The Indyref campaigners, in some cases at least, seemed to have descended into an alternative reality. I have seen this sort of thing before, although never on this scale. Denying facts that you find unpalatable is not a good way to make policy _ just look at Iain Duncan Smith.
The SNP is reported to be recruiting members at a tremendous rate as a consequence of the genuine enthusasm that has built up around the Indyref campaign. I wonder whether how mmany of them stick with the party when they start looking at the hard grind of governing in Holyrood. If it is a substantial number, they might significantly change the nature of the SNP and its governing philsophy, which strikes me as rather Peronista at times. The reports that the Scots Green Party has doubled in numbers might have a similar effect on them.
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