Today we are offering a special deal on referendums.
Each referendum comes with a suggested answer.
n Do you prefer referendums or referenda as the plural?
As you probably know, the Latin gerund referendum has no plural. The Latin plural gerundive referenda, meaning things to be referred, necessarily connotes a plurality of issues. To allow Alex Salmond to put in as many questions as he likes, let's go for referenda.
n Do you think David Cameron as leader of a political party with only one Scottish MP should have any say in the timing or wording of the referendum?
No. Tory input should be left to that wee lassie who has just been elected as the Scottish leader.
n Should the estimated 750,000 Scots living in Englandshire be allowed to vote in an independence referendum?
Yes. But the vote should be extended to anyone in the world who is of Scottish descent. That's a diaspora estimated at between 28 million and 40 million. David Cameron would get to vote. So would Bruce Forsyth and Simon Cowell.
A reader who wants a wee break from constitutional issues intervenes to suggest this referendum:
n Should we heed the advice of MPs that people have two alcohol-free days each week?
Before I answer this, are you sure the MPs did not advocate two days of free alcohol per week? MPs know a lot about drink. The bars in the Houses of Parliament are open all hours. I would also be open to advice from MPs on how to finance a second home, get food on expenses, and travel everywhere for nothing.
Another reader enters the debate:
n This is not a referendum, but what's your favourite Antony Worrall Thompson recipe?
It's a simple and very economical
turkey and leek pie. Method: put on a loose fitting Barbour jacket with ample poacher's pockets. Go to your local Tesco. Stick a turkey crown and a leg or two into the poacher's pockets. Hide leeks down your trouser legs. Put a few chestnuts (to flavour the pastry) in your underpants. Conceal a Jamie Oliver book with relevant recipe about your person. Sneak out through the self-service till area without paying. Don't get caught or you might end up doing thyme.
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