Snp Distortions, Again

Judging past times pageviews, my most widely read post always was on Scottish independence, in addition to its championship was ‘Scotland in addition to the SNP: Fooling yourselves in addition to deceiving others’. I was extremely critical of the financial claims made past times the SNP. I wrote

“There are many laudable reasons to motility for Scottish independence. But how far should those who passionately desire independence locomote prepared to cash inwards one's chips to attain that goal? Should they, for example, deceive the Scottish people well-nigh the basic economic science involved? That seems to locomote what is happening right now. The to a greater extent than I await at the numbers, the clearer it becomes that over the adjacent 5 or 10 years at that spot would [be] more, non less, financial austerity nether independence.”

That was one-half a twelvemonth ago, in addition to of class lower stone oil prices accept alone strengthened that view. But to a greater extent than late it has been refreshing to take away heed Nicola Sturgeon brand the instance against United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland austerity. So when I was asked past times The Conversation to fact banking corporation fit this arguing past times her:

“In the in conclusion 5 years, austerity has undermined our populace services, lowered the living standards of working people, pushed to a greater extent than children into poverty in addition to held dorsum economical growth.”

I was happy to furnish a report which concluded:

“Nicola Sturgeon’s arguing on the economical touching on of austerity on the United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland is correct, amongst no qualifications.”

Today the SNP release a press release on the Conversation report. Unfortunately it contained the next comment from Stewart Hosie, Deputy Leader of the SNP in addition to Treasury spokesperson:

''Professor Wren-Lewis reflects what many other experts in addition to indeed members of the populace know all also good - that Tory/Lib Dem austerity has done deep impairment to the country's recovery from the Labour recession.”

Oh honey – ‘the Labour recession’. That would locomote the global financial crisis that originated amongst U.S.A. subprime mortgages! Calling this the Labour recession is only stupid, in addition to is something I would never say. It is really unfortunate (and I promise it is only a misfortunate) that Stewart Hosie appeared to propose that I had said or implied that. Whatever the intention, it indicates that at to the lowest degree only about inwards the SNP are notwithstanding inwards the trace organization of making highly misleading statements to advance their cause.

While on the dependent champaign of the SNP in addition to this election, allow me brand ane concluding point, only inwards instance whatever prospective SNP voters read this. In the quite probable lawsuit that the Conservatives larn to a greater extent than seats than Labour, but less seats than Labour in addition to the SNP combined, inwards a province of affairs where either side would demand LibDem back upwards Nick Clegg has made it clear he volition beak to the Conservatives first. That volition almost certainly Pb to the electrical flow coalition authorities continuing. Clegg’s reasoning for doing this makes niggling sense, but the SNP cannot influence Clegg’s decision, in addition to I suspect nor tin his political party fifty-fifty if they were minded to.

If that comes to pass, thus every vote for the SNP rather than Labour that loses Labour seats becomes a vote to proceed amongst the electrical flow government. That is non an opinion, but a factual statement. So, to locomote consistent amongst his ain logic, I intend Stewart Hosie would accept to telephone telephone this election result the SNP’s Tory-LibDem minute term.