Written By:
mickysavage - Date published:
10:53 am, September 17th, 2014 - 9 comments
Categories: International, uk politics -
Tags: john oliver, scottish independence
There is a second intriguing democratic event in the world this week, the vote by the Scottish on whether Scotland should become independent. For me if I was Scottish I would be tempted to vote yes. The promise of living in a liberal bastion would probably be too much for me, even though Scottish Independence may consign the British Labour Party to eternal opposition as well as throwing the United Kingdom into turmoil.
Anyway here is John Oliver’s entertaining yet intriguing take on the issue and the campaigns.
The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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The Brits seem to think the Scots should stop thinking and “eat their cereal” (if you have seen the appallingly patronizing and sexist ad for “vote no”).
I suspect the Scots will vote yes. The Brits have lost their way and it will only go from bad to worse given their failing economy, ugly neo-liberalism (at odds with Scottish socialism) and draconian government.
In any case lets hope for two votes for change here and there this week.
+1
relevant to what our MSM have become is George Monbiots piece in the guardian .
How the media shafted the people of Scotland
[Fixed link – MS]
The piece is of interest, isn’t it.
Your link didn’t work though. I think it is because there is a quotation mark at the end.
This link does work, although not as pretty as your one.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/16/media-shafted-people-scotland-journalists
thanks alwyn
You mean “social-democratic bastion”.
The ex-pat Scotts have also been getting their point across ….
Paul,.just a wee point,it’s scot’s.
They’re quietly shifting money north in preparation for bank runs…