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Old 25th Apr 2015, 18:04
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Biggus
 
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What was my deleted post?

It went something like this:

The way things will pan out is as follows.

May 2015 election - SNP take vast majority of seats in Scotland. Minority Labour government formed, relying on SNP votes to achieve anything.

On the basis of their success, the SNP put into their 2016 election manifesto for the Scottish Parliament that they will seek a second referendum on independence "as soon as possible".

2016 Scottish elections - SNP government returned with large majority.

SNP states that on basis of their majority achieved in both the 2015 and 2016 elections, especially given the inclusion of a referendum pledge in their 2016 manifesto, that "the Scottish people have spoken" and demand a second independence referendum. A weak Labour government, reliant on SNP votes to stay in power, has little choice but to agree.

2017/2018 - second Scottish independence referendum held, narrow YES victory.

2020 - Scotland becomes independent as Westminster parliament comes to the end of its 5 year fixed term.

The above scenario is largely predictable, and virtually unstoppable - and I'm not the only one to think so!

Election 2015: Row over second independence referendum warning - BBC News

How long before this post is "deleted"??
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