Quote Originally Posted by Taintedice View Post
Good to see your support for a 2nd referendum given so many have changed their minds since 2014. Oil could provide so much more for Scotland's econony, unfortunately Salmond chose not to venture down that path, instead just concentrated on the price of a barrel rather than seeking to explore the Norway model, for example.
That scenario has passed. McCrone Report was suppressed and the slogan It's Scotland's Oil, just didn't ring true for the majority of Scots at the time. Interesting that the Saudis are restricting their output in an attempt to get the current overstocks reduced and push the price up to $ 87 from current $60. Decommissioning seems to be the order of the day for Scottish oil fields. Maybe the wrong path to travel?

Sorry if I have created the impression that I favour a second independence referendum. Nothing could be further from the truth. Think we should wait to see how Brexit works out and get the issues raised by the Salmond enquiry dealt with. FWIW I think all political systems need refreshed to allow new ideas to be developed. I am hopeful that Sarwar actually revives old style Labour and we get a period of cooperation that delivers better results for the people of Scotland.