Chris

Another good reason for not doing it Rizzy ... it legitimises the idea that minority political groups should periodically be indulged in their constant demands for their agenda to be given attention that the wider political and social context already tells us it doesn't deserve.

If we had a written constitution in the UK, that constitution would almost certainly demand some sort of super-majority before something so drastic as carving up the Union itself could be contemplated. The SNP's level of support is miles away from even a simple majority and it has simply never, ever, come anywhere remotely close to the sort of level where separation could be considered to be the settled will of the Scottish people.

This being the case, a referendum is simply pointless pandering that grants a veneer of legitimacy to a cause that has precious little of its own. We really ought not to be doing the SNP's job for it by granting it that legitimacy.