My what hypocrites the Scottish National Party (SNP) really are ....
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| SNP - NATO Vote - Perth 2012 |
..... for thirty years they have chastised first the UK government, and
latterly the Scottish Labour Party (when they were leading the devolved
government of Scotland), over Nuclear weapons, and membership of NATO
with its nuclear policy.
Then when they got into power in Scotland, they retained this opposition
to membership of NATO, while suddenly going rather quiet on the UK's
nuclear policy. Lots of Scottish jobs lost, and votes as well, if the UK
took the Nuclear subs south of the border .... but obviously no
connection with that fact. Got to hang on to power, at whatever the cost to their souls.
Now, with the whiff of 'freedom' in the air with the vote on 'independence' due in 2014, suddenly, after 30 years of one policy, one quick resolution by a couple of Alex Salmond loyalists, a few harsh words, and the idealists suddenly are made to realise what having 'power' really means to the party apparatchiks. Then all of a sudden the conference members of the Scottish National
Party, have voted to ditch their 30-year policy of opposition to defence alliance NATO, in a naked display of 'Realpolitik'. Got to hang on to power, at whatever the cost to their souls. They will now hide behind the rump UK's and US and French nuclear umbrella.
Of course the Quid pro quo for all this, is that if the referendum has been won .... and I think the ineptness of the current UK coalition government gives the SNP an edge - all Trident nuclear weapons - which are currently based at Faslane Naval base on the
Clyde - will be removed from Scotland ..... and it will be all too late for all those who lose their jobs then - no pro unionist party in Scotland to vote for.
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