Dear All
Support for Scottish independence has
completely and totally collapsed, and to make the point of why that is the case,
there is a real genuine lack of talent in the Scottish National Party.
The SNP is run as a one man band under Alex
Salmond, and far from being clever, he is an opportunist, but when it comes to
opportunity, that is one where his ‘jolly fat man’ routine and Nicola
Sturgeon’s ‘concerned citizen’ is failing to make an impact.
One of the PR tricks that Salmond uses at
events is to surround himself with young people; this is to imply that he is
touch with the ‘yoof’ vote.
It is a thing commonly done in politics
when an old failing star tries to hold onto past glories, but Alex Salmond’s
time is ending.
And ending in failure!
The overwhelming majority of teenagers
specially enfranchised for this independence referendum by SNP demands are set
to vote No.
Awhile ago, I said on this blog that it
would be a major mistake to include 16 and 17 year olds in the vote.
George Laird right again.
The first major survey by Edinburgh
University is a significant blow to First Minister Alex Salmond and Nicola
Sturgeon.
Their indy campaign is sinking day by day,
no vision, no ideas and lack of talent, their ‘front’, the Yes Scotland
sideshow isn’t relevant to Scots.
It is full of Team Salmond and Team
Sturgeon cronies, grassroots community campaign is how anyone objectively would
describe I;: Yes Branches are effectively the SNP branches.
In the Edinburgh University study, data was
collected that found 60% of 14 to 17-year-olds were opposed to independence.
Having looked at what passes for democracy
in the SNP clique, the teenagers have looked at what is going on and said, No,
just a measly 21% were in favour, while 19% were undecided.
If you add 60% and the 19% together, the
scale of the problem is quite unique, it shows that Blair Jenkins and Yes
Scotland have completely wasted their time.
The direction of travel isn’t towards them
but in the other direction.
And the findings, paint more bad news for
the SNP as it reveals teenagers were heavily engaged in the debate and highly
likely to vote.
The idea of the SNP of ‘living in the days
of a better nation’ has no traction; the mood of Scottish youngsters is they
want to get involved in the ‘Battle of Britain’.
They are fighting the SNP to ensure that
those opportunities currently enjoyed are not lost, those protections currently
enjoyed are not lost, and they like majority of Scots don’t trust Salmond and
Sturgeon.
No one is coming to help Salmond, not even his
own SNP members.
In response to the devastating news, the
Englishman and SNP's campaign director, Angus Robertson, said previous polls
had indicated higher levels of support for independence among young people.
He added:
"The Edinburgh University survey shows
that Scotland's students want more information about independence”.
I think they have already make their mind
up, 60% at this stage are saying overwhelmingly and categorically No.
Robertson added:
"In the coming months the Scottish
Government will continue to publish a series of papers covering the main
arguments for independence, leading to a white paper in the autumn that will
set out detailed proposals for an independent Scotland. We believe that by
September 18, 2014, most people of all ages will agree with the positive case
for an independent Scotland."
Some Campaign director, Robertson like
Salmond and Sturgeon can’t change the growing tide of No, time for a quote?
From Alex Salmond:
“My problem is that I have too many
talented people and not enough Cabinet positions”.
On Robertson, he isn’t Scottish, his work,
if you can call looking at the Norwegian Navy website as part of his defence
‘review’ is a joke; the SNP MPs at Westminster haven’t done a good job. One of
them Ms. Whiteford, a Salmond crony is still refusing to go back to the
Scottish Committee that she left in the huff after making allegations.
She isn’t missed but they set a placer card
out for her if she ever decides to do her job.
A spokesman for the pro-independence Yes
Scotland campaign said:
"It's great to hear the views of these
young people and Yes Scotland will be working very hard over the next 15 months
to persuade them and others that Scotland's future should be in their hands,
with a Yes in the referendum."
“It’s great news”?
Who the fuck is he kidding, is this, the
‘brave’ face, from the body with no heart? See what a mean about a genuine lack
of talent!
The pro-UK Better Together campaign is
doing well, in reality; they have a campaign which effectively has the Scottish
people already onboard.
While the SNP had their ‘Declaration of
Cineworld’ for the rich to bow at the feet of Alex Salmond and give their
blessing, Better Together made their campaign about ordinary people.
Michaella Drummond, 17, a Better Together
youth representative from Kirkcaldy, Fife, said:
"This poll may surprise a lot of
people, but it doesn't surprise me. I know that the overwhelming majority of my
friends and the majority of people my age that I speak to simply cannot see the
sense in Scotland going it alone. I cannot comprehend nationalism. What the SNP
is proposing seems out of touch with modern society."
If you ever get the opportunity to catch Ellie
Koepplinger of Yes Scotland speak, you will see the difference, Ms. Koepplinger
in a previous television programme sounded dense, and completely out of her
depth on everything.
She isn’t an ordinary member of the public
with no political affiliations; she is connected to the Scottish National Party
via her father.
Scottish Labour's constitution spokeswoman
Patricia Ferguson said:
"It is refreshing to see young people
showing the confidence to say No, despite the assumptions made about
them."
The question which should be asked by the
SNP members is whose stupid idea was votes for 16 and 17 year olds?
Because you didn’t need to be a rocket
scientist know that would backfire spectacularly.
George Laird right again.
In 2014, Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon
will clearly see that they don’t have a whole country in their corner.
471 days to the political death of Alex
Salmond at the ballot box, you can watch the death clock counted by going here.
And in the interest of fairness, something which doesn't exist in an Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, and Peter Murrell controlled SNP, here is a link to Yes Scotland.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow
University
Alex Salmond is married to a woman old enough to be his mother.
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