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Is it time to resurrect the Invitation to Join the Government of Britain?
As a Scot living in London, I’m so pleased my fellow countrymen chose to keep our Union.
But 44% wanted to leave – that’s a big proportion. Despite the emotion of recent weeks, there are also plenty of people in the rest of the UK who wanted Scotland to leave; that figure has the potential to rise as the full implications of the 3-Party ‘Vow’ become clear.
The Conservatives’ 2010 Manifesto was clear that the Scottish Parliament should have more responsibility for the money it spends and that legislation referring specifically to England or England and Wales should only be passed with the support of MPs of those countries.
This could be the perfect opportunity to deliver much-needed constitutional settlement from top to bottom – such as proper localism, directly-elected Mayors, proper recall, public consultation on Bills, boundary equalisation, reform of the House of Lords and reform of party funding.
The real question is whether we were serious when we published “An Invitation to Join the Government of Britain’ and whether we can make it meaningful.
These are just some initial thoughts; I will come back later today with more.
Source: http://www.platform10.org/2014/09/is-it-time-to-resurrect-the-invitation-to-join-the-government-of-britain/
