Quote Dita's Slot Meter="Dita's Slot Meter"A yes vote will expose them as just another political party with little realistic ability to change the status quo - Salmond just sails along at present, promising some bright new world for the Scottish people, when, in reality, little will change for the vast majority of the population. Mundane life will just continue for most and at political level, life will just become a bit more complicated.
Their campaign has reminded me massively of Tony Blair's and New Labour's in 1997 - After 18 years of Tory rule, which had eventually turned stale, the UK population were promised huge change, and with Blair at the helm, who had an undeniably fresh-faced charisma, huge numbers of previously cynical voters were swept along on the euphoria of it all.... Once elected, while they tried their best to bring change, things never really altered for the normal, working-class British person.
The same thing is happening now - Salmond is promising to save Scots from the staleness of British rule.... Once independent, nothing will change but for having nobody to blame for their problems but themselves.'"
A Yes vote will change the status quo. Self determination is not the status quo for Scots.
It will also change England as the Lothian question will have to be answered, thereby removing 59 MP's from Westminster &/or requring the formation of an English Parliament.
Blair didn't re-engage voters. The 1997 turnout was lower than any other election since 1945 and the 2001 election turnout dropped by 12%. he certainly got the dormant Labour vote out, but nothing beyond that.
