Dr. Clarke argues that a shared commitment to independence holds together otherwise divided parts of the Scottish National Party. He predicts that achieving it would expose those divisions, using the Daleks losing their common enemy as an analogy. His criticism extends to politicians who benefit from keeping a problem available as a recurring argument. In this view, solving practical problems would strengthen their case more effectively than repeatedly invoking them.
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Political incentives to leave problems unsolved
The Scottish independence example raises a question about politicians' incentives to solve the problems they campaign on.