Whilst Scotland has it’s own Parliament, currently it only has limited powers, a fixed budget it must work within (it cannot create money like a country with its own Central Bank can), and is overseen by a UK Parliament in Westminster: this is UK Democracy. So what’s Scotland’s part in this – how much of a say do we have, and how much does the Westminster Government listen? How is our Government funded and who decides where our nation’s revenues go?
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Want power in Westminster? Scotland is irrelevant.
Since WWI Labour has only needed Scotland in three elections to gain power in Westminster. The Tories never have. So…
Does Scotland decide its Government’s Budget?
No! Westminster decides our Government’s budget, based on what they want for England. Voters in England decide who’s in Government…
Do Labour MPs in Scotland ever disagree with the bosses in England?
Do Labour MPs in Scotland ever disagree with the bosses in England? NO: Since taking their turn at power in…
Do Labour MPs in Scotland ever disagree with the bosses in England?
Do Labour MPs in Scotland ever disagree with the bosses in England? NO: Since taking their turn at power in Westminster, Labour MPs in Scotland have rebelled against how the bosses in England tell them to vote zero times. Labour…
The problem with GB Energy
There are lots of issues with promises made by Labour about GB Energy – “creating jobs in Scotland” when actually only the HQ is based there, with virtually all jobs…
Westminster hates Devolution
Westminster has never been happy with devolution. The way the UK works with national governments has never been a success. It’s been a history of broken promises and half-arsed solutions…
Who controls Westminster? It’s never Scotland
Voters in England always decide which English party controls Westminster – parties from other nations have never been part of a Westminster government. This is the nature of the UK’s…
Westminster doesn’t listen
Across any measure, people in Scotland believe more than those in England that Westminster doesn’t listen to them. But if you’re unemployed, working class, from an ethnic minority – or…