The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced the start of the process for a referendum on Scottish Independence today. If people in the rest of the world wonder why the Scots are taking this step so soon after the last referendum they should consider what else happened in Westminster today. First, the pigsty refused to guarantee the rights of residence and protection for the three million EU citizens that live and work here. This is the same decision-making forum who stopped allowing child refugees a safe haven. This is a graphic example of the complete lack of humanity that characterises the British political class, and demonstrates that I do not exaggerate in my posts. Next they refused to allow Parliament what was termed 'a meaningful vote' on the results of the Brexit negotiations. In other words they refused to give themselves that meaningful vote. I stress, this was not them refusing someone else a vote, they refused themselves. The following is the terms of the amendment they voted against
The prime minister may not conclude an agreement with the European Union under article 50(2) of the treaty on European Union, on the terms of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, without the approval of both Houses of Parliament.
Now consider that. The House of Commons has just voted to refuse themselves a vote on the results of the biggest foreign policy decision they have been faced with since the Second World War. They have just given the government permission to withdraw from the EU on whatever terms they wish without their approval. For twenty years, anti-EU fanatics called for us to leave the EU in order to restore parliamentary sovereignty, and the pigsty, under the relentless pressure of those same Brexiteers, has just refused to grant themselves that same sovereignty and to leave the entire decision-making process in the hands of a government that has been exposed as authoritarian and staggeringly incompetent. This genuinely beggars belief and takes us into a political system that resembles Alice in Wonderland, but, more importantly they have just voted for what the Germans call the Fuehrer principle and the Commons has just abandoned its representative role.
Nicola Sturgeon told the nation today that all attempts at negotiation with this government have hit a brick wall. There is not even the smallest intention of compromise from this government and the Tories have signalled in the clearest terms possible that they do not care what the Scots think. The Scottish Parliament gave Westminster detailed plans for meaningful negotiations between themselves and Westminster on the Brexit question in December and the Tories have not even replied to them. Now, the Tories persistent cry is that anyone seeking to have any meaningful discussion on the terms of Brexit is 'seeking to undermine the will of the people'. If I can remind you, the vote to leave the EU was 51.89% of a 72.21% turnout which means that the leave vote was 37.46% of the electorate. Now it is not the leave campaign's fault that 27.79% of the British did not vote, but it is not the Remain side's either. So, it is a bit rich to claim that your 52% of the vote represents the will of the people. However, this government is determined to prevent any form of discussion or debate on the matter of Brexit. Is it any wonder many Scots are saying enough is enough and we want away from this farce that has become the British political system. There is a stench about the United Kingdom now and it can only get worse. I personally doubt that an independence referendum will be successful at this time, but it has a long way to go. I trust, not only that common sense will prevail, but humanity and self-respect and we can proclaim a Tory free zone in Scotland. You have been warned
Your Servant
Doktor Kommirat
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