Added context is mine. Its like he wants the SNP to take over Holyrood next year. Not doing his little Englander image any good in Scotland with comments like this, just another colonialist
Added context is mine. Its like he wants the SNP to take over Holyrood next year. Not doing his little Englander image any good in Scotland with comments like this, just another colonialist
Sorry , I was wrong with ‘once in a lifetime’ the exact language used was ‘once in a generation’
“The debate we are engaged in as a nation is about the future of all of us lucky enough to live in this diverse and vibrant country. It is a rare and precious moment in the history of Scotland - a once in a generation opportunity to chart a better way.” Alex Salmond.
“It is the view of the current Scottish Government that a referendum is a once-in-a-generation opportunity." Scottish Government White Paper.
Did they have their fingers crossed behind their back when they said these things?
Having a once-on-a-lifetime holiday doesn’t preclude you from having another holiday on the chance it’s another once-in-a-lifetime holiday.
And “opportunity” adds a whole bunch of context. Support was high for independence, a government was in power that was (and still is) popular and progressive, and the UK government agreed to respect the result. That, to me, is what “opportunity” means: the time is right.
If there is another surge of support, another Scottish government is elected on the premise of independence and delivers such a crushing victory as the SNP did, then it’s just down to the UK government denying the Scottish Government.