Time, Action and the Scottish Independence Referendum

This book describes the Scottish independence referendum as the latest incarnation of a contest between two times - on one hand, an ideally continuous time beyond determination underpinning financial sovereignty, on the other the interruptions to this ideal continuity inherent in human action. Pointing to a number of linked historical frameworks, the question of self-determination is described as creating fissures in the empty time of the sovereign economy, and fundamental questions are asked of a British left that keeps returning to a "zombie state." The book goes to the "natural-and-eternal" principles of the British state and traces them through consensus to highlight the tightening of the constitution against popular determination. It also shows how loyalty to a financial "empty time" is in chronic decline.

Year

2015

Language

English

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Limited

Editions

1

Pages

99

ISBN

9781137545930

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