The word ‘ruination’ describes the ruin of a nation. And Scotland has ruined our nation. Or rather, Scotland, Gordon Brown, Alex (bleedin’) Salmond and Ed (poxy) Milliband. It’ll never be the same. The whole democratic process is fucked up beyond redemption. We might as well adopt sharia law instead and start cutting off limbs instead of giving out parking tickets. I’d emigrate tomorrow if they’d let me take Spurs with me.
The problem is all the promises made by Westminster to keep the Scots in the Union. New power. More controls. Greater levels of independence. Cameron has to take blame too. And Clegg is a worthless simpleton anyway so we might as well heap a bit more scorn on him too.
Its fine to give these things, these promises, but there’s always a quid pro quo. And if the Scots get the right to independently organise a lot of their own finances and football matches, without interference from Westminster, then England must equally have the right to do stuff without input from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunfirmline or East Fife. We’ll leave aside for the moment the issue of Wales and Northern Ireland’s entitlement to the same consideration.
We promised the Scots independence, no-one but a hapless, small-dicked imbecile would expect a lack of reciprocation for England. Yet Ed Milliband wants just that. He not only wants the Scots to still be allowed votes on English matters in our parliament, he NEEDS them to. Because otherwise, on all such items, the Labour vote is greatly reduced. And should Wales be granted similar terms to the Scots and then lose the right to vote on English matters, Ed is royally fucked because the Principality is filled with Labourites too. The doomsday scenario being that Labour form a government (unlikely under Ed M., I know, but iss jest hyperfetical, innit?) and yet, without the MPs from Scotland and Wales allowed to vote, would effectively have a minority on all matters English under debate.
So, despite all the ‘stronger together’ rhetoric banded about over the past few months, these promises have in fact made us frail and weak together. Our constitution, not that we actually have one, is weakened and the whole democratic fabric is under a big question mark. We’d be much better off as we were before, with the whole of Great Britain being run by some Eton/Oxbridge ex-Bullingdon clubbers who don’t really know where Glasgow or Cardiff are situtated. And with the populations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland remaining subservient to London forevermore, paying us taxes until they bleed and receiving nothing more in return than a visit from the Queen every 5 years to make them feel needed.
My country lies in tatters. So not much change there then.
Happy Sunday
A xxxx
Well nice to hear more well-balanced and caring views, as we’d expect. Makes you wonder what someone on the right-wing might think. And I don’t mean Aaron Lennon.
But as ever, we thank you for your views, Mr Hitler. Sorry, Mr Farrage.
I don’t have a problem with the Scots attempting independence. No problem at all. Not that I would have voted for it, had I been in a position to. That’s beside the (my) point.
My issue, is the hapless, utterly pathetic, spineless bunch of politicians epitomised by that wet-blanket Miliband begging them not to leave and promising huge rewards just to stay. Cringingly weak.
A proper Prime Minister would have warned the naughty boys up Norf not to be so bloody stupid and behave themselves otherwise they’d be chucked out of the Union. I’d have threatened to double the price of beer.
The Scots have done really well out of this. It’s the Westminster politicians and the tax-payer-subsidising-Scotland (e.g., me) who have fared worse.
Fire them all, I say. And bring back Maggie (not the mental one).