Events during the referendum reminded us, if we needed to be reminded, of the merits of genuine parliamentary democracy and the dangers of plebiscites.An overall narrow majority to leave the EU was achieved on the basis of widespread lies and fantasies and a distribution of the vote that could only exacerbate existing divisions within the UK. As is well known, both … [Read more...] about Will Brexit destroy the UK?
EVEL: a cure worse than the disease
If Scotland does eventually leave the United Kingdom, it may well be that future historians underline in the process leading to independence the reaction of David Cameron to the result of the Scottish referendum on 18th September 2014.His enthusiastic welcome of the result was unsurprising and unobjectionable. There are those in his Conservative Party who would not be sorry … [Read more...] about EVEL: a cure worse than the disease