Due to a sore throat and incessant coughing I was prevented in getting meaningful sleep on Scotland's Independence Day. Maybe it was the coughing and maybe it was the chills going through my spine due to the promises made to Scotland by the UK government about further powers. Powers above and beyond those of England, Wales or N.I.
It seems to me in my probably ignorant/naive view that a, a country should have its right to determine its own destiny. b, a country should have the right to govern its people, set policy, distribute finances etc in the way it sees fit without control or coercion from another. c, a union of nations, such as the UK can be a wonderful thing. d, If the countries in that union do not have equality of power then it will only serve as a divisive wedge between them.
What sent a chill to my spine was in the hours after the referendum's results' certainty when I saw Nigel Farage's smug, punchable face making full mileage out of the poorly thought out plea-bargain made by Cameron et al. He knew that the British public would not be happy about the government giving out further powers without so much as a by-your-leave.
Farage is a dick. But he does seem to be a fantastic salesman. He finds out what the biggest problem his customer has and exploits it until he has got his vote. It doesn't matter that what he is actually selling is a massive shite sandwich made up of insular islander mentality laced with, at best, healthy jingoism/xenophobia and, at worst, massive racism.
Cameron et al need to get on this because the next election is next year and I see a massive shock on the cards. And this would be worse than either result from the Scottish referendum.
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