Mr Bairn Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Percentage of the national vote is nothing to do with number of seats won. The Libs will get a hammering but they have plenty of safe seats. UKIP could get double the popular vote of the Lib Dems and win 40 seats less than them. That's how FPTP works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Percentage of the national vote is nothing to do with number of seats won. The Libs will get a hammering but they have plenty of safe seats. UKIP could get double the popular vote of the Lib Dems and win 40 seats less than them. That's how FPTP works. Need some more straws to clutch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 You have lost this argument, you either haven't got a clue how FPTP works or you're playing stupid to for your agenda. Probably the latter. The Liberal Democrats are going to have more MPs than UKIP after the general election and that's a fact. Heck, I'd even rate the SNP's chances at becoming the third party higher than UKIP's, because I think the SNP would win nearly every seat in Scotland after a Yes vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Why not put in print a list of specific changes that will be made quoting exactly what powers will be devolved and the timescale to implement the changes in the event of a No vote? While at the same time putting in place an agreement that if the stated powers are not devolved in full by the end of said time period, Scotland can have another vote on independence? That would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The Liberal Democrats are going to have more MPs than UKIP after the general election and that's a fact. If that is a fact you will have absolutely no problems in providing the evidence that backs this up? If not, most would consider you are pissing in the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yup, if the Bitters win and the powers are not devolved, then it'll clearly be Salmond's fault for being fat.Don't forget his old wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Why not put in print a list of specific changes that will be made quoting exactly what powers will be devolved and the timescale to implement the changes in the event of a No vote? While at the same time putting in place an agreement that if the stated powers are not devolved in full by the end of said time period, Scotland can have another vote on independence? That would work. They cannot do this for the simple reason that they have no intention of devolving more powers than is already being implemented through the Scotland Act 2012. In fact I would think that they hope the electorate is stupid enough to think that when these take effect that they are some new powers that we got as a result of the watery promises being made just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 They cannot do this for the simple reason that they have no intention of devolving more powers than is already being implemented through the Scotland Act 2012. In fact I would think that they hope the electorate is stupid enough to think that when these take effect that they are some new powers that we got as a result of the watery promises being made just now. We all know that to be the case. I just like stating the obvious solution in blunt terms, in the hope that some people might actually question why it won't be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 They cannot do this for the simple reason that they have no intention of devolving more powers than is already being implemented through the Scotland Act 2012. In fact I would think that they hope the electorate is stupid enough to think that when these take effect that they are some new powers that we got as a result of the watery promises being made just now. Not forgetting they have Section 29 of the Scotland Act, meaning that if the jocks get ideas above their station with their paltry new powers, they just step in and bitchslap us back down. After all, a No vote would be an open invitation to do what they hell they want with us, because we wouldn't have the bottle to think for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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