A Long Time In Politics

Harold Wilson once said a week was a long time in politics and at Our Scotland it is unbelievable the amount of topics that have been debated within the last week.

For a start, the last week has seen the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union and this has thrown up some actions and posts which some people find quite controversial.

The anniversary has ensured that the independence argument has continued to be at the forefront of any debate leading up to the election in May. Even Tom Devine perhaps our most well known historian has got in on the act. Is he edging towards independence?

Probably the most unlikely person you would find supporting Scottish independence would be Margaret Thatcher. Hanging onto her coat-tails would be David Cameron, yet the current leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party has perhaps offered an olive branch to the Scottish electorate. Is this the most unexpected U-turn since the "Iron Lady’s" demise or is it just blatant electioneering?

One person that looks like he needs to do no electioneering is Alex McLeish. Is he a stick on for the Scotland job? Has he got the right qualities to take Scotland to Euro 2008 ahead of the two World Cup finalists?

Talking of World Cup Finalists, the many times finalists Argentina beat the one time finalists England back in 1986 in the quarter finals. Who could forget it? Maradona scoring that brilliant goal, then five minutes later he scored again skipping past five England defenders and rounding Shilton in the process. However the legality of the first goal has been yet again called into question this week.

Finally, it is the goal of one of our board members to move to Scotland. Help her decide which Highland location is the best to live in.

There are little more than three months to go until the elections. The excitement is building. The outcome of the election is truly on a knife edge. Who’ll form the next government? Will it be a coalition or minority government? There will be so many points of view debated over the next three months, make sure you have your say at Our Scotland.