Indy Hats For All

If we’re going to screw up, let’s screw up on our own terms, our own policies, our own standards.

Does that not sound like a terribly attractive proposition?

Well, I’m sorry, but I’m sick of being told I’m a whinging, moaning, scrounging Scot.

Are we headed for Utopia? Bloody hell – of course not. Behave. If we gain independence it’ll be tough (and Westminster have made no bones about the fact that they intend to make it as tough as they possibly can – for no genuine pragmatic reasons {because we are not worth anything to them - they subsidise us, so they should be glad to see the back of us, right?} – you know, just because they can). Should the fact that it will be tough stop us? I sincerely hope not.

In last night’s debate, Alastair Darling gave us three job creating powers that would be devolved to a NO voting Scotland: Everything is better in the UK. Everything is better in the UK. Everything is better in the UK. Three options that were all the same and were nothing to do with devolved powers.

In his response to the never-ending Plan B on currency question, Alex Salmond gave three Plan Bs – pound without currency union, new currency, or Euro – but still preferred a currency union. At least he gave three options, albeit not stating which he placed as first contender.

If I’m honest, I’m quite keen on no currency union and sticking with the dreaded Panama option – Panama sank into financial decline and everyone died and the whole place was overrun with rabid monkeys. Or maybe not. Why not check it out?

I’m campaigning for a hat, (obviously) to go with the Panama option – it’s the jaggy bunnet:

And, yes, I’m being frivolous. I apologise. But when I hear a Labour politician, who is supposedly engaging in a debate on behalf of Better Together i.e. Labour, Tory, Lib-Dem joining together against Scottish Independence, sneak in what Labour would do if voted in in 2015, I think frivolity is a reasonable response. If you are there to argue that Scotland is better off as part of the UK, that has to be because you believe that Scotland is better off as part of the UK no matter what party is leading the UK government - be it Tory, Labour, Lib-Dem or UKIP. When confronted with specific issues, you can't say, "Oh, but Labour wouldn't do that/would do this." You're not speaking for Labour - you're speaking for the Better Together, no matter what, no matter who.This was not the place to start campaigning for Labour (Tory Lite) in the UK elections in 2015.

The hat is one of the many reasons it's just as well I'm not in charge. Probably.