tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post2821464991162073509..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Scottish independence won't be the end of the devolution 'process'Paul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-16642039439189703302012-01-21T11:44:29.079+00:002012-01-21T11:44:29.079+00:00"This is wrong. There have been only two Labo..."This is wrong. There have been only two Labour governments which did not have a majority of members in England: those of 1950 and February 1974."<br /><br />To that list, you can add 1964-66, when the Conservatives had a five-seat lead in England, offset by a modest Labour lead in Scotland (and a huge one in Wales). Moreover, in October 1974 the Labour lead over the Tories was just 2 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-24854901196557008012012-01-15T11:42:06.265+00:002012-01-15T11:42:06.265+00:00Yet more talk of the North of England and devoluti...Yet more talk of the North of England and devolution, where in fact the people rejected the idea, and none of Cornwall which has had a nationalist party since the 50's, its own Celtic language, and distinct national/regional identity.<br /><br />It exasperates me that even today I have to point out to people that in 2002 we in Kernow collected a petition of 50,000 signatures calling for cornubianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985409305363332274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-81555979499851186922012-01-14T23:22:33.629+00:002012-01-14T23:22:33.629+00:00Isn't that what got us in this mess in the fir...Isn't that what got us in this mess in the first place .... buying them off? usually at the expense of the English, with the devolved parliaments for them, nothing for us; the Barnett Formula for them, and not even infrastructure spending for us without something for them.<br /><br />Haven't you heard the rising growl of English discontent? Perhaps Cameron or at least his Backbenchers Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117510718604467580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-40981318816649018122012-01-14T21:52:37.925+00:002012-01-14T21:52:37.925+00:00"The secession of the Scots would mortally La..."The secession of the Scots would mortally Labour south of the border, ending any prospect of it holding power alone at Westminster again ...."<br /><br />This is wrong. There have been only two Labour governments which did not have a majority of members in England: those of 1950 and February 1974. The February 1974 government collapsed and after an October election turned into a Withering Vinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524070605860902422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-64892376133310451902012-01-14T14:25:52.009+00:002012-01-14T14:25:52.009+00:00"The secession of the Scots would mortally [d..."The secession of the Scots would mortally [damage] Labour south of the border, ending any prospect of it holding power alone at Westminster again and permanently shifting the centre of political gravity to the right."<br /><br />I think you're wrong about that, Paul.<br /><br />See http://toque.co.uk/would-english-parliament-mean-permanent-conservative-majority<br /><br />And http:Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021800974251370747noreply@blogger.com