These were parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
I know I may be just an ugly, narrow, sour faced little
So, I would like to ask my fellow non too bright little
We know there was an election for a parliament in Northern Ireland
We know there was an election for a parliament in Scotland
We know there was an election for an assembly in Wales.
The question to you, my grubby little
Can you spot the deliberate ommission?
Which country is missing? Which country didn't get to elect its own parliament? In fact which country doesn't even have a parliament, or an Assembly. Or even a small tin shed for that matter.
Take a look at the bastions of democracy at the BBC Here. Notice how there is a heavy duty section on the politics and political make up of each of the three countries that have had elections. But the non country of
Regionalism was John Prescotts attempt to dismember the non country of
Of course Billothewisp must do his part and support our noble leaders by helping to erase the non country of
You know it makes sense.
2 comments:
There should only be a single election, a single government, a single country even ... politics obviously saw an advantage in division ... a big mistake. Or was devolution perceived as little more than large county councils whose job was to micro manage some of the finances.
It is time the question was asked of all, are you in or out, and if you want out, sling your hook and sling it now.
I think devolution was a dirty little fix dreamed up to try and paper over the discontent thrown up years of central government neglect.
There was a time when central government paid next to no attention to the needs of anywhere other than English regions in political heartland areas.
So some of the nationalist angst is justified.
We have the SNP triumphant. I cannot now see a way the devolution genie can be put back in the bottle. So if the countries within these islands are to progress together, each must have equivalent structures, and that includes England.
Otherwise there will be (is) a rising tide of resentment in England. Especially as English taxes (without representation) are seen as funding Scottish and Welsh largesse, while England goes without (student fees, prescription charges etc).
As the Chinese say in potentially catastrophic circumstances: We live in interesting times.
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