The Tories seem to be more divided than ever that I can remember and it would seem that Labour are doing absolutely fuk all tp exploit that. Do we even know what Labour's policy on the EU is? Since the date was announced the Labour party has almost been ignored by the media. The only person who seems to have something to say about it, is some geezer I have never heard of who seems to be leading the "Labour out" movement. Where have Scottish Labour been hiding? Do they want to stay in? Are they just too "proud" to admit that they agree with the SNP?
This referendum could signal the end of the Labour party as a credible political force. The referendum is all about who will be the next UK PM. The next Tory PM that is. Labour are almost irrelevant already. In Scotland the only thing of any interest is whether the vote will trigger another Independence referendum. Again Labour are irrelevant unless they decide to back independence in the next referendum. That could be a "game changer" but it is almost the only thing left that they could do to get themselves noticed.
The best move for the SNP would be to try to ignore the EU referendum as much as possible until after the May elections. That won't be easy because the media will try to control the debate, but all of the SNP folk on TV should be trying to bring the focus back to the May elections. The EU campaign can wait until after that.
I think this is a "no lose" decision for Boris. If he wins the referendum he will probably automatically be the next PM. If the UK is to leave the EU it will need to be an "outer" to lead them out. He he loses the referendum he will get the benefit at least of having been at on the "right" side as far as most Tory party members are concerned. Those same Tory party members will have a big say in who is the next PM.
Is he going to increase council tax down there? This is one of Labour's big problems. The voters don't know what they stand for anymore. Kez wants to increase council tax and income tax. It might turn out to be the greatest ever tactical ploy used, going into an election. Time will tell, I suppose?
It wasn't my idea. I was pointing out why it's a daft idea. I think that's why Scunny was laughing, but it's hard to tell as he has a strange sense of humour.
I never change my watch anyway. It's hardly worth the bother changing it for just 6 months, then having to change it back again. Waste of time and effort.
Even the longest journey starts with the first step. He's got Scunny on board, only 499,998 to go. But then, if he did get that amount of "tactical votes" Scotland would be voting "out" by a bigger margin that England.