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Another Question About Scotland
Various people have pointed out that whichever way the vote goes, half of the people will inevitably be very dissappointed.
Will the legacy of the vote be a divided population?
Will the legacy of the vote be a divided population?
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V..E Ab initio the SNP wanted a third question on the ballot paper "Devo Max". Cameron refused this and insisted that there were only two options to be on the ballot "Yes" or "No".
Yet again Cameron has changed his mind,as he has done on many things.
I personally think that had this third option been allowed then it would have won by a proverbial mile.
So this is why I am a happy man.
Yet again Cameron has changed his mind,as he has done on many things.
I personally think that had this third option been allowed then it would have won by a proverbial mile.
So this is why I am a happy man.
"Scotland is ruled from Westminster and we certainly didn't vote the tories in."
Quite so, maggie. And South East England is also ruled from Westminster and people there did not vote in the Labourites in 1997, 2001 and 2005 (or, I imagine, on many other occasions when a Labour government was returned). But was the South-East offered devolution? Were they clamouring for a vote to break away from the UK? No. They were forced to share their considerable wealth and income with the rest of the UK, including Scotland. If the Scots want to break away from the union there is nothing I'd like better but for the three major parties at Westminster to now offer them bags full of goodies because it looks like they may possibly do just that is an outrage. Never mind about a divided population in Scotland; it's the population of the rest of the UK that will foot the bill for this further devolution and they have not had a say in the matter at all. Specifically, Mr Cameron ruled out "devo-max" (or whatever other ridiculous term you'd care to call it). Now, three days before the match, the not only have the goalposts been moved but the pitch has shifted.
Quite so, maggie. And South East England is also ruled from Westminster and people there did not vote in the Labourites in 1997, 2001 and 2005 (or, I imagine, on many other occasions when a Labour government was returned). But was the South-East offered devolution? Were they clamouring for a vote to break away from the UK? No. They were forced to share their considerable wealth and income with the rest of the UK, including Scotland. If the Scots want to break away from the union there is nothing I'd like better but for the three major parties at Westminster to now offer them bags full of goodies because it looks like they may possibly do just that is an outrage. Never mind about a divided population in Scotland; it's the population of the rest of the UK that will foot the bill for this further devolution and they have not had a say in the matter at all. Specifically, Mr Cameron ruled out "devo-max" (or whatever other ridiculous term you'd care to call it). Now, three days before the match, the not only have the goalposts been moved but the pitch has shifted.
Someone very quickly needs to formulate plans for 7 regional governments with part of the income tax as the starting point for their respective spends and responsibilites. If the Scots want to choose to tax 2p in the pound more than the Southwest, then so be it. There should be a standard income tax for common UK issues, those issues to include the EU, Defence, Foreign Policy, perhaps Motorways, NHS specialist services (general to the region), the Royal Family, etc etc - it's a question of sitting down and defining it - something that they ought to have done with the EU by the way.
We would have a National Assembly of say 200-300 members and a 2nd house set up with a standard number of reps per region - a quasi USA system - no archaic and anachronistic Bishops, Dukes and Lords (unless elected). The regions to include Scotland, Wales, N-Ireland, South East, South West, Midlands and the Bum, and Northern England.
Offering give-aways to some wailing minorities is not the way to go
I don't see why I should pay for the Scots and vica versa.......
We would have a National Assembly of say 200-300 members and a 2nd house set up with a standard number of reps per region - a quasi USA system - no archaic and anachronistic Bishops, Dukes and Lords (unless elected). The regions to include Scotland, Wales, N-Ireland, South East, South West, Midlands and the Bum, and Northern England.
Offering give-aways to some wailing minorities is not the way to go
I don't see why I should pay for the Scots and vica versa.......
