The Pig in a poke by Paul Kavanagh T


HERE ARE four things which are certain about a second independence referendum. The first is that as we sink ever further into the mire of Conservative austerity and the promises and commitments of the Beter Together - about all the wonderful things that come with being part of the UK, are shown to be as reliable as Jackie Baillie’s arithmetic and as honest as a Conservative manifesto, it becomes ever more vital that Scotland needs another say on whether we should remain a part of the UK.


We were sold a pig in a poke, and that pig came with Davie Cameron. And that’s not, it appears, the first time it has happened with Cameron and a pig.


Te sovereignty of the Scottish people belongs to the people of Scotland in their entirety, not to Alex Salmond expressing his personal opinion about the referendum being a once in a generation opportunity.


Scotland has every justification in holding another independence referendum right now. Forget all the guff about once in a generation. The sovereignty of the Scotish people belongs to the people of Scotland in their entirety, not to Alex Salmond expressing his personal opinion about the referendum being a once in a generation opportunity. I don’t know about you, but when I cast my vote in the independence referendum I don’t recall the question being “Should Scotland be an independent country and should this question not be asked again until your kids are as ancient as you are just now?”


The reason Scotland has every right to hold another independence referendum whenever it chooses is because we were told lies. If you go to a shop and you purchase a product whose adverts promise that it will ensure your hair stays glossy and healthy, but aſter commiting to it you find your hairs a mess and the manufacturers won’t even give you a bad wig, you’d be rightly aggrieved. That’s what happened to Scotland in 2014. Britain’s shampoo has washed all the vitality out of Scotland. We’re sad and listless, and there’s a growing bald patch in our public service provision. It’s a clear case of false advertising. We could in fact claim that since Britain’s shampoo has made us all go bald, it has aged us 20 years so that’s as good as a generation.


On the other hand, while the promises of the UK-goodies have vanished down the plug hole like the career prospects


42 February 2016


Wee Ginger


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