tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post2768048866916970780..comments2024-01-18T10:54:54.459+00:00Comments on Iain Macwhirter Now and Then: Why is Gordon Brown hastening the break up of Britain?iain macwhirterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486911281896217461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post-91086728027123195112008-04-15T15:42:00.000+01:002008-04-15T15:42:00.000+01:00Iain,Is there any chance of you finding out how an...Iain,<BR/><BR/>Is there any chance of you finding out how any independence negotiations will be conducted? What does the SNP expect to happen during these negotiations and how certain can we be that they will be amicable? Would "Westminster" actually have a mandate to negotiate a break-up given that it is not an English Parliament, but a British one? Would an agreement have to be agreed by referendum in all parts of the ex-UK once it was signed by the negotiators? If so, what would happen if the Scots OKed, but the English did not?<BR/><BR/>I am not opposed to independence, but I think we are being painted a very rosey picture of how easy it will all be. I can't help thinking there is an awful lot to discuss and an awful lot to disagree about. And given that we are all going to hav to share a little island afterwards, that has to be a worry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com