I have to admit, I am not a northerner! I was brought up in the midlands, have lived in the south for the last 13 years, and have only visted the north on business about 5 times. So I guess the accusation that I know nothing of the area in question is fair enough.
I am fully aware however that the north is, in the main, a no go area for the Tories. I just can't believe the ordinary man on the street will care which partiucular NO camp you are in. When you have a question of YES or NO, we will be bundled in with all the parties saying NO anyway. I'm sure Labour will make great noises that we are aligning ourselves with the BNP who are in the NO camp.
If it was a vote in the south I would think exactly the same, but as the south is rapidly returning to being a no go zone for Labour, I guess the issue of which party we side with won't be a problem here.
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