I was thinking on the way into work this morning (I know, a rarity) about any parallels between what politicians on both sides of the Scotland vote said, and what they're saying now.
Sturgeon is an interesting one here. She was firmly on the Out side in the Scotland vote, but is committed to the In side on the EU vote. This can make for some particularly odd reading of her speeches, when you look back at them! For example, here is a link to her final speech before the Scottish referendum itself:
http://www.scotrefer...ore-referendum/
Now clearly some arguments she makes for independence do not translate directly to the battle for an In vote for the EU, but look how she constantly says that it's much better to be able to decide your own future than rely on others. This is the opposite of what she's campaigning for now! Now, I actually stand with her in the EU vote, but even so it's this kind of double-standard back-tracking politics that make me dislike the woman so much. She wants everything both ways, and she'll use her diminutive yet passionate speaking talents to convince people. There's very little substance to her, but she's an excellent public speaker who gives off an air of dignity. I cannot fault her for that, but it's things like this that are worth remembering for the future.
No real reason behind my post, I just find this kind of analysis of political coercing to be of interest. It would be equally as interesting to see comments from someone like Boris, who campaigned for the UK to stay together but wants us now to leave the EU.