The Phoney war is over

[tonkatojo]

Stuck here at Edinburgh Airport waiting for yet another delayed Flybe flight, just looking at the News that Sturgeon "Warns Cameron" : "she again re-iterated that if Scotland voted to remain in the EU on 23 June while the UK as a whole voted to leave, it could trigger demands for a second independence referendum." My God, what an overblown opinion that woman has of herself! in reality who the hell does she think she is? There is no correlation whatsoever in those voting NO to Europe and voting YES for Independence. Unfortunately for Sturgeon she is looked upon mockingly outside of Scotland.. we have many friends in Italy, and they are very derisive of her - maybe if she traveled a bit more and had more of an open mind it would help, but this constant stamping of feet, this shrill orders, makes her look rather pathetic..

Your being a wee bit unfair, I thought she looked quite becoming in her sailor suit making her case despite all her grimacing , I have booked my specsavers appointment for tomorrow.

[rob murray]

She / scottish government doesnt have the legal authority to call indy2 on any basis, indy2 must be sanctioned by UK government as we are in the UK, and well she knows it, more posturing Im afraid....she may shout wolf once to often though and if UK vote out and Scotland for in EU, then UK government may say hell mend her have yer indy2, but all polls show theres hardly any difference between Scotlands voting preferences and UK as a whole. Anyway supposing she gets indy2 and supposing yes vote wins the day, its going to take years to disentangle from the UK and get into EU ( on EU terms ) it will not happen over night and yet again we hear the hot air but wheres the substance from Sturgeon wheres the details of how they manage this scenario, or is it yet another diversion away from their governance record and what lies ahead ?? Masters of smoke and mirrors

[dozy]

She / scottish government doesnt have the legal authority to call indy2 on any basis, indy2 must be sanctioned by UK government as we are in the UK, and well she knows it, more posturing Im afraid....she may shout wolf once to often though and if UK vote out and Scotland for in EU, then UK government may say hell mend her have yer indy2, but all polls show theres hardly any difference between Scotlands voting preferences and UK as a whole. Anyway supposing she gets indy2 and supposing yes vote wins the day, its going to take years to disentangle from the UK and get into EU ( on EU terms ) it will not happen over night and yet again we hear the hot air but wheres the substance from Sturgeon wheres the details of how they manage this scenario, or is it yet another diversion away from their governance record and what lies ahead ?? Masters of smoke and mirrors

the Unionist thugs are out and about ., mind you backs

[rob murray]

the Unionist thugs are out and about ., mind you backs

SOrry its the law of the land nothing to do with "thugs"

[bekisman]

AT LAST! an admission: "But with the benefit of hindsight it is possible to identify one significant misstep in the otherwise impeccable political strategy pursued by Scotland’s ruling party, when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for the devolution of the right to call any future referendum. Members of the Scottish Parliament, rather than MPs, should have the final say, she argued.


It was significant because, for the first time, the SNP were conceding a vital political, constitutional and legal point: the constitution, and referendums relating to it, is a matter reserved to Westminster."

[rob murray]

AT LAST! an admission: "But with the benefit of hindsight it is possible to identify one significant misstep in the otherwise impeccable political strategy pursued by Scotland’s ruling party, when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for the devolution of the right to call any future referendum. Members of the Scottish Parliament, rather than MPs, should have the final say, she argued.


It was significant because, for the first time, the SNP were conceding a vital political, constitutional and legal point: the constitution, and referendums relating to it, is a matter reserved to Westminster."

Some would prefer to ignore the facts, they get in the way of a good story !!