SIR Keir Starmer’s claim that Labour are “the true party
are “the true party of English patriotism” denies the party’s origins in Scotland and underlines the real need for England’s, already the government for England, cannot function as the government of a United Kingdom, because of a very real conflict of interests.
Scotland has, of course, the strongest case for independence of the four nations, but I believe that all would benefit from this constitutional change and overcome the log jam which is currently before us.IT’S right that the English should be proud of who they are, their heritage and culture. Given that, they must also recognise Scottishness and that Scotland is a separate country from England with a different culture and heritage to England.
One only has to look at the countries of the British empire who are now free of British rule, despite Westminster’s efforts to stop them. By fighting against the democratic rights of the people of a country, Westminster will in the end always be the loser. Better to work with these countries to bring about solutions satisfactory to both sides.I HAVE to ask members of the Scottish Green Party one thing.
Despite all of this, I have continued with my SNP membership and support. Indeed, I will continue to do so. Why, you may ask? The reason being that three generations of my family worked in the Scottish steel industry, and an aunt farms near Rosyth. I am only too aware of what Scotland and her people mean to the Unionist parties. To be wooed when votes are needed, only to be thrown to the wolves when English seats are at risk.
When I couldn’t make sense of some of the numbers given by Wikipedia I decided to check other sources – the 2021 election results on the Scottish Parliament website and the various regional declarations. The total number of valid votes was actually 2,706,761 for the constituencies and 2,712,794 for the list.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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