Even a small bit of clout would still be a step forward for Scotland
Michael Moore makes an interesting point about Scotland's lack of clout after independence ("Independent Scotland will 'lack clout'", The Herald, December 10).
Michael Moore makes an interesting point about Scotland's lack of clout after independence (\"Independent Scotland will 'lack clout'\", The Herald, December 10).
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I would be interested to learn about exactly what clout we have now, with two parties governing us that have been overwhelmingly rejected at the ballot box by voters north of the Border?
I seem to recall a Scottish Question Time at Westminster, just before the last Holyrood election, at which Mr Moore confidently predicted a large Liberal Democrat presence in the new Scottish Parliament. The fact that his party was all but wiped out seems not to have given him pause for thought.
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Even a small bit of clout would still be a step forward for Scotland
Michael Moore makes an interesting point about Scotland's lack of clout after independence ("Independent Scotland will 'lack clout'", The Herald, December 10).
I would be interested to learn about exactly what clout we have now, with two parties governing us that have been overwhelmingly rejected at the ballot box by voters north of the Border?
I seem to recall a Scottish Question Time at Westminster, just before the last Holyrood election, at which Mr Moore confidently predicted a large Liberal Democrat presence in the new Scottish Parliament. The fact that his party was all but wiped out seems not to have given him pause for thought.
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