Starmer says no independence referendum while he is prime minister
www.bbc.co.uk
The prime minister insists it is more important to focus on the economy than the constitution.

Added context is mine. Its like he wants the SNP to take over Holyrood next year. Not doing his little Englander image any good in Scotland with comments like this, just another colonialist

  • ivorybean28@feddit.uk
    39·
    13 days ago

    "Once in a lifetime. " SNP - This matter should have been settled for 50-100 years.

    But Russias money is so good and its so easy to blame someone else.

      • ivorybean28@feddit.uk
        2·
        12 days ago

        Sorry , I was wrong with ‘once in a lifetime’ the exact language used was ‘once in a generation’

        “The debate we are engaged in as a nation is about the future of all of us lucky enough to live in this diverse and vibrant country. It is a rare and precious moment in the history of Scotland - a once in a generation opportunity to chart a better way.” Alex Salmond.

        “It is the view of the current Scottish Government that a referendum is a once-in-a-generation opportunity." Scottish Government White Paper.

        Did they have their fingers crossed behind their back when they said these things?

        • towerful@programming.dev
          51·
          12 days ago

          Having a once-on-a-lifetime holiday doesn’t preclude you from having another holiday on the chance it’s another once-in-a-lifetime holiday.

          And “opportunity” adds a whole bunch of context. Support was high for independence, a government was in power that was (and still is) popular and progressive, and the UK government agreed to respect the result. That, to me, is what “opportunity” means: the time is right.
          If there is another surge of support, another Scottish government is elected on the premise of independence and delivers such a crushing victory as the SNP did, then it’s just down to the UK government denying the Scottish Government.

          • ivorybean28@feddit.uk
            11·
            6 days ago

            Da Comrade.

            We will break the English hold on the Glorious Scottish people.

            But if your actually a real person living in the UK then I’m much rather we all work together to keep the country united , stop the tories selling everything and most importantly: (For everyone in europe/world) dont let Reform (Russia) get anywhere near power.

            • towerful@programming.dev
              2·
              6 days ago

              Yeh, I’m a real person. And I live in Scotland. And I’m not Russian.
              So fuck off with that pish.

              I would also rather keep the Tories and reform out of power.
              But I also suffered many years of not voting Tory - and having a Scottish government that isn’t Tory - and still had to put up with a Tory government.
              I voted against independence because I didn’t want to leave the EU - something I felt the UK government had a guarantee on, but was very undefined with independence.

              And now that we have labour in the UK government, they are just Tory-lite.
              I get that they moved right in order to scoop up more votes, but they aren’t going to return left.
              They are passing austerity laws. They are not standing up for trans and immigrant rights.
              I’m certain they are better than the Tories, and maybe they’re just having a rocky start.
              Maybe I’m paying too much (or maybe not enough?) attention to the news, so I’m only catching the negatives.

              Reform aren’t gonna get power in Scotland, Tories aren’t gonna get power in Scotland.
              But it feels like Scotland is trying to do better and keeps on getting dragged down by the UK.