The Spoon Drawer

After the big Scotland in/out referendum last year and the general election back in May, attentions have now firmly turned towards the next massive vote to impact upon the UK - that of EU membership. One of David Cameron's election pledges was that he'd open the debate on EU membership to the electorate, promising us a referendum before the end of 2017 to decide on whether we stay or leave. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124913477@N08/ Now of course just because the bigoted liar promised us a referendum as part of his election campaign that doesn't guarantee it has to happen. After all Cameron famously claimed he'd not be reducing tax credits and yet that's exactly what the party have tried to do this week, although thankfully they've so far failed to get the cuts past the House of Lords, but that's another issue! So Cameron's promises aren't worth the paper they're printed on however in this instance the backlash he'd face from his...

With the impending vote for Scottish independence almost upon us, those of us in favour of keeping the unity are becoming slightly concerned with what seems to be a final push for separation. Three weeks before the referendum and support for Scottish independence has grown 4% to a very worrying 47% ( see stats here ). While Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling battle it out with a selection of various politicians and celebrities publicly supporting both of them respectively, the rest of us with much less influence can only watch on. Personally, despite being a big advocate of liberality, freedom of speech and independence to be given wherever its wanted, I am against the bill. Of course there are serious economic advantages to union and resounding complications that can ensue from such as exclusion from the EU and the loss of various trading advantages. Yet my reasoning for opposing independence is simply the age old one of convenience and habit. Scotland has been unified...