So here’s the thing. George Osborne the Chancer of the Exchequer knows a thing or two about economics. When he said that an independent Scotland could not share the pound – and he would know – I realised we were scuppered. Darling Alistair added to my misery but explaining that an independent Scotland developing its own currency would pay high…
Category: Scotland’s Referendum
Referendum – the ‘do-knows’
I don’t mind whether Scots vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Scots have always been a divided nation – and probably the stronger for it. Those Scots who ‘don’t know’ but want to know to help them decide deserve our support and encouragement. My advice is to focus on the question, ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ …YES or NO. Forget about…
Referendum – the Standard Life con
So Standard Life will be ‘obliged’ to move 5000 jobs to England in the event of no currency and tax deal following a YES vote. Let’s all react to that and vote NO to save 5000 jobs? but hold on! First, this is the BBC’s interpretation of the story. ‘It’s a threat to a democratic referendum’ I hear you say…
Step aside Blair Jenkins?
I feel I must now update this blog. I make no apologies for my blog at the time. Because, at the time of writing I was very frustrated that the Yes campaign was basically the SNP vision for an independent Scotland. The main, if you can call them that, parties launched a massive anti-SNP campaign based on the…