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Friday, 26th Feb 2010

Referendum proposal - unnecessary and unwanted

The Scottish Government's latest referendum proposal is as unnecessary as it is unwanted. They should be working harder to get Scots back into work and the economy back on its feet instead of throwing yet more time and money at their constitutional fixation.

There has never been any majority support for breaking up Britain and we are already committed to strengthening the powers of the Scottish Parliament through Calman. They should get off this hobby horse as soon as possible and get into the saddle of governing Scotland properly with the considerable powers they already have.

"The bill also wrongly makes the claim those who support further devolution do not hold a consensus. They do: that consensus is that breaking up Britain is the wrong thing to do.
Posted by Jim on Friday, 26th Feb 2010
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Dark Lochnagar said...
If it's unnecessary and unwanted in these times of economic trouble, made worse by Labour Party policies, why is it ok to have a referendum on how we vote in Westminster?  Oh, let me guess.  That was a Brown proposal, so that will be alright then.  We're on to you, Murphy.
Wednesday, 3rd Mar 2010
Derek Murphy said...
Dear Mr. Murphy,
If the Scots vote for independence, so be it. That would be democratic, wouldn't it? My only condition would be that, in that case, all Scots should return to Scotland.
Yours, Derek Murphy, Bad Pyrmont, Germany.
Tuesday, 2nd Mar 2010
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