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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The only way it could work otherwise, is with massive devolution across the UK, devo-max for Scotland, and England being split into several "devo-max" areas with their own elected parliaments, with each area having representatives in London for "global affairs" with very little interference from the wider UK government when it comes to the day-to-day running of each region.

I think Cameron will be the last UK prime minister. They either hold on to some form of union in a form similar to devo max, or it breaks up. I can't see any other outcome now

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I think Cameron will be the last UK prime minister. They either hold on to some form of union in a form similar to devo max, or it breaks up. I can't see any other outcome now

I just can't see the alternative? People really want to hold onto the idea of a union and being together but it's just a fact that political philosophies North and South of the border are very different. I can't see that ever changing and, if anything, the South is moving right and Scotland is moving left. There's no way to properly represent both socially. The "colour map" for yesterday's voting across the UK is startling.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I think Cameron will be the last UK prime minister. They either hold on to some form of union in a form similar to devo max, or it breaks up. I can't see any other outcome now

I agree, from now until the end of this year, Scotland will now be furious it has a Conservative govt; ruling it again.

Then early next year,the problem will likely come to a further head, when they start the new austerity cuts,the 56 SNP MPs will kick off bigtime when they present that bill for Scotland too.
David Cameron would face problems, likely even in his own party too, were he to try to avoid implementing austerity measures in Scotland but still try to inflict them on England and Wales.
Nicola Sturgeon has said, Scotland has voted strongly against more austerity.

With his also looming referendum on the EU too, if he can get it through at all that is, this may well be the 'trigger' for Nicola Sturgeon to include an independence referendum again,possibly as soon as next year in her holyrood manifesto.

I think you are right that he could be the last PM of the UK.
No way are the SNP going to sit back for 5 years and just take all this govt; throws at them.
If he throws too much to them as well, then his party and the English will not stand for that either.

I really don't envy at all David Cameron's task in even trying to begin to placate Scotland now.