tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post5137781695666976366..comments2024-03-29T13:29:10.299+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Devo Maxers for Indy?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-73117912837520148912012-01-15T05:47:07.466+00:002012-01-15T05:47:07.466+00:00OldChap : Ironically enough, the last time I voted...OldChap : Ironically enough, the last time I voted in a US referendum, not only was it included on a ballot paper as long as your arm covering literally about twenty different elections, it was on the very subject of whether 17-year-old "children" should have a vote in primary elections in the state of Vermont! (The result was Yes, if I recall.) And, yes, Clegg has got an almighty nerve in making the "confusion" point about a two-question ballot, when he airily waved away such concerns over holding the AV referendum on the same day as the Scottish parliament election.<br /><br />Ezio : On a vaguely similar theme, I was amused to see this in the Guardian from a resident of Berwick-upon-Tweed...<br /><br /><i>"Another woman, who considers herself to be English, said Scotland should not separate from England as it was stronger being united. "Like with families, there's strength in unity," she said. What about Europe? "Well. Perhaps not in every case. But it's a very complex matter.""</i><br /><br />Which pretty much sums up the intellectual coherence of the high-flown "stronger together, weaker apart" rhetoric!James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39034581474065934402012-01-14T21:18:08.122+00:002012-01-14T21:18:08.122+00:00We Florentines barely suppressed a snigger when do...We Florentines barely suppressed a snigger when dougie talked on QT about rejecting "narrow nationalism" just after making the case for the union that "our fathers and grandfathers fought together against fascism"!Ezio Auditore da Firenzenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-35160658872163341992012-01-14T17:50:41.967+00:002012-01-14T17:50:41.967+00:00Agreed on the need to make a watertight submission...Agreed on the need to make a watertight submission James. I'm just putting mine together. One thing that strikes me about the multiple questions issue (aside from how patronising the claim that multiple questions is too confusing) is that people are quite capable of coping with the arguably far more complex issues in a general election. On top of that, it's common practice in countries like the US (of course you'll be aware of that) to have referendums on different issues, taking place at the same time as elections. It also occurs to me just now that this is exactly what happened with the AV referendum - that's consistency at work right there. Or not.oldchaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383226724085667887noreply@blogger.com