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Subject: the West Lothian question


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 15:26:52 10/22/04 Fri
In reply to: Ed Harris (Venezia) 's message, "English independence..." on 12:40:14 10/22/04 Fri
 "What is it?"
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[> [> [> Subject: Answer


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Dave (UK)
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Date Posted: 15:40:29 10/22/04 Fri
The original question was posed by Scottish Labour MP Tam Dalyell, whose constituency used to be called West Lothian.

The essential point is this:

How can it could be right that a Scottish MP at Westminster can vote on matters only affecting English seats, but that same MP could not vote on such matters affecting his own constituency because they are devolved issues, in which the Scottish Parliament has authority.

The question is well-known, but we have yet to hear an answer.

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[> [> [> [> Subject: ah, *that* West Lothian question


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 15:59:06 10/22/04 Fri
I tend to think that Jim's answer is a good one.

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[> [> [> Subject: True federation is the answer


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Jim (Canada)
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Date Posted: 15:51:23 10/22/04 Fri

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Indeed, but...


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Dave (UK)
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Date Posted: 16:00:22 10/22/04 Fri
A true federal system would indeed resolve the issue. Unfortunately, this is not being offered. In fact the Government are campaigning as we speak on a referendum to create more devolution in England. At last, an English Parliament I hear you say? Well no, they want to fragment and regionalise England, and the referendum shortly is to create an Assembly for the North-East.

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: If the North East sees itself as a region and wants to govern itself, fine


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 16:05:19 10/22/04 Fri
But the same opportunity should be available to all self-defined regions

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[> [> [> Subject: England becoming "independent" of Scotland is like the USA becoming "independent" of Puerto Rico! NT


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misnomer!
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Date Posted: 10:52:03 11/02/04 Tue

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