Saturday, October 17, 2015

Remind me how we voted in the referendum.

The UK government wants to impose a minimum 50% turnout in strike ballots.  

So what right has SNP minister Roseanna Cunningham to make an official request for Scotland to be excluded from the UK government's bill proposing curbs on trade union powers?

Well every right to make the request I would think. 

But zero right to be answered in a way she clearly wants to be answered.    

Let’s get this clear.  Only 35% of Scots voted to leave the UK.  This is UK wide legislation.  So the Scots didn’t back Roseanna on this. 

Indeed it could be argued that 65% of Scots approve of the legislation as they didn’t vote to leave the UK.

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