I saw this post in my caffeine crazed deadline panic last week, and thought, 'I'll have to chip my two guineas in there when I get a moment.'
Still don't have a moment, but then when will I ever?
Scottish Independence is one of those emotional decisions things that isn't subject to a rational analysis - you either believe in it or don't. Once you've picked a side, you can start picking arguments.
One of mine, although not the original impetus, was the situation throughout the 80's and 90's when Scotland voted repeatedly Labour and got Thatcher. It didn't take long to realise that the Scottish government would always be decided by the English, and that if we wanted a govenment that favoured, say, no tuition fees and government sponsored personal care for the elderly over, say, tax breaks for private health care and education for them what could afford it, then it might be a good idea to have our own Parliament.
Labour's problem is that every success of the Parliament makes the case for independence stronger. And, largely due to Labour, it has been a qualified success.
For what it's worth, I'm sure Labour would be the natural party of government in an independent Scotland. I'm also interested in seeing how the party would handle that - a party founded on International Socialism shouldn't have a problem with having international memberships.
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Date: 2006-12-04 11:39 am (UTC)Still don't have a moment, but then when will I ever?
Scottish Independence is one of those emotional decisions things that isn't subject to a rational analysis - you either believe in it or don't. Once you've picked a side, you can start picking arguments.
One of mine, although not the original impetus, was the situation throughout the 80's and 90's when Scotland voted repeatedly Labour and got Thatcher. It didn't take long to realise that the Scottish government would always be decided by the English, and that if we wanted a govenment that favoured, say, no tuition fees and government sponsored personal care for the elderly over, say, tax breaks for private health care and education for them what could afford it, then it might be a good idea to have our own Parliament.
Labour's problem is that every success of the Parliament makes the case for independence stronger. And, largely due to Labour, it has been a qualified success.
For what it's worth, I'm sure Labour would be the natural party of government in an independent Scotland. I'm also interested in seeing how the party would handle that - a party founded on International Socialism shouldn't have a problem with having international memberships.