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Great piece. #4 - losers' consent - is where Brexit has totally failed, & has lessons for Scotland. Whether independence wins 50.1% or 75% of a future vote, those who disagree need to be brought on board & feel included in building the future state. https://twitter.com/KirstyS_Hughes/status/1098933340898553856
How to do this (during & after the campaign):
#1 Independence is not a threat to your personal Britishness. Retaining British citizenship, British culture, rights of movement etc will all be celebrated - polar opposite of Tory approach to European identity, rights, & inclusion.
#1 Independence is not a threat to your personal Britishness. Retaining British citizenship, British culture, rights of movement etc will all be celebrated - polar opposite of Tory approach to European identity, rights, & inclusion.
#2 As was planned in 2014, the post-vote negotiating team must be diverse & include folk who campaigned on both sides. It's a process for shared national priorities - not a power grab by 1 government or the 'winners'. (I'm still surprised Tories rejected this approach for Brexit)
#3 An independent Scotland's most important relationship will be with England (for obvious historic, social & economic reasons). We need to focus on how to strengthen that relationship through the formal equality & inter-state working of forums like the British-Irish Council.
#4 Win with integrity. When the prize is a better society, schadenfreude has no value. No rubbing noses in it (see Farage). No divisive rhetoric (see 'citizens of nowhere'). No 'us & them'. On Day 1 there are no nationalists & unionists anymore. It'll be cooperation that's needed
