Thanks, Andy, for pointing out that the People need to take things into their own hands - and that means the People must take control of a forthcoming Constitutional Conference.
....... with the expressed aim of taking control of our land and natural resources, it is literally unsustainable for them to belong to, be controlled by, or stolen by private interests.
While the Convention which most Labour MPs signed did put pressure on Labour to act when they came to power in 1997, what really forced their hand was the threat from the Council of Europe which described UK democracy as 'primitive'. If the UK did nothing to improve, it risked being kicked out of the Council, membership of which was required by the EU.
Which is precisely why, as you’ve pointed out elsewhere, Scotland needs to start enshrining Political Rights in Iegislation. Without that, the notion of Scotland’s Popular Sovereignty is a fiction.
Thanks, Andy, for pointing out that the People need to take things into their own hands - and that means the People must take control of a forthcoming Constitutional Conference.
....... with the expressed aim of taking control of our land and natural resources, it is literally unsustainable for them to belong to, be controlled by, or stolen by private interests.
While the Convention which most Labour MPs signed did put pressure on Labour to act when they came to power in 1997, what really forced their hand was the threat from the Council of Europe which described UK democracy as 'primitive'. If the UK did nothing to improve, it risked being kicked out of the Council, membership of which was required by the EU.
Yes, good point, Andrew. The UK is one of the least democratic states in Europe.
Which is precisely why, as you’ve pointed out elsewhere, Scotland needs to start enshrining Political Rights in Iegislation. Without that, the notion of Scotland’s Popular Sovereignty is a fiction.