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Significant devolution will happen, that's for sure. Legolas Send a noteboard - 11/05/2015 09:07:00 PM

View original postThat is the worst explanation I've seen in quite some time for taking or not taking a particular course of action. If riots break out, you arrest people, fire tear gas and restore order. Cameron should tell the SNP he's happy to talk to them about reasonable issues, but that "DevoMax" and another referendum are off the table for the next ten years, and if they don't like it and start destroying property they will be remanded to Her Majesty's care in a penitentiary. If riots get bad, you call out the troops. The US has had riots recently, and although we addressed the underlying issue in a reasonable manner, we had zero tolerance for those who broke the law. The UK should do the same.

Now that he's won the election, Cameron has every incentive to reconciliate and avoid making it about Scotland vs England - especially because then it might end up being about London and the southeast vs the rest of the country instead, even more than it already is. He's smart enough to see that - there are promising signs of not only devolution for Scotland or Wales, but also increased autonomy for Manchester and other cities / regions within England.
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David Cameron whoops ass..... Anonymous2000 - 08/05/2015 01:33:15 PM 2511 Views
This time you're not talking nonsense. Legolas - 08/05/2015 05:36:35 PM 1029 Views
The UK election system is as much a mystery as is cricket..... Anonymous2000 - 08/05/2015 05:44:31 PM 1022 Views
It's basically the same system as yours, you do realize? For Congress, anyway. Legolas - 08/05/2015 06:32:54 PM 1004 Views
The Scots seem quite suicidal Tom - 09/05/2015 04:29:31 AM 948 Views
Yes - but so do the Eurosceptic English. Legolas - 09/05/2015 09:27:39 AM 974 Views
The euro can only survive in one form Tom - 09/05/2015 05:39:34 PM 1068 Views
Devaluation isn't exactly what you'd call a long-term solution. Legolas - 09/05/2015 08:38:54 PM 953 Views
Oh, I certainly don't support the populist parties Tom - 11/05/2015 01:43:23 AM 812 Views
I agree, "far right" is a misleading label in some ways. Legolas - 11/05/2015 09:29:56 PM 1016 Views
What fool or fools started the EU? Anonymous2000 - 09/05/2015 01:37:27 PM 853 Views
Because Europe was doing so well before then, right? Legolas - 09/05/2015 07:51:30 PM 974 Views
The Euro would have worked better if there had been fiscal integration. Rebekah - 10/05/2015 09:43:43 PM 1152 Views
Re Scotland: Rebekah - 10/05/2015 09:41:43 PM 942 Views
Yeah, it was tense enough from the outside... Legolas - 10/05/2015 10:42:53 PM 999 Views
So what is the SNP going to do if Cameron tells them (rightly) to sod off about another referendum? Tom - 11/05/2015 01:45:16 AM 929 Views
Not the SNP so much as the people. Rebekah - 11/05/2015 02:00:32 PM 1112 Views
So the mob rules now, does it? Tom - 11/05/2015 06:04:04 PM 979 Views
Significant devolution will happen, that's for sure. Legolas - 11/05/2015 09:07:00 PM 923 Views
Why? Tom - 12/05/2015 07:10:31 AM 991 Views
I think that's enough Putin speeches for you for today. *NM* Legolas - 12/05/2015 06:37:23 PM 563 Views
Ha! It helps to not be 10 martinis in when you post, too. *NM* Tom - 12/05/2015 11:41:48 PM 532 Views
I guess you haven't watched braveheart? random thoughts - 13/05/2015 01:49:30 PM 936 Views
You are a sad sorry little man, and I pity you. *NM* Wibble - 15/05/2015 12:03:37 AM 626 Views
Re: It's basically the same system as yours, you do realize? For Congress, anyway. Duke - 11/05/2015 05:32:55 AM 1120 Views
The US is made up of 50 nations random thoughts - 12/05/2015 03:19:25 PM 886 Views
Indeed, but with the same two parties everywhere. Legolas - 12/05/2015 06:35:27 PM 936 Views
Wisconsin's drinking age The Shrike - 13/05/2015 01:09:53 PM 1032 Views
Texas has similar laws random thoughts - 13/05/2015 01:44:29 PM 816 Views
I know. It's really sad that that's the most reasonable law anywhere in the US... Legolas - 13/05/2015 06:26:09 PM 988 Views
It's the same in Louisiana. Ghavrel - 14/05/2015 08:23:20 AM 931 Views
The states still can set the drinking age, incidentally. The feds can just withhold some funds. Ghavrel - 13/05/2015 02:55:51 AM 904 Views
They have still gutted the 10th amendment random thoughts - 13/05/2015 01:47:53 PM 881 Views
I agree they've gutted it. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Ghavrel - 14/05/2015 07:37:22 AM 891 Views
Well your elected senators are not that stellar random thoughts - 14/05/2015 01:38:37 PM 896 Views
What about open primaries like in California? *NM* Legolas - 15/05/2015 07:22:08 PM 462 Views
Texas kind of has open primaries random thoughts - 18/05/2015 08:34:43 PM 1007 Views
They're all right. They're a hell of a lot better than our elected state legislature. Ghavrel - 17/05/2015 05:37:35 AM 906 Views
Three cheers for foodbanks! *NM* Dion - 12/05/2015 02:51:06 AM 515 Views
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