WHY would we Scots want more devolution when the British government doesn’t respect the powers already given to the Scottish Parliament?
MP Douglas Chapman in his National article on Thursday (Stephen Flynn should consider withdrawing SNP MPs from Westminster) also rightly makes the point that the raison d’etre of the SNP is to win independence, and asks if more devolution is the extent of your ambitions for Scotland, why are you still in the party? I would agree.
The late Winnie Ewing once asked before the Scottish Parliament was reconvened “should we accept half a loaf?”, which was her description of devolution.
As Chapman points out devolution doesn’t release the immense potential of our people or our nation. He sounds like a guy who wants the whole loaf. I like his style!
David Grant
Blairgowrie
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