You've
probably followed everything that transpired during the Scottish Independence
Referendum. The SNP and Tories went head-on explaining their platforms and the
consequences of both outcomes, positive or negative. Eventually, the Tories won
over majority of Scots by offering them devolved, state-only powers and the
exclusion of Britons from Scottish lawmaking.
It sounds like
a great deal. Without having to leave the pound sterling, Scotland is soon set
to prosper.
Or at least so
it thought.
Scottish MPs
are complaining that Scotland is now unable to vote for English-only laws. They
could not criticise laws that only concern the Brits.
I mean, that's
common sense for devolved powers, right?
SNP Spokesman Pete
Wishart, I think was having a force-of-habit moment when he said the English have
been ignoring Scotland.
But sometimes,
there's that looming feeling that the tories knew what was going to happen.
In
fact, I think the tories intended Scotland to be flushed out of Westminster's
issues and they agreed Holyrood's issues should be its own problems.
It's just as
well because the English just submitted their first English-only law. This
would mean less opposition, which usually comes from Scotland's MPs.
But that also
means more English Nationalism, and also more Scottish Nationalism. Which
brings us once again, to a probable new Independence Referendum in the next few
years.
