Namorrodor
@namorrodor.bsky.social
Part Scottish, mostly Australian.
SNP member/Independence supporter
Occasional football fan - Watford FC.
SNP member/Independence supporter
Occasional football fan - Watford FC.
You may well be right, but equally could be wrong. The issue is "will be". At the moment it isn't, yet this meme confuses by wrongly giving the opposite impression.
The lesson is - tell it like it actually is now and has been for some considerable time - not how you think it might be in the future.
The lesson is - tell it like it actually is now and has been for some considerable time - not how you think it might be in the future.
July 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
You may well be right, but equally could be wrong. The issue is "will be". At the moment it isn't, yet this meme confuses by wrongly giving the opposite impression.
The lesson is - tell it like it actually is now and has been for some considerable time - not how you think it might be in the future.
The lesson is - tell it like it actually is now and has been for some considerable time - not how you think it might be in the future.
Immigration comes under the umbrella of the Immigration Dept. Defence deals solely with armed forces & associated munitions/weaponry.
Currency deals with the actual notes & coins we use - not taxes, which come under the jurisdiction of the Inland Revenue.
Your version is a bit simplistic.
Currency deals with the actual notes & coins we use - not taxes, which come under the jurisdiction of the Inland Revenue.
Your version is a bit simplistic.
July 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Immigration comes under the umbrella of the Immigration Dept. Defence deals solely with armed forces & associated munitions/weaponry.
Currency deals with the actual notes & coins we use - not taxes, which come under the jurisdiction of the Inland Revenue.
Your version is a bit simplistic.
Currency deals with the actual notes & coins we use - not taxes, which come under the jurisdiction of the Inland Revenue.
Your version is a bit simplistic.
They are bad enough - but I'm not just referring to them. For example, tax bands have nothing to do with Currency & immigration laws have nothing to do with Defence...
July 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They are bad enough - but I'm not just referring to them. For example, tax bands have nothing to do with Currency & immigration laws have nothing to do with Defence...
Checking that document you posted for errors - there are so many in it it's an embarrassment.
July 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Checking that document you posted for errors - there are so many in it it's an embarrassment.
What on earth happened to proofreading/editing?
July 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
What on earth happened to proofreading/editing?
Says the man who reposted this 2 weeks ago. Perhaps you could explain how Colin's poster, in which everything stated can be easily verified, is apparently less acceptable than this, which has no verifiable links either?
A tad hypocritical methinks...
A tad hypocritical methinks...
June 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Says the man who reposted this 2 weeks ago. Perhaps you could explain how Colin's poster, in which everything stated can be easily verified, is apparently less acceptable than this, which has no verifiable links either?
A tad hypocritical methinks...
A tad hypocritical methinks...
Mainly due to your bizarre comments on a subject that you very plainly know little about.
May 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Mainly due to your bizarre comments on a subject that you very plainly know little about.
Yes it can - independence is a constitutional matter.
And your terminology is wrong as well - the Scottish parliament can currently vote ON constitutional matters. You appear to be more worried that they vote FOR them.
In spite of your claims, you don't really understand the voting system do you?
And your terminology is wrong as well - the Scottish parliament can currently vote ON constitutional matters. You appear to be more worried that they vote FOR them.
In spite of your claims, you don't really understand the voting system do you?
May 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Yes it can - independence is a constitutional matter.
And your terminology is wrong as well - the Scottish parliament can currently vote ON constitutional matters. You appear to be more worried that they vote FOR them.
In spite of your claims, you don't really understand the voting system do you?
And your terminology is wrong as well - the Scottish parliament can currently vote ON constitutional matters. You appear to be more worried that they vote FOR them.
In spite of your claims, you don't really understand the voting system do you?
No - the number of Regional seats won should reflect their vote share, just as it should for the other parties - but doesn't, it heavily favours the other other parties.
May 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
No - the number of Regional seats won should reflect their vote share, just as it should for the other parties - but doesn't, it heavily favours the other other parties.
Who said they can vote for a referendum?
Independence is a constitutional issue - which parliament certainly could vote on. But the problem is the need for two thirds of the vote being in favour. Different story if it required a simple majority. We'd be independent now.
Independence is a constitutional issue - which parliament certainly could vote on. But the problem is the need for two thirds of the vote being in favour. Different story if it required a simple majority. We'd be independent now.
May 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who said they can vote for a referendum?
Independence is a constitutional issue - which parliament certainly could vote on. But the problem is the need for two thirds of the vote being in favour. Different story if it required a simple majority. We'd be independent now.
Independence is a constitutional issue - which parliament certainly could vote on. But the problem is the need for two thirds of the vote being in favour. Different story if it required a simple majority. We'd be independent now.
Independence doesn't necessarily mean a referendum - a ref is merely the tool to establish it's what the electorate actually wants.
Next year's Holyrood election could establish that if the pro-indy parties specifically word their manifestos to call it a de facto ref. Indy would simply follow.
Next year's Holyrood election could establish that if the pro-indy parties specifically word their manifestos to call it a de facto ref. Indy would simply follow.
May 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Independence doesn't necessarily mean a referendum - a ref is merely the tool to establish it's what the electorate actually wants.
