The perils of absolute power

Who was it who said that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'? They might have been talking about the SNP Government. As long as the SNP was a minority administration, everything was fine, but now that they have a majority they are becoming increasingly dictatorial. The latest example is the way in which they are pushing through planning applications for windfarms against the wishes of local people and local authorities. A majority government is not a licence to ignore the electorate for 4 years. It is also not a mandate to introduce bills, such as the one on same-sex marriage, which were not in the SNP's election manifesto. Calton is increasingly hearing from people who are being turned off the idea of independence due to the SNP's attitude. They, like Calton, have no wish to live under a dictatorship. Few Scots do.