Scottish Raj
If you believe in democracy, which most people brought up under it do, then you must not be in favour of having a Prime Minister sitting in a Scottish constituency.
In fact, the vast majority of English people accept that the creation of a Scottish Parliament has caused imbalance within the UK. If you don’t, you probably need to read about and join the Campaign for an English Parliament.
If you have any gripe about any government policy in England and you want to see it reversed, modified or changed, there is absolutely no point debating that actual case, you should be more concerned about the system of government which gives a vote in the House of Commons to those who’s electorate will not be affected…
But this is the case at the moment. What would be worse about a Scottish-constituency Prime Minister is that he would be drawing up legislation and proposing new laws that won’t affect his constituents… He could even be a leader representing a party that failed to achieve a majority in England if Labour manages to win the next General Election.
And the bizarre thing is that none of this is open for debate. No-one is saying “The West Lothian question, yes that’s fair”.
No-one is saying, “Let’s allow a minority party to legislate for England without English involvement”. No-one, that is, except Labour MPs and those with a vested interest in denying England self-rule.
There are three solutions on the table:
English Votes (English MPs) on English Matters
This would still allow a minority party in England to be in government and would still involve a second House (unlike Scotland).
Regions
This is a EU-organised idea which would dilute England’s eurosceptic tendencies and has no basis in cultural ties except in Cornwall…
An English Parliament
This would work, does not need to be expensive like the Scottish disaster and would answer all the constitutional problems.
I would really welcome your comments if you can find a logical argument for the status quo!
Comments