Last Thursday, 28th June, a distinguished panel featuring Patrick Harvie, Lesley Riddoch, Elliot Bulmer, Kate Higgins, Sally Foster Fulton, Willie Sullivan and Ross Martin held a discussion on what a future reconstituted Scottish state might look like.
This event was held in the Scottish Parliament in front of an audience of 100 people, and was filmed with the specific intention of widening understanding of the benefits, or otherwise, a written constitution might bring to an independent Scotland.
The debate was organised by the Scottish Constitutional Commission (SCC), a non-party political body interested in advancing the arguments for having a written constitution.
The debate is reproduced here with the kind permission of the SCC and we hope that readers will agree that the event was both worthwhile and thought provoking.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
GrassyKnollingt on 2012-07-09 12:56
exel wrote “I have attempted to keep my postings here non aggressive and without name calling”
“I assume “SNP sycophant” been reclassified as a compliment.”
I did say attempted.
No loss as far as I’m concerned; since you appear determined to play the man rather than the ball, there is little point trying to engage in a reasoned debate.
You have consistently refused to answer the very simple question I put to you and those who agree with you: what mandate would this Convention you propose have, how could it be regarded as fully legitimate unless it was elected by the Scottish people, not appointed by the current Holyrood parliament, or established with reference only to itself? It certainly wouldn’t represent the settled will of the Scottish people would it?
Seems to me that you are the one attempting to deny the people their full rights and representation. The bodies you refer to, whilst interesting, lack a democratic mandate. Let them propose all they like, but let us not pretend that they, the SNP or any other parties, or even the current devolved parliament is upto the job of deciding the future of Scotland’s governance.