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The Centre Cannot Hold

Peter Geoghegan takes an in-depth journey through some of the unexpected people and far-flung places along Scotland`s road to referendum. September 19, 2014. The ballots are in, and the votes are counted. Scotland has either chosen to remain part of the Untied Kingdom, or to form a new independent state. The result is black and white, but the conversations, people and places that animated Scotland`s journey to the referendum have been anything but. For months Scots debated their futures, at varying volumes. For some the vote was a distraction, for others it was the most important moment in their lives. All have had a chance to have their say. This book is the story of Scotland`s referendum, not as recorded by psephologists, but as experienced by some of the ordinary – and extraordinary – people involved. Taking the scenic route around the vote we will meet aging Communists rallying voters in post-industrial Cowdenbeath; loyal Orange men campaigning for a `yes` vote` and Irish republicans backing the union; North Sea oil workers trying to make sense of the debate; and secessionists across Europe trying desperately to follow Scotland`s lead.Full of character, and characters, this lively, in-depth book will provide a unique perspective on a referendum that will reshape Scotland – and Europe – regardless of the result.

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