A Couple Of Reasons To Vote YES

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Another Excellent Example Of Why We Must Vote YES

This has just come to light although the amendment was passed before Christmas.

According to Mike Weir’s response Amendment 54 was introduced at the last minute and voted upon by the House of Unelected Representatives.

As much as I disagree in part with the Scottish Government’s renewables policy, I find it astonishing that Westminster can remove powers with such audacity and without appeal.

A similar tactic was used by Tony Blair when he moved the line of Scottish waters to level with Carnoustie, although his cloak and dagger behaviour happened in the House of Commons.

Who would want to be part of the UK when the current Big Brother government acts in such a manner?  

If the answer to the referendum is No, then Westminster politicians will have a field day asset stripping Scotland and leaving the Scottish Parliament little more that a parish council.  Thus making Tony Blair’s dream come true.

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Thursday 18 September 2014

Alex Salmond seemed a little emotional yesterday when he announced the date of the independence referendum.

Now the date has been set I'd like to see a constructive debate on why the SNP think Scotland would benefit from being part of the EU and also details of how immigration would be controlled.

If the SNP's elite were in touch with their electorate they would realise these two issues could be the difference between the result being Yes or No.

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The US Has Chosen

It was a long night for political pundits as the US election votes were, until around 3am, continually too close to call.

I feel asleep listening to Radio5 Live's commentary and wondering how many BBC staff were in the US covering the event.  It seems that BBC radio and television broadcasting staff work entirely separate and 'ne're the twain shall meet'.  An expensive business indeed.

JRB posted a comment on yesterday's post about the US election and just in case some missed it I'll repeat it today.

Am I alone in thinking that elections in America have descended to an obscene and grotesque level where the questionable power and influence of the mighty dollar far outweighs any sense of reason, let alone democracy?

The amount of money spent by both parties on this election campaign could have removed the debt of several third world countries, eradicated several killer diseases, lifted entire nations out of poverty - in short it could have done endless amount of good.
But no, the Americans prefer to squander such wealth on advertising and promotion so their man and their party can have its four years of power.

Such is not Democracy, such is Obscenity.

He's correct of course.  The money spent on this campaign is obscene and makes it even more important that Alex Salmond manages to restrict the independent referendum campaign spending.  I disagree with Magnus Gardham of the Herald, who suggests that a restriction on expenditure would limit debate.

Since when was debate so expensive?

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