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You’ve got to love election campaigns. Whilst at times they can be incredibly petty, with long and tedious disagreements over subtle matters of policies, they do have a habit of unearthing interesting policy detail, or aspects of leadership personalities, or interesting ways of understanding the electorate themselves. All in all, it’s unsurprisingly raw politics.

But in an interesting conversation with Frances earlier, when we talked about a few things including when we were going to vote, and thoughts on parties, and campaigns (I should stress, Frances runs a mile when politics comes on the TV, so this was a rare moment), she pointed out something I’d heard mentioned in passing, but had dismissed as being a bit too ridiculous.

Yesterday it was reported (link via Iain Dale) that he “couldn’t work with a party who wants to break up Britain“. Hear it for yourself via Tartan hero’s YouTube inclusions.

If there’s one thing I expect of politicians it is to listen to an open and fair democratic decision. If (and it’s still an if), the SNP - or any other party for that matter - gain power Gordon Brown as Prime Minister must respect the decision of the people and work with the appointed First Minister. And the same applies in reverse: Politicians are servants of the people after all.

I did have some hope Brown might be an improvement over Blair when he becomes Prime Minister. As it is, his silly and condescending threat merely diminishes him, and his party, in my eyes and many others who see this for what it is.

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