crackerjack
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Could you pick three photos that more succinctly sum up everything that's fucked about British politics in 2014?
Yeah, this one. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...he-Sun-is-shining-for-the-First-Minister.html
Could you pick three photos that more succinctly sum up everything that's fucked about British politics in 2014?
So whats going to happen on Thursday?
Of course, but he makes the valid point that support of independence in the media was pretty much 0, and of course, much of the English coverage of the referendum has been appalling.
From what Ive seen, the Beeb have a lot of questions to answer.
Haha. Like tempers wouldn't fray elsewhere. Left-leaning English 'nos' have a remarkably high standard for social democratic movements that don't involve them. People associating this campaign with 'Nationalism' simply don't know what real Nationalism looks like. It certainly wouldn't advocate more broad-ranged immigration. But let's not get facts in the way of misreadings.There'll be a narrow No vote, though perhaps slightly less narrow than people think (54-46 ish).
Then we'll spend the next 10 years hearing representatives of English nationalism bleat on about how we're the true oppressed of the United Kingdom. 'English devolution' (i.e. excluding Scots, NI, perhaps Welsh from certain parliamentary votes) will become An Issue (if not under Cameron then under next Tory leader).
The SNP will have time to actually think about what their plans are before the next one in 20 years' time (which they'll most likely win). They never expected to win this, which is partly why they've been so badly exposed on currency.
Cameron may face an NC vote this year. He'll win (unless the Scottish vote is really narrow (51-49 or less), but he'll be even more damaged than he already is. So will Ed M, though less obviously and people won't talk about it so much – cos everyone knows already, right?
Oh, and people on the left will read this and think twice next time before clambering into bed with nationalists in the name of socking it to the neoliberal man*. Paranoia, conspiracy theories and intimidation of media and opponents ain't no way to birth a social democratic paradise.
*This bit won't happen, but it should.