The SNP/Greens Don't Own Scottish Democracy

If the Supreme Court given its approval Scotland would be on its way to an unrepresentative, stitched up referendum - courtesy of the SNP/Greens.

The question to be asked (Remain/Leave vs Yes/No) would effectively be decided by N Sturgeon and P Harvie by a simple majority at Holyrood, as would the timing and a whole host of other issues, eg would there be one vote - or two. 

The real issue is that democracy in Scotland is not just what Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie say it is and so any further constitutional referendums ought to have cross party support which happened in 2014.

The SNP and Greens are only in favour of a wider participative democracy and referendums when it suits their narrow purpose - otherwise we'd be having a Scottish referendum on Sturgeons' barmy 'Self-ID bill which the vast majority of Scots oppose, of course.

Scotland - What Price Democracy? (November 14, 2022)

All the opinion polls say that a big majority of Scots reject Self-ID and the absurd notion that grown assed men should be allowed just to declare themselves as women.

The same is true of assisted dying - the settled will of Scotland appears to be that people deserve a choice towards the end of their lives, so long as there are safeguards in place to protect the vulnerable. 

But Nicola Sturgeon is not keen on listening to public opinion on these issues - not through a referendum or even asking a question on the back of Scotland's census which the Scottish Government managed to screw up completely of course.

Yet we hear non-stop from Team Sturgeon about Indyref2 even though all the opinion polls say Scots voters are set firmly against another referendum at this stage - not least because it would be a stitched-up affair between the SNP and Greens.

So what price democracy and the 'will of the people' under Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP?