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Originally Posted by Chris
It doesn't. The fact that the "oil is a bonus" line began to circulate in the summer of 2013 is indeed significant. It shows that, having campaigned for independence for 80 years, the SNP made no serious effort to look at the economics of it until after the referendum campaign had begun. The ineptitude is staggering. It is no wonder that they almost wore out the word "scaremongering" by endless repetition. They had no case. They knew they had no case. The arch-gambler, Salmond, had a worthless hand but thought he could bluff his way through it. In the end, the electorate saw through it and he was comfortably beaten.
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No need to repeat yourself, Chris. As you say it was made in 2013 and is not a case of just "now" being the line adopted.