they are talking about the referendum. I'm in London FFS far from that land.

Oh Great Scotland Yard in London is part of Scotland.

[d000hg]

FFS turned on the local news and they are talking about the referendum. I'm in London FFS far from that land.

Now you know how the rest of the UK feels every other day.

[Old Greg]

Now you know how the rest of the UK feels every other day.

Is your local news always about Scotland?

[Unix]

Latest poll shows 51% No and 49% Yes. Will be an exciting day, staying up all night tomorrow night.

[EternalOptimist]

Well it seems that Wee Snake-Oil Salmond has had phenomenal success in getting most of the easily-led punters coralled at the top of the cliff, stoically waiting for his order to jump.
The sort of folk that, when faced with the difficulty of trying to do a rational analysis of such figures as were available, opted to take his uncosted guff at face value.
It is one thing to play the emotive overly-romanticised braveheart card to underpin one’s case, but when that facet takes centre stage it is beyond dangerous.
There is not a civilised country in the world that does not desire a “fairer, caring, morally upstanding government” for all of its people. But when such claims come without any tangible evidence that such a society can be appropriately funded then it is just so much piss and wind.
Worse than that, when anyone questions his figures (or lack thereof) it is routinely dismissed out of hand as scaremongering, or the work of those nasty Ingerlish toffs in Westminster, generally topped off with some irrelevant comment that they are (although there is usually no evidence to support this!) insulting the intelligence of the Scottish people. Aye, he is never backwards at coming forwards with his racist agenda.
Thankfully however, once it has been taken into account that these core voters of the lemming variety are hell bent on voting YES irrespective of what arguments may be put to them, we have to turn our attention to the remaining electorate.
These are, it seems, those who are more inclined to avoid taking unnecessary risks as they have probably put a bit more thought into their analysis.
And it seems that the appeal of the camp that constantly asserts that, in any future negotiations they will get all that they want, and stubbornly refuses to brook any form of scepticism, is on the wane.
On friday morning I fully expect to awake to the news that the forces of sanity have prevailed in Scotland, and that Salmond has begun drawing up plans to disappear back into the political wilderness taking with him his ragtag band of reckless and feckless, naive and nasty eejits with him.

:-)

good analysis, but one important question, as an Englishman
In the event of a Yes vote
can I keep my Jock strap ?

[darmstadt]

FFS turned on the local news and they are talking about the referendum. I'm in London FFS far from that land.

Oh Great Scotland Yard in London is part of Scotland.

German Tv has decided to show Braveheart tonight

[d000hg]

Is your local news always about Scotland?

I think you're brighter than you let on.



I certainly hope it.