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**Chris** · 12-02-2014, 19:26

He's a bare-knuckle politician. He's not going to do anything to jeopardise the electoral advantage Labour derives from the Union. He will do anything to shore it up. Making concessions to nationalists that strengthen their case for separation won't figure in his calculations, but making concessions to the disaffected West-of-Scotland traditional Labour sympathisers who gave the keys of Bute House to Fat Alec in 2011, will do so.

Balls' speech will rule out a Sterling zone in the event of a yes vote but I expect there to be bribes a-plenty contingent on a big fat NO.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,118	Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK? He's a bare-knuckle politician. He's not going to do anything to jeopardise the electoral advantage Labour derives from the Union. He will do anything to shore it up. Making concessions to nationalists that strengthen their case for separation won't figure in his calculations, but making concessions to the disaffected West-of-Scotland traditional Labour sympathisers who gave the keys of Bute House to Fat Alec in 2011, will do so. Balls' speech will rule out a Sterling zone in the event of a yes vote but I expect there to be bribes a-plenty contingent on a big fat NO.