THE TEST Its a true saying, a week in politics is a very long time. What is surprising is that in reality thats been shortened to just 9 hours. Nine little hours is what it took David Cameron to effectively try to find wiggle room on his solemn vow. The no vote was announced around 6am and one hour later David Cameron gave a speech in front of number 10 saying that the timetable was off the menu. Since that announcement, the news reports have been interesting moving the blame for the lack of ....... well anything really, from David Milliband to David Cameron and back again. I dont see how we can have any agreement out of these two parties whilst running a campaign for an election. Thats just not possible, is it? Besides which, if there was an outbreak of brotherly love between all the Tory parties in Westminster towards the people of Scotland and they did process more powers for us, what wed end up with would only be fit for a babys nappy and be half as useful. So, I have an idea............ We already have a signed agreement on the front cover of the Daily Record which is a solemn promise to produce further significant powers for the Scottish Parliament and a agreement to a very strict timetable. In Scotland a promise of that sort is a legal contract. The three London party leaders were kind enough to sign it as well. Oh goodie, goodie gum drops. Im a reasonable chap and when someone promises me something that Im paying for in some way in a set timeframe, Im prepared to let them do it, and in this case what was promised was extra powers and for that we, the people of Scotland would return a no vote. However, once that timeframe has run out, a simple test is performed that goes like this;- Has delivery (in this case, extra significant powers) been made before the due date? If the answer is yes: Fair enough, they kept to their agreement, but are the powers extensive??? If the answer is no: What sanctions will be applied? Answer - a rerun of the referendum or preferably a UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) which would kick off negotiations between Holyrood and Westminster. Without a test combining a time limit and consequences for non-performance, whats been promised is meaningless. Kindest regards, David Milligan Lvss
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:53:19 +0000
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