Anyone who thinks that we are 'better together' and wants Scotland to stay within the United Kingdom should ponder the latest opinion polls. Todays Guardian gives the latest poll figures of support as Labour 35%, Tories 32%, Lib Dems 14%, UKIP 10%.
So, following the next general election, on the assumption that Labour don't lose any more support, we will have another coalition government. So, your scenario is a coalition of Labour and Lib Dem, another term of Tories and Lib Dem, or the wonderful prospect of a coalition of Tory and UKIP. How do you fancy any of those?
It is indicative of how far right the general UK population has moved when, three years into this government with all the hardship it is responsible for, that the polls can reflect such intentions. It shows the power of the propaganda churned out daily by the tabloids and how people can genuinely believe what they are told in the face of the evidence all around them. As the old saying goes, there are none so blind as those who will not see. However, another reason for this is that the people don't trust Labour, and who can blame them? As I said in an earlier post, with Labour committing itself to adopt all of the Tories policies you might as well just vote Tory. Labour are genuinely hopeless, in the sense that they are offering no hope of any change or any relief from the damage being done to society. Therefore, the aftermath of the next election, regardless of how it turns out will result in more cuts, more zero hour contracts, more hardship for the poor and disadvantaged, more persecution of immigrants and people on benefits, more privatisation of health, education, welfare etc.
How anyone with a shred of intelligence can support such a prospect defies understanding, and even if you don't support an independent Scotland, you can kiss goodbye to the prospect of Scottish politicians having any influence on meaningful decision-making as it affect Scottish affairs. We will have no Scottish Tory MPs representing us, a smattering of Lib Dems, and a gang of Labour politicians who are completely under the domination of London, who are, as I just reminded you, completely committed to doing the Tories job for them. That is not a sarcastic comment, that is what Milliband and Balls told us they were going to do. I am going to do another post later today on the subject of the persistent Westminster propaganda that there are no alternatives. I was going to add it to this post, but that would make it too big. If you wished to be persuaded by a persistent and obvious lie then it's your choice, but you have been warned.
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Doktor Kommirat
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