Purvis, Scott and Scottish Lib Dems denying Scots a say - again!
I just watched the primary author of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Manifesto, Jeremy Purvis, on Newsnight Scotland. The first question he was asked was whether or not the Scottish Lib Dems would reject any talks with the SNP if an independence referendum was a prerequisite for any coalition. The answer was yes. Unbelievable. This is wrong on a number of different levels. Firstly I am disgusted that a party that believes in localism and believes in people having a greater say in their own lives is against asking people how their own country should be governed. That means that by the end of the next Scottish Parliament the Scottish Lib Dems will have been against the people of Scotland voicing their own opinion for almost a decade. Why? Allegedly it's because it is not the right time to ask the question of the people of Scotland. Ultra hypocritically we are asking a question about voting reform now but not independence. Our own excuse does not even stand up to the most basic inspection. Furthermore, by doing this we are rejecting the possibility of being able to get Lib Dem policies enacted. This is just sheer stupidity. I am proud of what we are achieving in Westminster even though it will probably cost us at least half our MSPs in May. Why we are rejecting the opportunity to improve Scotland as we are doing for the UK?