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Wynonie Harris · 17-05-2006, 13:18

Interesting to see that Gordon Brown has been making heartwarming little speeches about Britishness. Could it be he's worried that when he steps into the Dear Leader's shoes, his untenable position as a Scottish MP voting in our Parliament on matters that don't affect his constituents will be shown up to be the democratic sham that it undoubtedly is?

Take the tuition fees bill, for instance. This was voted through with the help of Scottish Labour MPs, yet it has nothing to do with their constituents, because educational affairs in Scotland are decided in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Hardly democratic, but, then again, when has this government ever worried about a little thing like deomcracy?

17-05-2006, 13:18	#36
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144711	Re: What it means to be British.. Interesting to see that Gordon Brown has been making heartwarming little speeches about Britishness. Could it be he's worried that when he steps into the Dear Leader's shoes, his untenable position as a Scottish MP voting in our Parliament on matters that don't affect his constituents will be shown up to be the democratic sham that it undoubtedly is? Take the tuition fees bill, for instance. This was voted through with the help of Scottish Labour MPs, yet it has nothing to do with their constituents, because educational affairs in Scotland are decided in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Hardly democratic, but, then again, when has this government ever worried about a little thing like deomcracy? __________________