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Originally Posted by James
It's just Salmond doing his usual political manoeuvering trying to make enough people believe they were deceived to change things around or get the SNP re-elected.
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I don't even understand what you're trying to say here. something that David Cameron has said is, somehow, inexplicably, Salmond's political maneuvering? In what possible way? It came directly from the mouth of the prime minister... The promised powers will come hand in hand with a nice big slash in budget.
Also... If it was truly the case that everyone had long decided how they would vote, do you really think the party leaders would have been scrambling not 2 weeks ago to draw up this agreement to transfer powers? The polls over the last year shifted from nearly 70/30 to hovering around 50/50. It may indeed not be the case but honestly, it is entirely plausible that at least a chunk of that final 5% shift was swayed by that final agreement for transferring powers.
Also, (in my mind) trying but failing to live up to ambitious election pledges when they're proven not to be feasible (as I agree is true of many pro-indy pledges) is one thing. Making promises with absolutely NO intention of them ever being a reality is quite another. It's been less than a WEEK since the referendum. Mr Cameron isn't saying "unfortunately some of these promises are going to fall short", he's outright admitting that this was the intention all along.
It's the absolute worst of politics. What a complete shambles. And we (the UK, Scottish and English) are now expected to trust these people to run the country? We're expected to believe any word they have to say again... Ever?