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March 07, 2006
Welcoming the David Steel Commission
“No self-respecting parliament should expect to exist permanently on a grant from another parliament.” David Steel.
Heartening to see the Liberal Democrats moving towards recommending full powers for Holyrood! The Lib Dems may talk about federalism, while the SNP use the word independence, but if the details are 95 percent the same - David Steel and company want Holyrood to have full control over taxes, with the key areas of immigration, national security, and energy to come under a Scottish Government (not Executive) - there is an excellent basis for common action.
As I’ve noted before, an SNP/Liberal Democrat alliance makes sense because of the geographical distribution of support for both parties. They are strong in different areas.
My sense is that a large number of Liberal Democrat voters would be happy to see the party end power sharing with Labour, while a bold centre left policy initiative would serve to pre-empt any kind of Tory revival in Scotland.
Bravo David Steel!
news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=342882006
Posted by Simon Holledge at March 7, 2006 11:14 AM
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