tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post7729026694734662782..comments2023-12-23T02:10:09.875-05:00Comments on howl at pluto: Scotland foreverLFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-37548354900667035982011-05-06T20:50:30.624-04:002011-05-06T20:50:30.624-04:00Re keeping the crown: probably, but I suspect the ...Re keeping the crown: probably, but I suspect the SNP may not want to. Have to look that up.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-5237823442346473352011-05-06T15:10:35.953-04:002011-05-06T15:10:35.953-04:00The question, I suppose, is whether the SNP can ge...The question, I suppose, is whether the SNP can get its referendum arranged when things are on the economic uproll -- that is, captitalize on its majority at a time when people feel more economically secure than might be the case at present, and thus more willing to take chances. <br /><br />The whole thing seems like a longshot, if only because the ability to protect the welfare state becomes that much less secure, and the devolution arrangement gives the Scots so many advantages. But stranger things have happened. <br /><br />If things move seriously towards independence, I can't imagine there would be a problem keeping the crown, via Commonwealth arrangement or otherwise.El Jefe Maximohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661511063910659377noreply@blogger.com