Scotland's Independence Referendum from the Ferrydener
The electorate in Scotland has just voted, quite emphatically, for folk who say they will hold a referendum on independence. Without making any assumptions at all about which way folk would vote in that referendum, it's clear most folk in Scotland like the idea of being consulted about this in a referendum. The electorate in Scotland has also backed seeking full financial authority for the Scottish Parliament. The (for the time being) leaders of both the Labour Party MSPs and the Liberal Democrat Party MSPs have stated that their parties will be "constructive" about this. Members of the ConDem government at Westminster appear to have indicated that they accept this new reality. With such widespread agreement on full financial authority for the Scottish Parliament, from both the electorate and from both parliaments, it's going to happen. And since that is the new "status quo", sticking an FFA option into a referendum on independence would be a completely un-necessary complication. Yes, or no, to starting negotiations for independence, is all that is needed.