excerpt: "... or from the Sunday newspapers, Scotland on Sunday:
Rifkind revives West Lothian question
He was speaking as analysis showed that, with Tony Blair’s majority cut to 67, Labour now relies entirely on the 70 seats of Scottish and Welsh MPs to pass legislation, even though those MPs do not represent their constituents on devolved matters.
Rifkind said: "Decisions that only effect England should only be decided by... "
I don't think that you can make such clear cut left-right distinctions these days. Labour's policy on Foundation hospitals and top-up fees would certainly have been defeated in a more balanced parliament.
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I did tell you that the Tories would win in England but not in the UK as a whole.
(Actually that's not quite what I said but it's what I meant http://thecep.org.uk/news/ViewItem.asp?Entry=409 )
It worked out just as I wanted. Just goes to show, if you wish hard enough, and vote enough times....
It's a shame that the CEP are not political Gareth, you would certainly be able to gather some willing "troops".
Minority Rule
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Minority Rule - will the Tories play their English card?
http://scottish-independence.blogspot.com/2005/05/minority-rule-will-tories-play-their.html
excerpt: "... or from the Sunday newspapers, Scotland on Sunday:
Rifkind revives West Lothian question
He was speaking as analysis showed that, with Tony Blair’s majority cut to 67, Labour now relies entirely on the 70 seats of Scottish and Welsh MPs to pass legislation, even though those MPs do not represent their constituents on devolved matters.
Rifkind said: "Decisions that only effect England should only be decided by... "
I don't think that you can make such clear cut left-right distinctions these days. Labour's policy on Foundation hospitals and top-up fees would certainly have been defeated in a more balanced parliament.