"Exonerated" (His Honour Judge Nathan Adams, Durham Crown Court, 8 May 2025). Two-time political prisoner. Beaten up in prison, so I fear only God. Activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach".
Monday, 1 September 2014
A Win Is A Win
And a win by six points would still be a win.
The No side's lead was always going to narrow as the Scottish referendum drew near.
Excuse? I want to keep the Union together but I recognise a massive Yrs vote ( even if the No side scrapes a win) would mean the independence question is bound to surface again. We'll have passed a point of no return.
All serious supporters of the Union recognise that. It's obvious.
Oh, but it isn't.
ReplyDeleteIt will be impossible to keep Scotland, or keep this issue off the table, if the vote is anywhere near that close.
As anyone who knows anything about it, has always said.
The moment there is a very large and growing proportion of the country in favour of independence (as in Northern Ireland) independence is inevitable.
In the words of Chavez, when his first coup was defeated; "Por Ahora".
Getting the excuse in first? Oh, dear.
DeleteExcuse? I want to keep the Union together but I recognise a massive Yrs vote ( even if the No side scrapes a win) would mean the independence question is bound to surface again. We'll have passed a point of no return.
ReplyDeleteAll serious supporters of the Union recognise that. It's obvious.
Why is it bound to surface again?
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