I'm trying to decipher the sentiment of Scottish Unionists voting for a conservative government they don't want to stop a second referendum. Isn't the point of having a second referendum that they get to vote No once more on that? To vote for a government that wants to actively harm them and disagrees with their ideals to prevent a democratic vote seems pretty strange.
Most of the EU negotiations can be done by HM Government under the royal prerogative. Any change in domestic legislation and as a result the final deal will probably have to go through parliament but in all likelihood there should be no problem for most of the negotiations though laws would have to go through heavier scrutiny and strong consensus will have to be reached on the nature of the necessary reforms. However, it does mean the PM needs to be more mindful of parliament when making the deal which you can spin as good or bad.
There's a shred of fear a second indyref could just clinch it. Better to try and nuke the possibility than boldly be overconfident NO would win again. I mean does anyone against independence really want to have to go through another battle? I doubt it, even if they are confident. It's tiring, time-consuming and as I just said there's always the risk you lose.
It's not going to be blocked though, voting Tory is just symbolic. It is seen as the strongest message to the SNP and the rest of Scotland, so I can see why people are doing it. I do still find it hard to stomach the idea Labour voters are switching to Conservative, but, Scottish Labour is just that ineffective people feel they have little choice.
I'd rather people just stick with Labour, but they perceive it if they give Davidson some seats she can stand and shout "NO APPETITE!" and that will slay the SNP dragon. Really, the best way to try and stem the unrest is to have Corbyn and his manifesto voted in... *hint* /reversepsychologyaimedatConservativeEngland #voteLabourtosavetheunion
