Quote:
Originally Posted by joeysteele
That is what annoys me about this referendum, there are 4 supposed equal status Nations of the UK yet it is only the fact of the higher populated England that has decided this result.
So as you say England gets the final say, really it was a waste of time the Scots and Irish voting here.
It may as well have been lets just see what England thinks.
The Scots, Irish and Welsh votes combined, had a double figure percentage to 'remain'.
It was only England that totally changed that scenario form its higher populated base.
So the majorities Scotland and N Ireland registered became meaningless.
That is not a United kingdom of any standard in my opinion.
|
Joey, I understand your point, but in this instance Scotland is a part of the UK, not a separate country. They voted last year to be a part of the UK. Their region voted to remain, but so did London, but the combined other regions outweighed their stance.
Scotland, as part of the UK has representation that reflects its relative population. Its only when you give it labels of a separate country that these objections can be raised. The referendum was UK, not Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland