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0 pointsjiggy201111y ago0 comments

You could say the same about every part of the country that did not vote for the current government. In a democracy you often don't get what you want.

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xtrumanx11y ago

> In a democracy you often don't get what you want.

According to Tuna-Fish's complaint, the Scots never got what they want for 70 years and now suddenly there's an opportunity to change that. Seems to be the better alternative than continuing with the status quo or following in William Wallace's footsteps.

jiggy2011OP11y ago

Not true, there was a labour government for 13 years! Also many parts of England and Wales vote in a similar way to Scotland but they don't get to secceed.

collyw11y ago

The Labour party was corrupted by Blair. Its almost as right wing as the Conservatives. Inequality continued to grow for those 13 years.

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