tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post4514804006713680627..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Devosomething: a dormouse aria...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-83123988945396492282013-08-22T14:35:25.494+01:002013-08-22T14:35:25.494+01:00This is a sound assessment of where we are, but it...This is a sound assessment of where we are, but it demonstrates the naivety of the Yes campaign that these questions have only lately occurred to them. Cameron has gambled that Scotland will vote No and that Salmond's government will be discredited (ie existentially above all else). There will be naturally a moratorium on further devolution. Time has shown that Cameron is gambling with good odds.<br /><br />Of course, the electorate seem to generally favour further devolution, but Devo Max/Plus/Lite/Extra Cold was never going to be on the referendum paper. If the Devo option had won, Salmond would have stil been able to maintain that he had achieved something in the teeth of a No vote. And, from Dave's perspective, what's the point of a No vote if it doesn't discredit Salmond?<br /><br />Perhaps the Edinburgh Agreement only seems like a trap in retrospect. I cannot recall if I was arguing the above at the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-35747255570046549292013-08-18T23:00:10.155+01:002013-08-18T23:00:10.155+01:00Derick,
I know the phenomenon you mean, and suspe...Derick,<br /><br />I know the phenomenon you mean, and suspect it might exercise a good deal of force, come September 2014. I like to think of them as "sod it" Yes voters, folk who won't blaze with passion in crossing their x, but who'll come to see independence as the best option before us. As someone said to me recently, if Scotland votes Yes, it will probably come as something of a surprise to us all...Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-17522075830498858232013-08-18T22:57:59.868+01:002013-08-18T22:57:59.868+01:00Peter,
Don't misconstrue me: I can see the fo...Peter,<br /><br />Don't misconstrue me: I can see the force of that, and the argument for folk with those ambitions for the country moving towards Yes as time goes on. Perhaps something along the lines I mention will find its way into a poll some time soon. It'd be interesting to hear what folk say, if only to allay my constitutional butterflies!Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-64033825478653548082013-08-18T20:53:38.441+01:002013-08-18T20:53:38.441+01:00worth remembering the mighty uptick in 1997 as ...worth remembering the mighty uptick in 1997 as 'don't know' realized that they were actually 'Yes/Yes' when they entered the voting booth.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967745845852422246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-88642796984372150712013-08-18T18:23:36.936+01:002013-08-18T18:23:36.936+01:00There are two factors to consider. However lukewar...There are two factors to consider. However lukewarm it may be - and I see no reason to suppose that it is particularly so - enthusiasm for "more powers" is supplemented and amplified by growing unease about the consequences of a No vote.<br /><br />Put these two together and you have a increasingly powerful motivation for people to overcome the trepidation fostered by Project Fear and vote Yes.Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.com