Today hurts. All day Ive been trying to work through my emotions but its a lot to process. I have been at times devastated, afraid, angry, inspired, optimistic, and back again. Im not really going to write anything about the result last night because Ive not got much more to offer than has already been said in the many excellent posts Ive seen today. Also its all still too raw and thats never really the best time to try and express yourself. Ill just say that I remain so proud of being part of this movement, and more so than ever, proud of belonging to Glasgow. I wasnt actually going to post anything at all today but I wanted to say something about Alex Salmonds decision to resign. I am really sad to see him go but I can take some consolation from the fact that, in Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland has a potentially outstanding new First Minister. But I can appreciate why Alex Salmond might want to step down. He has been a giant of modern British politics for many years. He is that rare-breed of politician that unflinchingly adheres to his principles and his ideals and he always worked tirelessly in the pursuit of what he believed to be the best interests of the people of Scotland. Regardless of whether I agreed with every individual policy, he always impressed me as a genuine and authentic person - a million miles away from the empty suits in Westminster. And for this he was pilloried, vilified and lampooned in a manner unlike any other political leader in my lifetime. People said that they were voting No yesterday because they didnt like Alex Salmond. Congratulations. Job done. Hes gone. And in Cameron, Clegg and Miliband we absolutely have the political leaders that we deserve.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:04:47 +0000
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