tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397377665790588556.post6698341527717586007..comments2022-12-13T13:51:09.590+00:00Comments on Wool gathering of a northern dean: The Scottish Referendum: a simple questionAquiloniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098649175728796819noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397377665790588556.post-51785296070739287432013-12-09T11:24:20.013+00:002013-12-09T11:24:20.013+00:00By that logic should the fate of the Falkland Isla...By that logic should the fate of the Falkland Islands be put to a referendum including all concerned - i.e., Argentina, the UK and the Falklanders? Or Gaza be decided by a referendum including Israel? Or Taiwan by a referendum including China?<br /><br />Although it stands to reason that in the event of a Yes vote both sides should negotiate the ins and outs of the process to ensure the best outcome for all parties, it is precisely to avoid being subject to the tyranny of the majority that independence was proposed in the first place. The other 90% of the UK giving their tuppence worth won't solve anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397377665790588556.post-10334286683220746292013-11-27T08:34:39.408+00:002013-11-27T08:34:39.408+00:00I come with a view that is tinged with having a Sc...I come with a view that is tinged with having a Scottish mother therefore, shared ancestry. I think that you are quite right in your contention that this isn't simply a matter for the Scots but for the whole of the UK.<br /><br />Somehow the Government and to some extent have yielded to the Power of the SNP who have basically decimated the mainstream political parties in Scotland over the last few years, leaving them without a voice in what is a constitutional matter involving more than just Scotland.<br /><br />It's time that the Government instead of carping away at bits and pieces, got it's act together and responded to the SNP White Paper with a robust defence of the Union and point out to the Scots just how beneficial the Union is for them and the whole of the UK. Instead, they are allowing the Scots to walk dazed and bemused into breaking up the Union, on half-promises, ill-researched and uncosted policies, which will cause the law of 'unexpected consequences' to go into overdrive.<br /><br />Perhaps a referendum in the rest of the UK needs to be run before the Scottish one, with a simple Yes/No Question "Do you want the Scots to Leave the Union", which would allow the RUK (Rest of the UK) as it's being described to voice their views.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.com