Of course not, but the key factor here is that the change we’re talking about has been a substantial one, with the potential to be highly detrimental to those living in Scotland, not something more run of the mill.
As John Maynard Keynes said;
“When the facts change, I change my mind - what do you do, sir?”
The key fact is that it was put in a manifesto and the party elected on the basis of that.
In the UK, the constitutional convention is that anything that is a major change to how the country operates should be included in the party’s manifesto.
There will be cases of national emergency such as war, pandemic and so on that require extraordinary measures but these are meant to carry broad consensus.
The problem is that the UK operates on gentlemen’s agreements rather than a codified constitution.
Yup.
Show it on STV the night before the referendum.
In fact, show it at tea time, just as the kids get home from schoo to let them see what they’re voting for.
It’ll help promote radical minsets before deciding the long term future of a nation.
Apparently the train manager wasn’t even aware of the cancellation. How on earth does a train operating company so incompetent get a 9-year extension? Does Boehly now run the Department for Transport or something?
She’s living proof that it has failed. It was supposed to enrich society by introducing new ideas and perspectives, but instead it has brought poisonous hate monsters into the heart of government.
generally avoid this thread as I work in politics…
But seeing as we’re discussing all the better together thing: I say we throw the towel in and have a socialist republic of Celtic nations and sound northern towns (Liverpool obviously more an Irish/Welsh outpost than English anyway ).
With all due respect to my southern family and friends, this country is irreparably damaged in my opinion. The rainy fascist island trope becomes more of a truism by the day.