Limbo land

Party manifestoes for the Holyrood election have been arriving thick and fast. 
We ask is this a phoney war where, despite all the promises and policies in those manifestoes, what it boils down to,with the parties and the electorate, is support for,or opposition to,Scottish independence?
The SNP, the Greens, and Alba have all voiced support for Community Wealth Building as part of their electoral platforms. We look at the Preston Model and examine how those parties plans match up to the reality of what full implementation of Community Wealth Building is.
And,just in case Labour and the Lib Dems feel left out, we discuss the progressive consensus in Scottish politics which is constantly stymied by those parties rigid support for the union and the vacuity behind their promises of federalism.
Professor Adam Tomkins has caused a bit of a stooshie with his recent article in the Spectator forwarding the argument that a new Act of Union is needed to end talk of "secession" ,while drawing on a very "interesting" analysis of the constitutional histories of the USA,Canada, and Spain.
To say the least, we're not impressed.
We also give our thoughts on the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.