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Thread #155629   Message #3666520
Posted By: GUEST,Rahere
06-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?
The problem with basing your analyses on the opinion polls, Allan, is that they got it wrong: the margin in the actual vote was quite a bit bigger than they predicted. That distorted the political judgements, in particular spurring the No change of policy. Now, rightly or wrongly founded, that change of policy was real, and should be delivered on if possible in the time between now and the election: and thereafter if the Conservatives remain in power.
But the real point of this meme is not what it means for Scotland, rather than what it means for the rest of the UK. The somewhat childish defering of the question until after the next election just lost them my vote, for one thing: they just don't get the message from 38 Degreees and Change that they can no longer treat their electorate with contempt.