No, it’s the Scots that need to wake up. Or, rather, more of my fellow Scots need to realise that what is happening here is not a game in which they get to kick the Establishment (Salmond IS the Establishment in Scotland now, anyway) or vote out the baddy on X Factor and feel righteous for a few days. What lies ahead if they do this is economic chaos and years of disastrous disruption during which the English, who the Scots so often misread and underestimate, will be very hard-headed in defence of their interests. For the sake of my loved ones and friends in Scotland I hope with all my heart that it does not come down to the end of the UK. So far only one poll has had Yes in front and there are many sensible people in Scotland battling hard to stave off disaster. At stake is a wonderful Union with a successful single market and a shared heritage of artistic, scientific, diplomatic, humanitarian and military endeavour. If all that is lost – sacrificed for a lie and replaced with bitterness and resentment – it will be a historical tragedy of epic proportions.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:29:46 +0000
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