Posted: Sep 22, 2019 9:18 pm
mrjonno wrote:The problem for Scottish Labour is Scotland does not need 2 independence parties. (Almost certainly the SNP would split after independence).
We have two. The Scottish Green Party and the SNP. I agree a political landscape would shift under a independent legislature. I could forsee the Conservative & Unioinists persisting (our very own Brexit Party) but Scottish Labour's position on EUref2 (for) and Indyref2 (against) is not credible, they call the indy ref divisive. No shit.
mrjonno wrote:However, Westminster is still a 2 party system so you have 1 independence party and one union party (there simply isn't room for the Tories, Lib Dem's and Labour to take that party)
All three, and let's not forget the NI unionists too, are bound by their desire for the UK to continue. Yet their actions in dismissing the Scottish Parliaments own political mandate, granted by an enthusiastic electorate, cuts against any notion of unity. You can't maintain unity when you ignore what the respective electorates of the UK in NI (overwhelming public support for backstop) and Scotland (overwhleming support to stay aligned with EU) say.