... and no declarations yet, I can now mention again the thing which has most stuck in my gullet over this damned Referendum. The issue of democratic legitimacy:


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[Why the Scottish Enlightenment failed in Scotland.]
I am writing this twelve hours prior to the expected declaration of the results of the Scottish Referendum. I have imposed political purdah on myself for this time, even to the extent of replying to comments on posts which were put up prior to polling day. What I am meditating here is principle: general considerations not specific to this vote.

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Some nameless* Nat has objected** to my describing Scotland, with precision, as the least populous of the home nations, which it is, confusing that description, whether deliberately or not, with my having asserted that the Kinrick of Scots is the least populated of the four, which it is not.

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My plea to my fellow Scots is here; a printable PDF version, here.

The ‘Shorter Catechism’ of it is here, and, PDFed and printable, here.

(Those who missed yesterday's 11 September remembrance may find it here.)