tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049548032314779842.post2375184736265938141..comments2020-08-29T17:50:09.711+01:00Comments on Braveheart's Blog: John Major, Nationalist Icon...Bravehearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049548032314779842.post-91654276803618578742011-07-26T10:06:52.081+01:002011-07-26T10:06:52.081+01:00Although you may not agree, Major's record is ...Although you may not agree, Major's record is indeed respected (for a more independent view see Seldon), his economic legacy was the finest for a generation, and the policy of the current Government is generally a similar agenda to the 1990s. <br /><br />Indeed it seems to me that he in the speech had to specifically say the views were his own and his own alone, as otherwise they would have considered to have been from David Cameron.<br /><br />In my view, you have both mis-interpreted his speech and what he said in the 1990s, which are ultimately the same. Major is a unionist and doesn't believe Scottish or English interests are best served by an independent Scotland. That is a perfectly legitimate view to hold.<br /><br />He said though that if Scotland wanted to take that decision, they should be allowed to. That is a perfectly legitimate view to hold as well.<br /><br />His policy is unlikely to be rejected by both parties, it's likely to be followed by both parties. The SNP will likely force a referendum on independence at some level in the next few years, and the British Government will likely agree that they have the right to do so, and if the Scots agree to it (which I doubt they will) then the British Government shouldn't seek to stop them.<br /><br />Quite simply, as Major said, "it must, ultimately, be their choice."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com