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Back to normalities-Fighting
Can't we all just get along? Nearly a month on from the Scottish Independence Referendum, and the last minute promises made by the "big three" (Cameron, Miliband and Clegg) have only lead to them all going at each others necks and allowed Gordon Brown back into mainstream politics... I know which one I'd rather not.....
Quickly thought out policies don't usually end well, especially when they're made for a country who are quite impatient. However the devolution of Scotland seems to have hit a snag over, England of all things. Just this Wednesday, William Hague argued that if Scotland devolves, then English MPs should vote for England, closing a loop hope that Scottish MP's can still vote on English policies, that don't affect them. Weirdly, Labour and Gordon Brown (oh god) believe that this policy was enforced by David Cameron after the Referendum, and that doing so would undermine the union.... Pardon?
Gordon Brown specifically said in the debate that Scottish MPs should sit on equal terms with English MPs... So how come Scottish MPs can vote on English exclusive legislations and English MPs can't do this in return? To me at least it sounds that Brown has no argument to justify, and he's quite possibly lost his marbles (again). But Hague summarised the situation of limbo both Scotland and England are in with "The United Kingdom is in greater making danger if the legitimate arguments, and expectations of English decision making, on decisions only affecting England, are not responded to". And I'm afraid Mr.Brown, he's right. This flaw has been around too far, and is now starting to damage our relationship with Scotland over devolution, and England needs its own rights too. So if you only want to annoy Scotland, carry on. But if Labour does have some common sense, then maybe they'll help fulfil promises they actually made.
Jordan Ifield
Quickly thought out policies don't usually end well, especially when they're made for a country who are quite impatient. However the devolution of Scotland seems to have hit a snag over, England of all things. Just this Wednesday, William Hague argued that if Scotland devolves, then English MPs should vote for England, closing a loop hope that Scottish MP's can still vote on English policies, that don't affect them. Weirdly, Labour and Gordon Brown (oh god) believe that this policy was enforced by David Cameron after the Referendum, and that doing so would undermine the union.... Pardon?
Gordon Brown specifically said in the debate that Scottish MPs should sit on equal terms with English MPs... So how come Scottish MPs can vote on English exclusive legislations and English MPs can't do this in return? To me at least it sounds that Brown has no argument to justify, and he's quite possibly lost his marbles (again). But Hague summarised the situation of limbo both Scotland and England are in with "The United Kingdom is in greater making danger if the legitimate arguments, and expectations of English decision making, on decisions only affecting England, are not responded to". And I'm afraid Mr.Brown, he's right. This flaw has been around too far, and is now starting to damage our relationship with Scotland over devolution, and England needs its own rights too. So if you only want to annoy Scotland, carry on. But if Labour does have some common sense, then maybe they'll help fulfil promises they actually made.
Jordan Ifield
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