Vote No and get something better summed up George Osbornes message. Its a tried and trusted message which worked in the independence referendum in Quebec when a last minute poll lead for Yes was transformed into a narrow No. It is, though, a message with a difficult history in Scotland. Thirty five years ago it was precisely what Scots were told when they were voting in a referendum on a much more modest proposal - to create a Scottish Parliament with some devolved powers. A former prime minister, a Scot and, as it happens, a Tory, Sir Alec Douglas Home urged his countrymen to vote No and get something better. What they got soon afterwards was 18 years of Margaret Thatchers government and no devolution at all Nick Robinson BBC Political Editor.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:05:49 +0000
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