Question
If the SNP win tomorrow's byelection and enough subsequent seats to fully devolve Scotland, does that mean that Gordon Brown, as a Scot, will have to go back to where he came from and no longer be our Prime Minister?Just asking.
posted by Peter The Great @ 9:15 AM
5 Comments:
'Fraid not.
He'd stop being PM a long, long time before that could happen.
But Mads, the answer is 'yes', surely? Pa Broon represents a Scottish constituency, so if Scotland were independent (I assume this is what you mean by 'fully devolve') he would not be an MP any more (unless he found himself another seat somewhere - can you imagine?!). And if he ain't an MP, he'd struggle to carry on being PM.
But surely Scotland can't vote to devolve itself fully fron Westminster, as it is (ironically) a reserved matter. Either way, as you say, it is irrelevant because Brown will no longer be PM if/when it becomes a reality.
I think we'd probably have to accept the outcome of a referendum in Scotland, as the alternative would be pretty much to send the troops in. And I doubt we'd have much more joy subduing the natives of Glasgow East than we have with the Pashtun.
It's true, though, of course, that neither Scottish MPs nor MSPs can themselves bring this outcome about.
And thus political pednatry is satisfied to both sides' satisfaction!
Post a Comment
<< Home