"Go Independent? We'll Nuke You."

2012 started with the sudden realisation that the independence debate was now, and David Cameron was going to be involved. It would be fought on the basis of the positivity of the Union, Westminster would lead the say - cutting though SNP bullshit.

I think the U-turn in attitudes may only be second to those of the coalitions health care reforms, and increasingly their welfare reforms (thankfully).

The Daily Record holds an article today claiming that the Tories were going to force Scotland to pay billions for the removal of Trident and other nuclear bases if she became independent. For what is hardly a Nationalist breeding ground, The Daily Record is certainly taking the Scottish side of the argument over the increasing aggression coming out of Westminster.

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The key word is 'Tory' not government - Tory - we seem to have two governments in Westminster, the slightly daft one led by Michael Moore (but certainly one I'd feel happy to negotiate the referendum with, and Salmond certainly should pull Moore closer) and one led by Gideon George Osborne - who shocked many when all this started by claiming to be the one who would lead the Unionist camp for the government (most of the concern was 'doesn't he have an economy to run?') and has gone from disaster to well...nuclear war it seems. The message is clear, go Independent and you'll either pay to move the nuclear materials, or be left with them. In my last post I pointed out that two states should be able to work to best benefit themselves. As a consequence the UK and Scotland should be better off. So as a consequence, it is true Scotland may have to pay towards clean up North of the border, but not the movement of Nuclear resources, for the sole reason - they want them.

A question that must be asked is, with independence will the UK accept its just better for them to foot the bill, or will they really refuse - spending more on replacing the resources whilst leaving Scotland with unwanted Nuclear waste/materials.

Now obviously there will likely be legal issues here (MoD owns the land, but the right to keep nuclear materials here is issued by the government - so they would be forced to deal with the issue by a Scottish Government (I suspect)) but it adds to an increasing feeling that many in England seem to be well...rather aggressive in their calls for the Union to be retained even to their own detriment.

More evidence of the anti-Scottish sentiment is growing, branded everywhere with the term 'Tory':

"Scottish referendum: Tory warning over electoral roll" is just another article that is seeing the Conservatives thinking they are in government alone and have seemingly been infiltrated by SNP spies (on a side note, SNP need to drop the 'your helping us Cameron' line, its getting cheap)

Now personally I think Scotland should have an active military, and in fact have its own Nuclear deterrent (but certainly not what is at the moment 'the United States extend arm of defence' - also known as 'somewhere else to nuke') but the growing aggression against Scotland's bid to stand on its own two feet

What is it the Tories want from Scotland? All this to stop what they see as a fat benefits claimant from going off to work - no, theres much more to it, and this highlights it rather well to be honest. Another disastrous policy at Scottish Independence from the Tories here...what is it?

"All they care about when it comes to Scotland is their current defence set-up."

A fair point to be honest. Yet it makes their supposedly socialist intentions all the more laughable. They complained about the 'uncertainty' for business and yet provided no evidence of any such kind. So we've all known that its uncertainty about Westminster spending on infrastructure they are worried about (again a fair point, but one they won't mention as Salmond would likely say their stealing taxes by not spending), and specifically - Trident.

Any announcement on Trident will not take place before a vote on Scottish Independence, but a No vote will see it renewed. No matter the state of the economy.