“I believe Scotland should be independent, but without Trident’s we’re defenceless – we just can’t take the risk. I hope you understand.”
“The only reason anyone even listens to us is because we have Trident. Trident’s the reason we have peace, and security, and freedom of speech. Without it, we’ll be walked all over.”
“Look around us. All those shipyards, IBM, the ropeworks: they’re all gone. What do we have left? If Trident goes, we’ll have nothing. Nothing. I don’t like it any more than you, but we have to protect what we’ve got.”
“The only thing stopping me voting for you is the jobs at Faslane. We can’t afford to lose Trident.”
“I’m so sorry, I would vote yes, but my son works on one of the Trident submarines, so… you know. I have to…”
Do you have any idea how many times variations on those phrases came…
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