There is so much to like about DDD. It emphasises Scotland's constitutional right, that the people are sovereign, no area of Scotland can say that the decisions are made by others who don't understand the issues and it offers a complete change on how parliament has been working to date. That has to be something worth voting for.
What I like about DD / DDD is that it’s not pie in the sky - it’s firmly grounded in the 1948 Universal Déclaration on Human Rights which was enabled by the 1976 International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights, ratified by the UK. But, as far as I can see, never implemented ! That issue still needs a bit of research - however there’s absolutely no doubt that direct political rights are a fundamental, individual, human right but they’ve been smokescreened by the political establishment for so long it’s difficult to see a path to their full exploitation like in Switzerland. We need a popular uprising…
…or maybe a Lesley Riddoch style of documentary about Swiss DDD and how to link that up with the Nordic nations.
I’ve lived in Switzerland for 50 years and can confirm that DDD really works. It’s not for nothing that Switzerland comes out top or close to top in comparative country ratings (OECD etc) of well-being, trust in government, education standards etc. Government & Parliament run the country but the People keep them on a pretty tight rein and now and then - like last Sunday 3rd March - the People say, very clearly, “Stop ! Enough’s enough !” as I explained in another post on Dear Scotland a few days ago.
There is so much to like about DDD. It emphasises Scotland's constitutional right, that the people are sovereign, no area of Scotland can say that the decisions are made by others who don't understand the issues and it offers a complete change on how parliament has been working to date. That has to be something worth voting for.
What I like about DD / DDD is that it’s not pie in the sky - it’s firmly grounded in the 1948 Universal Déclaration on Human Rights which was enabled by the 1976 International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights, ratified by the UK. But, as far as I can see, never implemented ! That issue still needs a bit of research - however there’s absolutely no doubt that direct political rights are a fundamental, individual, human right but they’ve been smokescreened by the political establishment for so long it’s difficult to see a path to their full exploitation like in Switzerland. We need a popular uprising…
…or maybe a Lesley Riddoch style of documentary about Swiss DDD and how to link that up with the Nordic nations.
I’ve lived in Switzerland for 50 years and can confirm that DDD really works. It’s not for nothing that Switzerland comes out top or close to top in comparative country ratings (OECD etc) of well-being, trust in government, education standards etc. Government & Parliament run the country but the People keep them on a pretty tight rein and now and then - like last Sunday 3rd March - the People say, very clearly, “Stop ! Enough’s enough !” as I explained in another post on Dear Scotland a few days ago.