Saturday 13th September

They have tried everything, from scaremongering to bribes, appeals to the head and to the heart and nothing has really helped.  The march of the Yes vote has roared on relentlessly.  Alec Salmond doesn’t seem at all concerned.  And the more they throw at him the happier he looks.  They cancelled Prime Minister’s Question Time and all three leaders descended on Scotland.  A whole train load of Labour M.P.s went to bolster up the vote.  Alec still smiled.

And now at last the secret weapon of the No campaign has been un-leashed, or rather he has unleashed himself.  Mr. Nigel Farage, of course. The one-drum banging politician has gone to Scotland and with a a very simple message.  “Vote Yes, by all means” he smiling tells the Scots, “but please be aware of exactly what you will be voting for.”  And then he explains that if they vote for so-called Independence from the U.K. they will have to apply as a new country to Europe and as such will have to agree to the Schengen open-borders policy and be a member of the Euro-zone.  Whereas, he hopes, that in the rest of the U.K. they will be voting to come out of Europe completely, a choice that will be denied to the Scots completely.

Very clever indeed.  He is the only “No” politician who smile and says “Go Ahead and vote yes if you want, but be sure just what you will get.”  He only has one drum to beat, but he beats it remarkably well and seems to get a tune out of it every time.  If I were Alec I might be slightly concerned.