Observer II Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 With the fish fight between Alex Salmon and Nicola Sturgeon; it would seem the Jocks are being sold out on good governance - but they don't seem to realise it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 It keeps them entertained. lots of long dark evening in that part of the uk they have to have something to pass the time whilst the pubs are shut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted March 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Looks like the Jocks are wising up, with Queen Nicola looking deeper in the proverbial and the SNP split in two. But there are serious questions about how UK funded finances have been handled, where local authority support funding hasn't been passed on by the Scottish Gov. There's clearly a need imo to review the powers and duties of the devolved Governments and make clear their reliance on the Barnet Formula funded by the UK Gov. 😠 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Perhaps the latest SNP bid for the UK exit door will flounder after these revelations. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Nice one Davy. Laughed so much it made my sides hake. Bill 😊 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Does anyone know how the Scottish electoral system works ? On the face of it, one would think that the new "Alba Party" would split the pro-Indy vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Observer II said: Does anyone know how the Scottish electoral system works ? On the face of it, one would think that the new "Alba Party" would split the pro-Indy vote. There are 129 seats in total. There are 73 constituencies each of which return a single member elected using first past the post. Each voter has one vote in that election. The System is an Additional Member vote system so each elector has a second vote in a regional member election. In the Additional vote Scotland is divided into eight regions each of which return seven members (a total of 56 members). The Additional vote is by proportional representation using the D'Hondt system to allocate seats to parties and then to members in the order of candidates on their party list. This is the same system the UK used in European Parliamentary elections. Thus the make up is 73 directly elected members and 56 PR members making up the 129. The expectation I have is that dissent with the SNP from pro-Nationalists can go to the Alba party instead of to the Labour or Liberal Parties. That is likely to mean that they cannot be used to increase the measure of pro-union sentiment. So I expect the Independence bandwagon to grow whilst giving the SNP a bit of a kicking. Overall not a good outcome for the Union. Other opinions may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 So I guess it comes down to the UK Gov, sticking to it's guns and not allowing an IndyRef for a generation; or better still water down existing devolved Gov by extending it to the Regions of England as part of a levelling up policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted April 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Seems the Jocks are building a majority FOR Independence, despite all the political, financial and economic arguments against it. BoJo will have to hold his nerve and refuse an Indy Ref for a generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 No, let them go ahead. I've got plenty of popcorn in 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted May 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 BoJo could put this one to bed, by putting a "Referendum Bill" through the UK Parliament designed to limit the use of referenda to once in a 30 year period and to require a two thirds majority in favour of Independence. Scots public opinion, despite SNP success in these elections, hasn't really altered beyond 50/50, and the SNP will keep at it until they win one, so a higher bar, may cause them to give up the struggle. 😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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