Next year's Holyrood election could establish that if the pro-indy parties specifically word their manifestos to call it a de facto ref. Indy would simply follow.
Next year's Holyrood election could establish that if the pro-indy parties specifically word their manifestos to call it a de facto ref. Indy would simply follow.
Do you even know how the D'Hondt system works?
Sounds like you need to research more before arguing/discussing.
Sounds like you need to research more before arguing/discussing.
May 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Do you even know how the D'Hondt system works?
Sounds like you need to research more before arguing/discussing.
Sounds like you need to research more before arguing/discussing.
I never said they did.
Indy ref - which Westminster can simply veto - isn't a constitutional change, it's just a referendum.
The Scottish parliament could simply vote on such a change, but it would require two thirds of the votes for it to be successful. Extremely unlikely given the D'Hondt system
Indy ref - which Westminster can simply veto - isn't a constitutional change, it's just a referendum.
The Scottish parliament could simply vote on such a change, but it would require two thirds of the votes for it to be successful. Extremely unlikely given the D'Hondt system
May 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I never said they did.
Indy ref - which Westminster can simply veto - isn't a constitutional change, it's just a referendum.
The Scottish parliament could simply vote on such a change, but it would require two thirds of the votes for it to be successful. Extremely unlikely given the D'Hondt system
Indy ref - which Westminster can simply veto - isn't a constitutional change, it's just a referendum.
The Scottish parliament could simply vote on such a change, but it would require two thirds of the votes for it to be successful. Extremely unlikely given the D'Hondt system
There are 129 seats in Holyrood, 73 Constituency and 56 Regional. To effect constitutional change requires 86 votes in favour. If, for example, the SNP wins all the Constituency seats, all bar a small number of the Regional seats go to the opposition - regardless how few votes they actually get.
May 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
There are 129 seats in Holyrood, 73 Constituency and 56 Regional. To effect constitutional change requires 86 votes in favour. If, for example, the SNP wins all the Constituency seats, all bar a small number of the Regional seats go to the opposition - regardless how few votes they actually get.
It's doctored because any constitutional change is impossible - one party in government can't get the required level of support (82 out of 129 MSPs) because of the D'Hondt system. SNP gaining Constituency seats means handing Regional seats to the opposition - who mostly happen to be English parties.
May 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's doctored because any constitutional change is impossible - one party in government can't get the required level of support (82 out of 129 MSPs) because of the D'Hondt system. SNP gaining Constituency seats means handing Regional seats to the opposition - who mostly happen to be English parties.
If a "quick look" is how you carry out research then I'm surprised you know anything.
And it's far from weird - persist and you should realise that.
And it's far from weird - persist and you should realise that.
May 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If a "quick look" is how you carry out research then I'm surprised you know anything.
And it's far from weird - persist and you should realise that.
And it's far from weird - persist and you should realise that.
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Re the Council of Europe - research the work of the Scotland - UN Committee. The evidence is there...
Re the Council of Europe - research the work of the Scotland - UN Committee. The evidence is there...
May 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Re the Council of Europe - research the work of the Scotland - UN Committee. The evidence is there...
Re the Council of Europe - research the work of the Scotland - UN Committee. The evidence is there...
Nominally have the powers - to make any changes currently requires not only Westminster approval,but a two thirds vote in favour - not likely when English parties have more than the remaining third thanks to the way the system was set up by Labour.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Nominally have the powers - to make any changes currently requires not only Westminster approval,but a two thirds vote in favour - not likely when English parties have more than the remaining third thanks to the way the system was set up by Labour.
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And doctored it in their favour in the hope that Scottish independence would become impossible.
And you should note that they only 'delivered' it because they were forced to by the Council of Europe.
And you should note that they only 'delivered' it because they were forced to by the Council of Europe.
May 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
And doctored it in their favour in the hope that Scottish independence would become impossible.
And you should note that they only 'delivered' it because they were forced to by the Council of Europe.
And you should note that they only 'delivered' it because they were forced to by the Council of Europe.
That's their bad luck,but there's no reason why Scots should suffer because of it.
I dare say that Germans would disagree with you - they have a PR electoral system, a population 150% as big as England's, and manage quite well.
I dare say that Germans would disagree with you - they have a PR electoral system, a population 150% as big as England's, and manage quite well.
May 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
That's their bad luck,but there's no reason why Scots should suffer because of it.
I dare say that Germans would disagree with you - they have a PR electoral system, a population 150% as big as England's, and manage quite well.
I dare say that Germans would disagree with you - they have a PR electoral system, a population 150% as big as England's, and manage quite well.
You forgot to add that fourth sentence - the one that tells us what your government plans to do about Scotland becoming independent.
You are planning something aren't you?
You are planning something aren't you?
May 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
You forgot to add that fourth sentence - the one that tells us what your government plans to do about Scotland becoming independent.
You are planning something aren't you?
You are planning something aren't you?
That's because they refuse to demand change from the two main parties re FPTP voting. The fact they're happy to be governed by a party that only wins around 35% of the vote in an election has nothing at all to do with Scotland.
May 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
That's because they refuse to demand change from the two main parties re FPTP voting. The fact they're happy to be governed by a party that only wins around 35% of the vote in an election has nothing at all to do with Scotland.