It just suddenly struck me this morning how astonishingly close we are to Scotland's 2023 independence referendum. I know I speak on behalf of all readers of Scot Goes Pop when I say that I don't have the slightest doubt it's going to happen - the majority SNP-Green government have, to their immense credit, allowed us all to relax thanks to their #2023ReferendumGuarantee. As they've said repeatedly: no ifs, no buts, no maybes, it's a nailed-on certainty, come hell or high water, Scotland will be going to the polls next year to decide whether or not to become an independent country. Don't worry about questions like "how?" - our leaders are the foremost experts on process and strategy, and the secret route-map to Referendum 2023 has been meticulously planned for years. All we have to do is just sit back and let it happen. That's what the #2023ReferendumGuarantee is all about. And 2023 is only SEVEN AND A HALF MONTHS away. Time to get excited, people!
To celebrate this momentous landmark, I'm now going to unveil the Scot Goes Pop #Referendum2023 Countdown Clock, which will be periodically updated...
There are just 235 days until the earliest possible date for #Referendum2023 (5th January)
There are just 585 days until the latest possible date for #Referendum2023 (21st December)
(Note: the Countdown Clock calculations assume that tradition will be maintained by holding #Referendum2023 on a Thursday, and that it will be before Christmas.)