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Originally Posted by Chris
I read an interesting comment piece in the Graun last week, which suggested that the SNP knows the jig is up and is now pursuing a core vote strategy, pushing all the right buttons to ensure the hardcore activists stay happy.
Presumably somewhere in the party hierarchy they will have worried what will happen to the nationalist cause if the referendum is a complete disaster for them. Party splits may not be entirely unthinkable, but if Alec can say "I did my best but those rotten scheming Unionists used their Establishment power to thwart me" then he might survive with his reputation intact. Amongst the party faithful, at least.
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At the start of this I always wondered if Cameron had played Salmond's bluff but calling the referendum way earlier than the SNP would have wanted it. I think Salmond wanted to gradually inch his way there by getting more devolved powers ,establishing the SNP in Scottish politics more consistently, and then calling it when the time suited him (i.e if the Euro is no longer a basket case).
I still wonder if this is the case and if Salmond has another goal in mind. Devo-max....