You remind us, Peter, that 'devolution' or 'home rule' is merely a long established colonial procedure, also referred to as 'indirect rule'; whilst seeming to provide a few extra powers and crumbs to the native population, in fact, 'indirect rule' offers the colonizer the opportunity to shift ever more officials from the metropolitan capital to 'run' the annexed territory, and, as your 'choke-chain' implies, to effectively tighten the 'colonial corset' in various ways. An accommodating, infiltrated and pensioned-off national party elite is simply another necessary feature to keep the plunder and exploitation of the natives and the territory ongoing.
But, as we see with the SNP colonial administration, fowk canna ser twa maisters, for thay aye luve ane an laith the ither. In postcolonial theory this implies that the interests of the native people and their freedom continue to be 'sacrificed' (Cesaire) in most respects. Even a lethargic people subject to a colonial mindset should begin to notice all is not right.....
Nicola Sturgeon was an incompetent fool. Humza Yousaf was an incompetent fool's stooge, wangled in after Nicola's resignation was prompted, presumably, by police chief Iain Livingstone.
John Swinney was an incompetent fool during his first stint as leader, later becoming Nicola's cover-up man. Now in his second stint as leader he's still no more than Nicola's cover-up man, but it's becoming all too obvious. He has no plausible excuse to offer for Nicola or his Party whose NEC dispelled four honest protesters five years ago.
Stephen Flynn, a dreary man, appears to be the least incompetent on offer but he's clearly a careerist. Mind you, who in the upper echolons of the SNP isn't?
Absolutely nothing to disagree with in your article Peter...absolutely zilch....so now we have identified the problems... a traitorous SG who are making damn sure their paycheck carries on dropping thro' he letterbox...while continuing to lie thro their teeth .....'I have a secret plan.'..giggle giggle......(so have I jimmy and you wont like it..)
Quisling excrement like Jack have their own agenda..me..me..me..and a nasty future can be predicted for the likes of that creep if we find our Bannockburn mindset.He is irrelevant.
Hordes of hostile parasitic foreign english slithering over the border buying up what they can ..for their benefit..not Scotland..270,000 last year ( ref: Believe in Scotland) while we drown in hidden investors waxing fat on our land ( Polveson.. ( Danish)..to mention one..the largest land owner in Scotland)...Plus all the hidden ones holding our land in offshore investment portfolios and refusing to divulge info..thank you Andy Wightman who fights them constantly..one Scottish warrior..
A pathetic wee foreign english guy who isn't even the PM yet has told Scotland that there will be no referendum...a nonentity has told the Scottish nation to go f*ck yerself. And our wonderful SG do nothing but the usual..'gonny no do that...'..and then go back to sleep.
What to do?
We have reached a turning point..we either bend the knee or kick the sh*t out of our enemies...
We have to go down the Irish route or Scotland is finished as a nation. I am listening to a song. by Elton John....'Don't let the sun go down on me' And that is where we are....as Scotland's sun sinks into oblivion into the ocean.Gone...the eleventh hour is here...time to rattle the sabres...
I'm off to the Treatment Centre now for the tedious task of changing the dressings on my decrepit, ulcerated leg. Then a hobble around the North Inch to try and get proper function back in both legs after years of favouring one or the other. And in the hope of losing a few kilos of body weight. I'll respond properly later. Or tomorrow, if I've started on the wine early. That's the tiniest 'if' ever!
"Swinney has been quite candid about the fact that he sees making devolution work better is the way to ‘win’ independence. "
not a glaring and obvious clue that he (Swinney) and they (the daeless Cabal 'leading' the SNP {to ruin} ) have in reality long since reached their 'accommodation' with the dominant structures of imposed British power.
It is no more than a convenient fiction that they can hide behind.
They would have to be fools to believe it.
Therefore we can deduce that on the balance of probability since they may be demonstrably incompetent but are not completely stupid, that they probably can not believe it individually.
