IN response to Ruth Davidson’s call for the UK to become less London-centric, history would suggest that any attempt to move institutions, political or otherwise, to Scotland would never happen (Davidson wants less London-centric UK despite power grab backing, May 21).
London-centric is a Tory state of mind, it’s not up for negotiation. Ruth Davidson knows it will never happen. I am afraid as usual it is a cynical Tory ploy to promote the Union in Scotland.
We will NOT be conned. It is far too late to suggest that Scotland take its rightful place as an equal partner in the Union, that the transfer of a “museum or two” or “a fishing infrastructure” or some other “sweetener” would do the trick!
The chances of Channel 4 coming to Scotland would suggest that Ruth Davidson is way off the mark, to put it mildly. The fact of the matter is that Scotland, up to the creation of its parliament and devolution, did not vote for the Westminster party that came to power.
Little attempt was made to make Scotland feel part of the so-called “Union”. In fact the monotonous return of Labour MPs to London with a sprinkling of Tories and LibDems did nothing for our sovereign nation or its people.
Do we really want to return to this type of Union?
Lets face it, everything stops at the “Northern Powerhouse” and this does not mean Wick or Thurso.
Scotland does not exist when it comes to Westminster making key economic decisions. You just need to look at the voting records of our 13 Tory, seven Labour and four LibDem MPs to see their indifference to Scotland’s needs.
The real irony is that Ruth Davidson and her MPs and MSPs do not want devolution, do not want Holyrood and loathe the idea of independence.
How on earth do they believe that her Union dream will be achieved by tinkering at the edges with transplanting UK institutions into Scotland and never supporting our growth and economic development?
Her “dream” falls apart with suggestions such as that the 2012 Olympics “allowed Britons to feel they had a stake in the country”.
This meaningless, hollow statement is a classical example of a politician with little grasp of the Scottish psyche.
The Scots will not be conned by Ruth Davidson and her Tory rhetoric of a fully participative, submissive Scotland, proud to be part of the new post-Brexit British Utopia.
Just remember there is no such thing as a Scottish Tory, there are only Tories in Scotland.
We will not go back into a Union, silent and ignored and watched over by a large partner completely indifferent to our people’s and nation’s needs.
The totally transparent strategy by Ruth Davidson and her supporters to talk up the Union has begun in earnest. It starts with Clause 11 and they wish it to end with the complete destruction of our devolved parliament, a parliament they never wanted in the first place.
It also now seems that the “Better Together team” of the now infamous Vow have gathered in support of their Tory partners.
We will not be taken in by them second time round. Beware and take care, Scotland!
Daniel A Wood
Kirriemuir
The Colonel seems confused. Power-grab and decentralise. What strange contortion of government can facilitate this?
Gordon Mulholland
via thenational.scot
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