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Thread #155629   Message #3666199
Posted By: GUEST,achmelvich
05-Oct-14 - 05:31 AM
Thread Name: BS: Yes Scotland.....and the rest of us?
Subject: RE: BS: Yes Scotland.....and the rest of us?
as i recall the wording for the referendum was agreed between salmond and cameron. and it was cameron that specifically ruled out the devo max option . at least until the last 5 minutes of the campaign when it was cynically inserted to swing it for the nae sayers.

'young people have less grasp on history and are more likely to favour novelty...' this is patronising nonsense. all of us at any age are capable of being disinteresed in politics or just dim (think of the recent popularity of UKIP among older, white, middle class males)

if there is one lesson we should have learned from history it is the dangers of blaming and demonising the less successful and minority groups in our society. young people are generally much more comfortable with this than some of their 'wiser' elders. one lesson the scots have learned is -'you don't trust the tories'

how do we use the recent surge of interest and engagement in politics for all our benefits and to breath new life into the dead and divisive english (OK then, UK) system of government