I CANNOT UNDERSTAND
the Conservative Party's retreat into gloom at the prospect of an
independent Scotland. Cries of 'Woe is
me!' are emanating from Downing Street and Buckingham Palace at the release of
the latest polls showing the prospect of Scotland going it alone come next
Thursday.
What
is left of what was once the Tory establishment, including the monarchy, are in
a perilous and frantic mood; they are behaving almost hysterically not knowing what
to do if the Scottish people vote yes… 'Woe is me!'
Alex
Salmond no doubt sits above the fray at Holyrood, enjoying the English
establishment's incontinence, as they seek to pay whatever price they are asked
to pay to keep Scottish independence at bay. When I see my country's leaders
behaving in such a way, I feel a personal humiliation, as I feel sure many
thousands of other English people do.
Whatever
happens next Thursday, I believe the English people will be left displeased. If
the yes vote wins, then the English will (if today's Mail on Sunday poll is anything to go by) pour over every detail of what our English
politicians are prepared to give to Scotland as part of any kind of settlement.
According
to the poll, the English resent the fact that the Scots have received more per
head in public spending than have the English, who's taxes have paid for the
£400 million pound Scottish parliament;
as well as made significant contributions to all forms of Scottish public
spending including the Scottish NHS.
WE DO NOT NEED Scotland for anything other than for
purely sentimental reasons to do with our monarchic attachment, and a 307 year connection.
I am angry that our leaders are going almost cap in hand to save the Union. Do
not get me wrong; I believe in the Union, but not at any degrading price. Besides which there are many advantages for the
English in separation.
The
primary one is that England will finally get socialism off its back. If the
Scots vote yes, then the Labour party will no longer inflict their incompetence
in running an economy on the English people. I would have thought that this would
have held a great appeal to the Conservative Party - but apparently it is not
so.
Remember
it was the Labour Party that launched Scottish devolution in the first place
and attacked the Tories for opposing it. The late lamented Labour leader John
Smith, described his support for Scottish devolution as, 'the settled will of the
Scottish people'. John Major, on the other hand said it would serve to
become a road to final independence; while Labour believed it would have the
opposite effect…who do you think has proved to have been right?
It
was the Labour party, under the leadership of John Smith, that set the whole
devolution train in motion, partly fearful of losing the 40 Scottish seats
Labour owned in Scotland.
IT IS ENGLAND, not Scotland, that is fully equipped
to go it alone. Better together I say -
but if the Scots wish to separate then so be it. England at least, will be
rid of a monumental and destructive
socialist entity which has greatly reduced the UK.
Fanciful
talk of changing the Union flag is the latest piece of whimsy orchestrated by
the press. More accurate is the assertion that if the result next Friday is for
independence, Cameron will most likely be chased from office by his own
backbenchers: this in itself is likely to encourage many Scots to vote for
independence this Thursday.
If
Scotland wishes to turn itself into northern Europe's Venezuela, and Alex
Salmond into becoming its Hugo Chavez – then who are we to stop it. The
Conservatives should be actively encouraging the Scots to go their own way, not
crawling about on all fours pleading the case for devo max, which will turn out
to be any easy ride to full independence in ten years time: Salmond knows this,
which is why he will not be too disappointed if he were to narrowly lose, which
is likely to be the optimum result the No campaign can expect.
Scotland
must remember that after the party comes the hangover - and many Scots and English know what that
feels like.
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