Brexit is just the latest and most obvious example of the democratic deficit which makes the Union so damaging to Scotland and renders it impossible for the people of Scotland to have any control over our country’s future.
The Scottish parliament voted overwhelmingly – by 92 votes to 30 – to reject the terrible trade deal at the end of December 2020. All parties except the Scottish Tories voted against the EU (Future Relationship) Bill on the basis it would “cause severe damage to Scotland’s environmental, economic and social interests”, and there had been too little time to give it adequate scrutiny.
In a functioning democracy that would have meant the deal had to be renegotiated. In a true Union of equals, Brexit would have been stopped or at the very least changed dramatically to reflect Scotland’s wishes. Instead, it went ahead exactly as the Tory Government wanted.
Open Minds on Independence #10