Is Thursday 7th May the end of the UK

We concentrate on the Scottish election on Thursday and what it holds for the future of the United Kingdom. It is assumed that everyone understands that the Scottish National Party stands for an independent Scotland. Mr Swinney tells all that with a majority the new Scottish parliament will go for another independence referendum. There can be no traditional blocking of such an event by the forever spiteful people in Westminster, many of whom of-course, especially within the civil service elite are possibly Scots by birth. Never the less they are all part of that posh English establishment.

There is no stopping the trend, the Scottish people want it so Mr Swinney shall lead it. Hang on a minute, do many of the ‘in the know’ political analyst’s not adhere to the thought that the first minister does not actually want independence. A thought that we would allude to. Why? Because Mr Swinney and his SNP cohorts, over the last two decades are one of the most useless governing bodies within the British Isles. The few good people they did have are not sitting this time round and without them, in an independent Scotland, the incumbent SNP would not exist. They would be nobodies, because they have no vision. Take away the rant of “we want independence or its Westminster’s fault” and they have nothing. Their recent governing has certainly not been worker friendly.

Still according to the pollsters, the SNP are likely to remain the largest party. Why we ask? Listening to a conversation in a public area recently, the discussion was, who is the most boring. Keir Starmer or John Swinney, the consensus appeared to be that John Swinney was slightly less boring. What does that say for Scottish politics?

Who else is there? The conservatives were seen as the blocking group in the rural and affluent areas. Today – are there actually still Tories out there? Labour were the traditional socialists who commandeered the industrial and central area. Poor Mr Sarwar’s chances have been well scuppered by the ever platonic Mr Starmer. The LibDems have lost their grip of the retired middle classes who have swung their support for the Green Party. When you get to a certain age with financial independence it is always good to support people who will look after the planet. The young also seem to swing to the Green Party, who perhaps field more appealing candidates to both ends of the age group. As the Green’s appear to gain more power, the question is, are they heading to be one of the more extremist parties in the UK? Extreme right is the claim made against Reform, which does not tie in with their largely working class support. What is surprising is that they do seem to be making inroads into the Scottish political arena. How well they will do is the unknown. Malcolm Offord’s comments, about wealth, although truthful, will not have helped the cause. Not because people objected but it showed a naivety about working in the political world, so then not a good political leader.

It is widely commented that this has been the least interesting election for decades. Easy to see why, no visions there and no people of character. Simply boring. Who will win, if there is a true winner, well we do not know.

Whatever happens when the results finally emerge on Friday it could be a sad day for Scotland. To be stuck in the same rut as it has for the last two parliamentary session will make an even sadder country. A people cowed by a manipulative regime, with no future aims, no investment, a land held back by others (or so they are told), a land which gave so much to the enlightenment, may no longer have any light.

In which case, a few years down the line-what other part of the union will actually want to partner Scotland?