tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post2690105637894757862..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Wendy Comes Out FightingStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-27531618431772159672008-05-06T12:20:00.000+01:002008-05-06T12:20:00.000+01:00Stephen,I'm inclined to agree with you - whatever ...Stephen,<BR/><BR/>I'm inclined to agree with you - whatever your position on independence the issue clearly won't go away. Better to have a referendum and decide either way (or at least for a generation if it goes against).<BR/><BR/>I can't quite decide what the Libs/Tories will do. They can't be happy this has pulled the rug from beneath the Calman Commission. The Libs especially must be furious that the only reason they're not in government is that they rejected the SNP's demands for a referendum.<BR/><BR/>I suspect the SNP wanted this as a 2011 issue and hoped/thought that no-one would call their bluff. They will be in a corner if Wendy Alexander proposes a bill on early referendum - how can they possibly vote against it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-57002220400599615062008-05-05T11:13:00.000+01:002008-05-05T11:13:00.000+01:00No I want this issue out on its own, getting the a...No I want this issue out on its own, getting the attention to the <B>detail</B> it deserves. In fact I thought we should have done this in 2006.<BR/><BR/>Once it is desected closely by the voters, press etc and shown for what it is I have no doubt it bring the ship to a very abrupt halt.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you regarding the overdue nature of playing this hand from Wendy's part though. I'm also waiting to find out exactly how our leadership respond.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-23883405419711202772008-05-05T10:40:00.000+01:002008-05-05T10:40:00.000+01:00Definitely agree with you here Stephen, if it's a ...Definitely agree with you here Stephen, if it's a 3-way poll then the SNP have no chance.<BR/><BR/>I think they might have preferred the unionist parties blocking a referendum in 2010 and then using that in the 2011 election to garnish further support in Holyrood.<BR/><BR/>I expect the silence from the SNP camp will be deafening given Wendy's clever (though overdue) tactical switch.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485196287282298695noreply@blogger.com