It should never be underestimated that once ever 5 years striking an X on a ballot paper you can get rid of the government of the day without firing a shot Tony Benn 1996 The projected turnout of Scottish voters who are said to take part next Thursdays Independence vote as being as low as 84% to as high as 95%. At the high-water mark was In 1950, less than 20 years after universal suffrage, Voter turnout in the UK was 83.9%, in England 84%, and Scotland 80%. Lowest was in 2001 in UK 59.9. [ See below how low it has been since 45]. As for legitimacy as a percentage of the vote David Camerons Tory Party took power by coalition with less than 24% of those who voted. It will not be lost on Scots that with 2 Pandas in Scotland there are 100% more of them than that rare breed of Tory MP. And as various Tory MPs have argued of late to make strikes by teachers, transport workers and nurses illegal and that there be 50% support of a Unions Electorate to be able to call a Strike. In the last two London Mayoral Elections not only was the Boris and Ken votes less than 1.5% separation but with 38.4% turnout Boris Johnson only got 17.7% of the electorate to support him. It will not be lost on a very intense and intelligent debating Scotland this week legitimacy south of the Border is an issue. When they gave us the first Labour MP, Kier Hardie, a Scot, who represented West Ham [an English constituency] in 1892. Whatever happens next Thursday, Yes or No, not only have the vibrant engagement about all the issues, socio-economic, military, currency, European membership, employment, prices, and many more, have put pay to the defunct argument that people are apathetic in fact the opposite is the case as people in Scotland England and Wales feel engaged and emboldened knowing the implications and impact as only 1% of the ECs population is having across the world where the 1% elites are shaking as people might exercise a choice and control? Scotland showing the way...again. go Scotland ukpolitical.info/Turnout45.htm
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:39:14 +0000
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