pabloescaban
VIP Member
The uk will be leaving in about six weeks so Scotland would have to ask to rejoin, this is assuming they could get independence from UK first
The uk will be leaving in about six weeks so Scotland would have to ask to rejoin, this is assuming they could get independence from UK first
It would take years to organise an independence referendum again.
Maybe after they been out of EU for a few years they won't want to rejoin.
This is assuming there will be an EU to join, I've a feeling that after UK leaves there will be a string of others following, Netherlands have expressed an interest in leaving
Without wishing to get into or embroiled in a political debate about the relative merits of Scottish independence as such, I do however have a question about the current landscape in Scotland and the UK as a whole. My question is simply this:-afraid i disagree m8
48 seats out off 59 has to be recognized and if westminster were not afraid then they should allow it,( what are they affraid of) if we are all equal , WHY DO WE HAVE TO ASK , we wont go "cap in hand "
Without wishing to get into or embroiled in a political debate about the relative merits of Scottish independence as such, I do however have a question about the current landscape in Scotland and the UK as a whole. My question is simply this:-
How come that less than 4% of the overall population of the UK (ie Scotland) get to have about 9% of the available UK parliamentary seats ?
Seriously, I'd like to know the answer if anyone knows why that is.
Yeah - - I totally get that, and whilst your example is I am sure correct, it is surely a product of the actual process of people voting, rather than my question which was more to do with the way that constituencies are made or allocated relative to the overall population who are able to or are registered to vote.the voting system in the UK
UKIP got 13 per cent of the vote overall 2015, putting them in third place behind Labour, the UK's First-past-the-post voting system meant that the party could only secure one seat.
Constituencies are decided by the boundaries commission. , this, by law, is reviewed every five years.Yeah - - I totally get that, and whilst your example is I am sure correct, it is surely a product of the actual process of people voting, rather than my question which was more to do with the way that constituencies are made or allocated relative to the overall population who are able to or are registered to vote.
Many thanks for that.Constituencies are decided by the boundaries commission. , this, by law, is reviewed every five years.
Some constituencies are massive in land area but sparsely populated while densely populated areas are split into smaller constituencies
Boundary commissions (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia
I believe it is done on populationWithout wishing to get into or embroiled in a political debate about the relative merits of Scottish independence as such, I do however have a question about the current landscape in Scotland and the UK as a whole. My question is simply this:-
How come that less than 4% of the overall population of the UK (ie Scotland) get to have about 9% of the available UK parliamentary seats ?
Seriously, I'd like to know the answer if anyone knows why that is.
Thanks for that, and yes I do indeed get the idea, and it is certainly indicative of the sort of thing I was asking. I can imagine that since that article was published that the other circumstances that are also discussed in that article are skewed in further favour of Scotland at the expense of other areas of the UK.I believe it is done on population
There is a chart on this page (scroll down to third chart) Three charts that show that Scotland should stop whining
It is from 2015, but you get the idea
can you imagine how most people in scotland feel when they get tory governments forced on them when the country has never voted for the tories ?.Thanks for that, and yes I do indeed get the idea, and it is certainly indicative of the sort of thing I was asking. I can imagine that since that article was published that the other circumstances that are also discussed in that article are skewed in further favour of Scotland at the expense of other areas of the UK.
I promise you that I can indeed take that step of imagination quite easily courtesy of my own personal heritage.can you imagine how most people in scotland feel when they get tory governments forced on them when the country has never voted for the tories ?.
the UK is supposed to be a union of equals berween the four countries..its not for anybody else to decide who governs who,but i cant see northern ireland or scotland being part of the UK in the next 10 years ..simple demographics tell you that the nationalist comunity will be larger in NI than the unionist comunity in the future..also in scotland a recent poll has revealed that 70% of people under 35 are certain to vote for independence...i think in the long term it would benefit us all on this island if we all became independant of each other but kept a close bond......ps the english can do what they want with the welsh
There's no probably about itbut I have probably gone-on enough
This is assuming there will be an EU to join, I've a feeling that after UK leaves there will be a string of others following, Netherlands have expressed an interest in leaving