This chap has very good commentary (and economic facts) about indyref and brexit.
I agree with him that basically the economic argument for indy scotland never stood up even with oil, and is even weaker now (to make up for uk £9Bn annual contribution to scotland choose something like 14% tax increases, or 14% cuts in services .. austerity to an extent never seen outside Greece. Good luck selling that).
Theres no accounting for people voting against their own interests (see EU ref result) but hopefully people will have learned that emotional and protest votes can have real consequences.
Sometimes when “the experts” say we should be afraid, they’re right.
Sturgeon/SNP clearly know this, based on the effort expended in preserving the barnett formula during post indyref discussions.
Their pragmatic but hypocritical unwillingness to live on only Scotlands own earnings shows that she knows the economic argument is weak, and she might lose.
I voted no to indy and no to leaving the EU, and even I had an initial “well FU then” reaction to the EU result, but looking at the facts (blessed blessed facts, oh how we’ve missed you!) says no independence for Scotland.
All of which of course doesn’t mean we won’t have the pleasure of another “joyous” festival of divisive nationalist flagwaving democracy.
Woop!