Summary
BACK in 1997, when I was writing to urge a ' no' vote in our last referendum, I remarked on the dishonesty of the 'yes' campaign: dishonest because it was twofaced.
Donald Dewar and Labour were backing devolution as 'a settlement for the better governance of Scotland and the United Kingdom'. Alex Salmond and the SNP were backing it as the first step towards the break-up of the United Kingdom.See the full content of this document
Extract
Playing a Risky Game with the Devolution Tiger
As I said then, 'They can't both be right', and I quoted the old limerick: 'There was a young lady of Riga/ Who went for a ride on a tiger. They returned from the ride with the lady inside, and a smile on the face of the tiger."
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