Probably a case where popular sovereignty could and would deliver a good result. Think of other example of popular sovereignty/referendum in recent history which did the exact opposite...
"The native treasurer keeps all accounts of receipts and expenditure, and the Emir, with the assistance of the Resident, annually prepares a budget, which is formally approved by the Lieut.-Governor."
The Scots are the "natives"
The Liet-Governor is Alister Jack
The Emir is Humza
Time also for Alex Salmon to "man-up" and admit Devolution is now, as it has always been, a colonial control method bent on territorial wealth extraction, not any form of democracy for the Scots "natives".
Probably a case where popular sovereignty could and would deliver a good result. Think of other example of popular sovereignty/referendum in recent history which did the exact opposite...
Hetty is 100% correct. Devolution is merely an extension of Colonial Administration as developed by Luggard.
See https://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1/8bsyllabus/dualmandate.html
And you will find
"The native treasurer keeps all accounts of receipts and expenditure, and the Emir, with the assistance of the Resident, annually prepares a budget, which is formally approved by the Lieut.-Governor."
The Scots are the "natives"
The Liet-Governor is Alister Jack
The Emir is Humza
Time also for Alex Salmon to "man-up" and admit Devolution is now, as it has always been, a colonial control method bent on territorial wealth extraction, not any form of democracy for the Scots "natives".
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