Golf Tango Foxtrot

Nearly 100 days to decide whether or not to keep on with the tired old union with our powerful southern neighbours or to try to set out on an adventure in building a new society based on equality and justice for everyone.   At times I am very optimistic at the prospect of a YES vote, at other times less so.  The prospects are quite daunting in either event.  If we vote YES then we can expect all sorts of double dealing, bad faith, threats and obstruction in the negotiations.   In the event of a NO vote we are going to be hammered by Westminster.  No matter what they now say about further powers if we vote NO.  If they were going to extend more powers to our Parliament then why did they actively fight against those options being on the ballot paper?  Why didn’t they simply give us these powers anyway? I am old enough to remember the devolution referendum of 1979. More than 50% of those who voted were in favour of the very moderate devolution s...