The laws of unintended consequence

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Salmond became active in the SNP when he joined the Federation of Student Nationalists at the University of St Andrews in 1973. His conversion is generally credited to his then girlfriend, Debbie Horton, an English student from London, who was secretary of the St Andrews University Labour club. After an argument in December 1973, she told him: "If you feel like that, go and join the bloody SNP". The next day Salmond did
 
The more I think about this, the man's an absolute genius, perhaps the greatest political figure this country (whatever that means) might have produced even? How many people could take such a palpably lost cause of a group of fair isle sweater wearing folk singers and turn them into a nation state? To actually generate the appeal of right wing patriotic nationalism at one level, and also build up a core bloc from left leaning socialists without alienating the other side is another real achievement. He's rewritten the political play book

He now has a stage where the Westminster establishment are dancing in his court and he'll deliver the devo max that he wanted all along without taking the ultimate responsibility. Looks like he's drawing down more money for Scotland too

Contrast Salmond who took a lost cause 18 months and has brought it to cusp of delivery, with Nick Clegg who took a won cause with his AV vote and destroyed it within 6 weeks turning it into a lost one

Alex Salmond could be the next President of the European union on this showing. The man is a once in a generation genius

I'm surprised the media haven't tried to hunt down Debbie Horton
 
I was wondering if this was Cameron's get out clause actually, as UKIP and the Ulster Unionist parties didn't sign the pledge. So if Cameron (he's got a Scottish name you know) goes into government with any of those he needs a new 'coalition agreement' which potentially allows him to renege on his pledge.

Mind you, th elast time I checked 31% of English polled wanted Scotland to **** off. That figure has risen quite dramatically, so i would think there might be some scope for Salmond to campaign there next. Perhaps he could annex Newcastle and Carlisle as I'm sure they're half Scottish anyway. One might suspect that Newcastle could benefit more from being a major player in the Edinburgh sphere of influence than it ever would the planet Pluto to London

I suppose the next demand for independence however is likely to come from Luton
 
Warbler said:
I was wondering if this was Cameron's get out clause actually, as UKIP and the Ulster Unionist parties didn't sign the pledge. So if Cameron (he's got a Scottish name you know) goes into government with any of those he needs a new 'coalition agreement' which potentially allows him to renege on his pledge.

Mind you, th elast time I checked 31% of English polled wanted Scotland to **** off. That figure has risen quite dramatically, so i would think there might be some scope for Salmond to campaign there next. Perhaps he could annex Newcastle and Carlisle as I'm sure they're half Scottish anyway. One might suspect that Newcastle could benefit more from being a major player in the Edinburgh sphere of influence than it ever would the planet Pluto to London

I suppose the next demand for independence however is likely to come from Luton
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I beg your pardon!!! :D
 
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