Democracy won a great victory in the UK this week. Against
all the predictions, backbiting, backstabbing, spite and malice, the British
electorate voted decisive victories north and south of the border.
The English referendum over E.U. clutches is gathering
unstoppable momentum, as is the sea of yellow flags marching on to shape
Scotland’s destiny.
The Brussels Federalists are getting a lesson in why
democracy may mean little to them but is everything to the citizens they wish to
control.
Bang on cue, some political and media commentators are displaying
resentment and vulgarity towards the SNP victory. This can be dismissed as immature.
What cannot be dismissed is the reality of political economics,
now proving to be today’s mantra for votes and power. As oil diminishes in size and revenue,
Scottish plans for independence (one would imagine) should reflect the challenge
to develop alternatives over time. After all if Scots can wait 300 yrs. Why not
another 15 to get it totally prepared.
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| SNP victories are sea changing for the Old Union. Democracy is working. The question is asked will Democracy be permitted to shape the future of the New European Union in 2017. image Alex Aitchison / Documenting Yes |
There are plenty of examples where small nations have bitten
the bullet and built up viable economies. But in contemporary society a sole diet
of nationalism is not enough. A convergence of episodes face those who want to alter the shape and direction of two Unions
2017 is now a date for heads to contemplate. It is one of
those dates which can become metamorphic in principal and in reality, for
positive or negative.
Two Unions stand locked in debate about their future. The UK
and the E.U. have emerged as the contenders to determine the near future for
the London-Paris-Berlin sphere.
Brussels is managed by a near hysterical group of
Federalists hell bent on their vision for Europe, regardless of citizen’s
democratic wishes or objections.
In the run –up to 2017 they (Brussels) may see their objectives
made all the easier if a disgruntled UK were to leave the EU. England may see
their objectives made all the easier by handing over a new and significantly economically
less powerful Scotland to be a vassal of the Euro. Does anyone wish to become
another Greece!
Under these conditions the old Union may still have some
life in it; albeit a Union with a much needed remolding over how it functions.
Scottish self-determination is a most likely a given in our
lifetime. The question is - with the vote for independence now secured, can the
SNP be leader enough to judge the right time to play this card.
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