Thursday, May 15, 2008

Demolishing the Straw-man

Mr Straw told MPs on the Justice Committee: “I am wholly opposed to an English parliament. If you went down that route, there would be little advantage seen by those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for maintaining the Union, because the argument would be, what exactly is in it for us?

Not the most convincing of arguments- let’s play around a bit with Jack’s words...
I am wholly opposed to a Northern Irish/Scottish/Welsh Assembly. If you went down that route, not only would there be little advantage seen by those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but also in England support for maintaining the Union would drop, because the argument would be, what exactly is in it for us?”

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Polls suggest England wants a parliament, but they wont get it since no major parties support it.

unfair on the English I guess.

O'Neill said...

..but they wont get it since no major parties support it.

Watch the Conservatives in that regard.