tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post4956923802387700797..comments2023-11-05T12:04:50.649+00:00Comments on COUNCILLOR ANDREW BURNS' REALLY BAD BLOG: More ramblings on devolutionAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-21670059817636320112007-01-31T00:38:00.000+00:002007-01-31T00:38:00.000+00:00Different Anonymous
Exactly - I disagree with (al...Different Anonymous<br /><br />Exactly - I disagree with (although respect the intellectual integrity) of the SNP/Esquerra position ... and do wonder why more of the mainstream parties haven't followed the CIU line in Scotland?<br /><br />In particular, I do think the SNP would benefit enormously from following this route, but suspect that only failure to secure power in May will convince them of that argument??<br /><br />AndrewAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-32895690851161436112007-01-30T16:49:00.000+00:002007-01-30T16:49:00.000+00:00Different Anon from before. I think the reason why...Different Anon from before. I think the reason why the SNP are not like the CiU is that they belive that Scotland's best interests are served as an Independnet country (as Esquerra does for Catalonia). <br /><br />You are yourself a devolutionist it seems and appear also to believe in a Union between Scotland and England. If you want a mainstream party to be like CiU then why not the Labor party? The PSC (Catalan Labor) strongly lobbies for greater powers for Catalonia. Yet Labor in Scotland seem adament the status quo is the only option.<br /><br />Other than taxation powers is there anything else that you think Scotland should have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-44080486154444147492007-01-30T09:22:00.000+00:002007-01-30T09:22:00.000+00:00ooops ... you need to add .html on that first link...ooops ... you need to add .html on that first link for it to work, sorry.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-23163435152141958282007-01-30T09:20:00.000+00:002007-01-30T09:20:00.000+00:00Anonymous
Thanks for your comment - that's the po...Anonymous<br /><br />Thanks for your comment - that's the point I was trying to make really (obviously not very well!) ... the SNP are not like the CIU ... maybe they should be??<br /><br />In terms of the extra powers; have a look at these links - taxation is the main difference, but there are others:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,1792096,00.html<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/06/18/catalonia-sun.html<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5091572.stm<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting on this.<br /><br />AndrewAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-38097282698367647562007-01-29T17:16:00.000+00:002007-01-29T17:16:00.000+00:00As a Catalan I was wondering what extra powers wou...As a Catalan I was wondering what extra powers would you like to see for the Scottish Parliament. Also, i would like to highlight the fact that CIU is a party that does not stand for the Independence of Catalonia. In Scottish terms, the nationalists would be Esquerra and not CIU. <br />An interesting point is that in Catalonia every party was looking for new powers, even the Catalan Labour party, with only one exception, the Spanish Tories. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com