It is an interesting debate with good comments and that is what should be happening and will eventually happen with the British govt - IMO their position is unsustainable and their intransigence and undemocratic stance will just increase support for Scotindy. There are already "cracks" showing in the ranks of Scot Labour Party senior officials and certain Scot Tories who realise that their undemocratic stance is untenable up here. I don't listen to that prat of a non-entity Sec of State for Scotland any more - a wealthy fascist, a Brexit man preaching his shit up here and I'll never figure how undemocratic morons with lots n lots of money take up these kinda govt dictatorial jobs Why??????? Give me all his money and I'll do positive thngs with it with a smile on my face. This fellow is another c### who never smiles and it appears like somebody hurt him in some way when he was a kid - comes over as a hater of people and is a social bully and there are many within his political party who behave in the same shit fashion - I wish they'd disappear and keep their poisonous opinions to themselves and their poor families who must have to endure their continuous bitterness and angst against people and life in general!!
Re EU membership, I can't emphasise enough and reiterate that strong alliances/bonds have been built up down the years with senior EU officials, incl Angela Merkel, who have met Sturgeon (and other SNP senior reps) and discreetly empathise with Scotland's unique position of being dominated by a bullish British state that wants to impose its political ideology on a country and population that does not share that ideology and never has.
Re the land border issue, I must say I have a few book titles that refer to the problem with many comments/advice coming from various leading Scottish academics and transport/logistics experts. It is an old issue, as are my book references, and one that SNP senior advisers and politicians are well aware of and have considered for a long time to debate and decide how to tackle it. The Scotland-England border is almost 100 miles long, with little or nothing in the way of natural physical barriers. Again, as mentioned in my previous thread, the NI position re an unmanned border and the different political agenda for NI and approving a NI referendum will definitely force this govt "into a corner" at some point as NI hurtles towards Irish reunification. IMO there will be a seamless border post at Berwick but the SNP hierarchy may well differ on that view. I have complete faith in that final decision anyway.
Lastly, note the SNP will be promoting a "national debate" next year that will cover many of the big issues that are relevant to the whole subject of becoming independent and the process that will be followed. A leafleting campaign will be deployed where informative leaflets will be sent to every household in Scotland. I've donated to this campaign as I perceive it to be positive and beneficial. They wanna move the debate to everyone in Scotland, no matter if they oppose or support Scotindy, but they must be open to constructive debate and how British politics has played a part in moving for self-determination.
Re EU membership, I can't emphasise enough and reiterate that strong alliances/bonds have been built up down the years with senior EU officials, incl Angela Merkel, who have met Sturgeon (and other SNP senior reps) and discreetly empathise with Scotland's unique position of being dominated by a bullish British state that wants to impose its political ideology on a country and population that does not share that ideology and never has.
Re the land border issue, I must say I have a few book titles that refer to the problem with many comments/advice coming from various leading Scottish academics and transport/logistics experts. It is an old issue, as are my book references, and one that SNP senior advisers and politicians are well aware of and have considered for a long time to debate and decide how to tackle it. The Scotland-England border is almost 100 miles long, with little or nothing in the way of natural physical barriers. Again, as mentioned in my previous thread, the NI position re an unmanned border and the different political agenda for NI and approving a NI referendum will definitely force this govt "into a corner" at some point as NI hurtles towards Irish reunification. IMO there will be a seamless border post at Berwick but the SNP hierarchy may well differ on that view. I have complete faith in that final decision anyway.
Lastly, note the SNP will be promoting a "national debate" next year that will cover many of the big issues that are relevant to the whole subject of becoming independent and the process that will be followed. A leafleting campaign will be deployed where informative leaflets will be sent to every household in Scotland. I've donated to this campaign as I perceive it to be positive and beneficial. They wanna move the debate to everyone in Scotland, no matter if they oppose or support Scotindy, but they must be open to constructive debate and how British politics has played a part in moving for self-determination.