Simon Brooke on Nostr: "There’s a democratic problem, too. Ironically, by introducing democracy into the ...

"There’s a democratic problem, too. Ironically, by introducing democracy into the antique 1707 union, devolution showed why it no longer works. “Partnership” in a democratised union where 85% of the citizens belong to one member, England, can only be a fiction" -- Neal Ascherson on the need for #ScottishIndependence

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/04/the-snp-may-be-laid-low-but-the-call-of-scottish-independence-is-loud-and-clear