Letters / It’s about the SNP
Kennedy Stewart claims the sole purpose of the referendum is to decide whether or not Scotland should become an independent country and a ‘Yes’ vote is not a vote for Salmond or the SNP. (Referendum not an election; SN 29/08/14).
Kennedy, you could not be more wrong; it is also a vote for what happens after we vote Yes or No, which in the case of a Yes vote will include who will govern us.
As Salmond and the SNP are the main party to advocate the move to independence and have published a manifesto, in the form of a white paper for the post independence period, they automatically make this vote about themselves.
On Friday I listened to Salmond answering questions on BBC Radio Scotland and 90 per cent of the answers he gave appertaining to a post independence Scotland were in the form of a reference to the white paper and his and his government’s vision of independence.
No other political party has a post independence manifesto, no other party has given any indication of what we can expect from them if elected after a Yes vote.
The two big TV debates have had Salmond representing the Yes vote and giving ambiguous promises on Scotland’s independent future as well as proclaiming “we” (Salmond and the SNP) will win this vote.
The whole debate for the Yes campaign has centered around the SNP government and its white paper and what we can expect after a Yes vote.
This vote is about our future and that future includes every single thing that will affect our lives be it political, financial or social and to vote Yes without considering them would be like playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded revolver.
Gordon Harmer
Brae.
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