Just completed my postal vote. I resisted the temptation to write Thanks beside the No. It does feel strange not to be voting for change. In many ways its counter-intuitive for a liberal because there is so much we want to change about the world. For me, the priority is a liberal, compassionate, caring society and thats what Ill continue to fight for whatever the result on 19th September. Whats on offer from the Yes campaign puts so much of what we rely on, a stable currency being the most obvious thing, in jeopardy without offering a realistic chance of creating that fairer society. Those who would suffer most if it all goes wrong are the most vulnerable. Staying in the UK offers the further enrichment of our vibrant democracy in Scotland with more powers whilst spreading the risk in these globally turbulent times. One of the real tragedies of the last 7 years since the SNP have been in Government is that they have not used the powers theyve got to anything like their potential. Theyve just moaned that they dont have enough powers. During the first 8 years, the Lib Dem/Labour coalition showed off what they could do and brought in some revolutionary stuff, free personal care, PR for local government, the smoking ban, free eye and dental checks. We need to get back to that sort of reforming state of mind and make things happen.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:43:35 +0000
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