Comments on: The Separation of Powers – the Problem http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/05/04/the-separation-of-powers-%e2%80%93-the-problem/ Mainly Political, Right of Centre and Personal, not Party Political Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:31:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: baldy http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/05/04/the-separation-of-powers-%e2%80%93-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 baldy Tue, 12 May 2009 16:44:13 +0000 http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=959#comment-1811 Dear Sheumais From the users perception, it is always the fault of the technology, from the support side, always "pilot error !" With regard to your earlier comment about the Scottish Parliament, a Scottish friend of mine stated from outset that all it would produce was a "Numpties Charter". I must admit, once given/taken, whatever, you cannot remove the devolved Parliaments or Assemblies however, they could become the basis for a more Federal structure to the UK, I live in hope. Dear Sheumais

From the users perception, it is always the fault of the technology, from the support side, always “pilot error !”

With regard to your earlier comment about the Scottish Parliament, a Scottish friend of mine stated from outset that all it would produce was a “Numpties Charter”. I must admit, once given/taken, whatever, you cannot remove the devolved Parliaments or Assemblies however, they could become the basis for a more Federal structure to the UK, I live in hope.

]]> By: Sheumais http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/05/04/the-separation-of-powers-%e2%80%93-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Sheumais Tue, 12 May 2009 14:45:21 +0000 http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=959#comment-1810 Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I managed to delete it before reading. For some reason the buttons jumped whilst logging-on to my e-mail and the open button changed to delete, as I didn't move the mouse. Obviously it's always the tools' fault, never mine... Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I managed to delete it before reading. For some reason the buttons jumped whilst logging-on to my e-mail and the open button changed to delete, as I didn’t move the mouse. Obviously it’s always the tools’ fault, never mine…

]]> By: Sheumais http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/05/04/the-separation-of-powers-%e2%80%93-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Sheumais Mon, 11 May 2009 15:32:56 +0000 http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=959#comment-1809 There is a system of proportional representation in Scotland, so every vote counts for something. The problem is we are still lumbered with the same national parties, albeit the SNP won more votes than any other recently. Support for the SNP reflects widespread disenchantment with Labour, who had formed the Executive prior to 2007. It is only a matter of time until this disenchantment becomes evident with the SNP too, as they are merely more of the same, or maybe worse. The biggest problem is the lack of quality amongst the available candidates. The unacceptable truth of the matter is those who stand for election to Holyrood are usually considered not good enough to stand for election to Westminster. The single biggest argument in favour of Scottish independence is Westminster, yet our First Minister not only still accepts pay as am MSP and First Minister, he still receives pay as an MP and claims his full food allowance,even if he's not in London. Many MPs do a considerable amount of good work, much of it for individual constituents and it receives little publicity. All this recent fuss does is cause the general opinion of MPs to fall further, lessening the chances of an increase in non "professional" politicians showing any interest in standing. We might see an increased turnout at the next election as a protest against Labour, but I doubt it will set a new trend. There is a system of proportional representation in Scotland, so every vote counts for something. The problem is we are still lumbered with the same national parties, albeit the SNP won more votes than any other recently.

Support for the SNP reflects widespread disenchantment with Labour, who had formed the Executive prior to 2007. It is only a matter of time until this disenchantment becomes evident with the SNP too, as they are merely more of the same, or maybe worse. The biggest problem is the lack of quality amongst the available candidates. The unacceptable truth of the matter is those who stand for election to Holyrood are usually considered not good enough to stand for election to Westminster.

The single biggest argument in favour of Scottish independence is Westminster, yet our First Minister not only still accepts pay as am MSP and First Minister, he still receives pay as an MP and claims his full food allowance,even if he’s not in London.

Many MPs do a considerable amount of good work, much of it for individual constituents and it receives little publicity. All this recent fuss does is cause the general opinion of MPs to fall further, lessening the chances of an increase in non “professional” politicians showing any interest in standing.
We might see an increased turnout at the next election as a protest against Labour, but I doubt it will set a new trend.

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