You remind us, Peter, that 'devolution' or 'home rule' is merely a long established colonial procedure, also referred to as 'indirect rule'; whilst seeming to provide a few extra powers and crumbs to the native population, in fact, 'indirect rule' offers the colonizer the opportunity to shift ever more officials from the metropolitan capital to 'run' the annexed territory, and, as your 'choke-chain' implies, to effectively tighten the 'colonial corset' in various ways. An accommodating, infiltrated and pensioned-off national party elite is simply another necessary feature to keep the plunder and exploitation of the natives and the territory ongoing.
But, as we see with the SNP colonial administration, fowk canna ser twa maisters, for thay aye luve ane an laith the ither. In postcolonial theory this implies that the interests of the native people and their freedom continue to be 'sacrificed' (Cesaire) in most respects. Even a lethargic people subject to a colonial mindset should begin to notice all is not right.....
Alister Jack is of course a Tory, not Labour. And apart from that, he is a nobhead.
Nicola Sturgeon was an incompetent fool. Humza Yousaf was an incompetent fool's stooge, wangled in after Nicola's resignation was prompted, presumably, by police chief Iain Livingstone.
John Swinney was an incompetent fool during his first stint as leader, later becoming Nicola's cover-up man. Now in his second stint as leader he's still no more than Nicola's cover-up man, but it's becoming all too obvious. He has no plausible excuse to offer for Nicola or his Party whose NEC dispelled four honest protesters five years ago.
Stephen Flynn, a dreary man, appears to be the least incompetent on offer but he's clearly a careerist. Mind you, who in the upper echolons of the SNP isn't?
There is little doubt that Swinney & co are complicit with the British in the on-going and attempted permanent devolution of Scotland.
Absolutely nothing to disagree with in your article Peter...absolutely zilch....so now we have identified the problems... a traitorous SG who are making damn sure their paycheck carries on dropping thro' he letterbox...while continuing to lie thro their teeth .....'I have a secret plan.'..giggle giggle......(so have I jimmy and you wont like it..)
Quisling excrement like Jack have their own agenda..me..me..me..and a nasty future can be predicted for the likes of that creep if we find our Bannockburn mindset.He is irrelevant.
Hordes of hostile parasitic foreign english slithering over the border buying up what they can ..for their benefit..not Scotland..270,000 last year ( ref: Believe in Scotland) while we drown in hidden investors waxing fat on our land ( Polveson.. ( Danish)..to mention one..the largest land owner in Scotland)...Plus all the hidden ones holding our land in offshore investment portfolios and refusing to divulge info..thank you Andy Wightman who fights them constantly..one Scottish warrior..
A pathetic wee foreign english guy who isn't even the PM yet has told Scotland that there will be no referendum...a nonentity has told the Scottish nation to go f*ck yerself. And our wonderful SG do nothing but the usual..'gonny no do that...'..and then go back to sleep.
What to do?
We have reached a turning point..we either bend the knee or kick the sh*t out of our enemies...
We have to go down the Irish route or Scotland is finished as a nation. I am listening to a song. by Elton John....'Don't let the sun go down on me' And that is where we are....as Scotland's sun sinks into oblivion into the ocean.Gone...the eleventh hour is here...time to rattle the sabres...
For OUR Scotland and her facing oblivion weans.
I'm off to the Treatment Centre now for the tedious task of changing the dressings on my decrepit, ulcerated leg. Then a hobble around the North Inch to try and get proper function back in both legs after years of favouring one or the other. And in the hope of losing a few kilos of body weight. I'll respond properly later. Or tomorrow, if I've started on the wine early. That's the tiniest 'if' ever!
lol, aye, P that " if " is bearing a colossal weight for such a wee word. Hope all goes well with yr leg-related fandango :)
Stay tough!
For OUR Scotland and her tough weans.
Is the idea that
"Swinney has been quite candid about the fact that he sees making devolution work better is the way to ‘win’ independence. "
not a glaring and obvious clue that he (Swinney) and they (the daeless Cabal 'leading' the SNP {to ruin} ) have in reality long since reached their 'accommodation' with the dominant structures of imposed British power.
It is no more than a convenient fiction that they can hide behind.
They would have to be fools to believe it.
Therefore we can deduce that on the balance of probability since they may be demonstrably incompetent but are not completely stupid, that they probably can not believe it individually.
Cynical, moi?
Realists examine the evidence.