tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post8237462949552042570..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: News of Calman Death Throes PrematureStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-90258366677356081592009-02-25T09:00:00.000+00:002009-02-25T09:00:00.000+00:00I'll wait and reservre judgement until this happen...I'll wait and reservre judgement until this happens Stephen.<BR/><BR/>Though I do seem to remember Labour saying they'd back something before and changing their mind.. Can't think what that was...Malchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191161151984519900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-12363329377833757722009-02-25T08:02:00.000+00:002009-02-25T08:02:00.000+00:00Is this a possible scenario?The SNP put forward th...Is this a possible scenario?<BR/><BR/>The SNP put forward their referendum bill with three questions, the opposition refuses to support the bill but takes huge flack in the press and from the public, under pressure the Liberals propsoe a referendum on the Devolution Max option.<BR/><BR/>Labour are unsure but the Greens & Margo are in support.<BR/><BR/>The SNP then state that they will DELAY the independence question due to lack of parliamentary support, proposing a referendum at the end of the next parliamentary session, say 2015 if they are voted back in....<BR/><BR/>The SNP lends it's support to a referendum on Devolution MAX in 2011<BR/><BR/>Devolution Max being defined pretty much as per John Swinney's conversation paper as full fiscal federalism........ with payments made to Westminister for International Representation & say Defence. This it would be a powerful gradualist approach..... a stepping stone to full independence and a way to flush out the Liberals on the Federalist Question.<BR/><BR/>David Cameron get's elected to power in 2010, the SNP return over 20 MP's but the Tory's have a small but workable majority.<BR/><BR/>The 2011 referendum returns an unequivocal YES vote.<BR/><BR/>The SNP get re-elected to Holyrood in 2011 with a majority of over 5<BR/><BR/>Westminister has an enforced 'austerity' era of cuts and tax rises.<BR/><BR/>Labour are in the wilderness and Scottish Labour finally initiative discussions with their UK colleagues to forma stand alone affiliated party in Scotland, becoming increasingly left leaning, anti-nuclear and supportive of full federalism.<BR/><BR/>The SNP begin negotiations to implement Full Fiscal Federalism and take control of Scotland's Revenues to tackle the recession recovery. LIT is introduced early giving people significant tax reductions based on their ability to pay and the Scottish Future's trust is tasked with creating a new Future's Fund from Revenues.<BR/><BR/>A full and frank discussion takes place in 2013 about Scotland's represetnation in the world and as base for Nuclear weapons as Afghanistan is still raging and tensions between the US/UK & Iran escalate and the Tories start to cause problems in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com