#indyref When it
comes down to it we were not able to convince people they would be better off, both financially and economically, in an independent Scotland. We were
told we are one of the wealthiest nations and many must have thought - well we
are doing OK then aren't we the way we are. Even as all our oil money has been lost and we have expensive and unnecessary nuclear weapons.
The little
old ladies and their pensions and sitting on their properties, decided months even years before to vote NO. They were also fearful - and during the campaign told they would loose the pound in their pockets (their pensions), while others were told they woud loose thier jobs. If you take
the over 60s (who are doing fine thanks and probably think at the age
of 85 why change anything and not think of the future for their
grandchildren or children) out of the vote altogether, there would have been landslide
for YES!! All the other age groups (apart from 18-22 at 48%)
overwhelmingly voted for YES!
Questions. How are we
governed? Can they debate all this in a couple of months? Devolution for
England. And Party self interest...and the West Lothian questions..Set
up a separate chamber etc. etc.
The Better Together sent out easy sound bites - safety, security, risks, etc. Perhaps the YES message was too complicated and most don't have the time or can't be bothered researching for themselves.
The Better Together sent out easy sound bites - safety, security, risks, etc. Perhaps the YES message was too complicated and most don't have the time or can't be bothered researching for themselves.
**The Way Forward
-My hope is through social media. Whatever government gets elected they will continue to ignore the voice of the people at their
peril.
-This vote is NOT about powers or the constitutions - it was
about equal opportunities. Under Labour the divides between rich and poor have
widened and I don't trust them.
- We require a
Scottish Broadcasting channel.
- Rebrand the
SNP as the Scottish Democratic Party?
- Should there
be a debate on why we need nuclear weapons?
- Do we live
in a free democracy when we don't have a free press?
A country not in charge of it resources is not a happy place. I heard the House of Lords (reformed?) took over control of Scotland's energy policies recently (nothing in the press?) and is now deciding where fracking will happen. Loch Lomond first?
If this is all about economics and defence -
and I look at say Denmark, Finland, Holland, Norway - most others small countries
which can respond faster to economic shiftsand often with less resources than Scotland, are doing extremely well thank you. Ironically the day after the vote Prince William visited Malta, which became independent in 1964 with a population of half a million.