Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael, the new ‘Scottish’ Secretary opens by criticising the YES Campaign for "lack of detail" and the second half of the interview blustering feebly, unable to give any detail or any consensus among the parties of Better Together on perhaps the biggest question of all for the Scottish electorate - What happens if there is a No vote?
(Real answer: Devo Zero and likely clawback of existing powers under Scotland Act, not to mention utter UK contempt for Scots and Scotland for failing to seize their chance of independence.)
Alistair, his party and his Tory and Labour friends will tell us only AFTER we reject our only opportunity to gain full powers through a YES vote for independence. The three parties that will then engage in a bitter UK election battle in 2015, with the gruesome UKIP snapping at their heels, driving them even further to the right.
In contrast, the SNP's White Paper will set out, next month, highly specific commitments on the structure and shape of a new Scotland, in as much detail as can be achieved before the major negotiation with UK after a YES vote, and the subsequent election for an independent Scottish Parliament in May 2016, where the Scottish electorate for the first time for 306 years will truly elect their own Scottish Government.
Bluster on that, Alistair ...
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He likes the sound of his own voice.
ReplyDeleteAs do all politicians ...
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Peter
It was a mistake, one they will regret, for westminster to dismiss Michael Moore and replace him with Carmichael.
ReplyDeleteWhereas Michael Moore similarly had no answer o the question of further powers in the event of a no vote, it is pretty clear that his delivery was more conciliatory and that he could, (in a debate at least) concede points where obvious parts of his own argument and that of westminster were lacking.
The role of State for Scotland (reported widely and somehow factually as merely an anti Independence 'tsar' when Carmichael was appointed) is one that I feel at the very least Moore did with integrity..........we can't blame him for being on the wrong side!
Always search for this blog a few times a week looking for a new article-keep up the good work Mr Curran.
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Thanks - you're welcome.
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Peter