The Electoral Commission has been asked to look at ways to reduce the number of MEP’s the UK sends to Europe from 78 to 72.
To accommodate Bulgaria and Romania, the UK is losing 6 MEP’s from the European Parliament but the suggestion that Scotland should lose one of its MEP’s has been met with predictable opposition north of the border.
The Electoral Commission has sent Jack Straw a letter explaining that “Scotland’s situation is unique and that these reasons would justify the retention of its current allocation of seven MEPs. These reasons relate to the impact of devolution, geographic size, expected population growth and political culture”.
The Scottish Executive says that the size of Scotland and devolution means that Scotland should have a higher level of representation in Europe and “lowering the number of MEPs serving Scotland to six would not allow a properly balanced representation of all the main parties in Scottish political life”.
Let’s do some simple maths. 60 million people in the UK, 5 million of which are in Scotland – that’s 8.3% of the population. 8.3% of 72 MEP’s is … 6 – the number of MEP’s that it has been suggested Scotland should have. So what the Scottish Executive is actually asking for is over-representation, not fair representation.
Let’s do some simple maths. 60 million people in the UK, 5 million of which are in Scotland – that’s 8.3% of the population. 8.3% of 72 MEP’s is … 6 – the number of MEP’s that it has been suggested Scotland should have. So what the Scottish Executive is actually asking for is over-representation, not fair representation.
I was just wondering if we can apply this to the number of sweats mp’s at Westminster! I was also wondering how many Westminster mp’s representing English constituencies are infact scottish!
Whilst i’m on the subject maybe I should ask the whining jocks how many English people there are sitting in the scottish parliament. And, how many English folk there are living in scotland. And, how come if they think it’s okay to moan about a cut in scottish mep’s in EUroland they don’t think it’s okay to put the proper amount of English members in their parliament, i.e. to represent those English people living in scotland! I think there’s over 450,000 English people residing in scotland at present. 450,000 out of 5,000,000 is about how many percent? Roughly 10%. Where’s our TEN English members of the scottish parliament then? What flaming hypocrites!
You seem to enjoy wallowing in bitterness.
Of course, once you have rid yourself of the Scots, you will simply find a new scapegoat for your bilious guff.
Conveniently enough, Muslims will then make up a higher proportion of your national population. Excellent!
Alright muppet? Answer the question then! I mean, come on, even you with your distinct lack of education can answer the following:
Where are our TEN English members of the scottish parliament?
Notice that I stated our ten English members. ‘Cos them English folks in scatland are my people innit mate?
Hmmm, bilious guff is it? At least I can fuckin’ debate the fuckin’ point you thick twat! I almost feel sorry for the likes of you. But of course almost is as far away from actually as you can get so no, I hope you acquire the cancer that you’re making English folk live with.
Where are our TEN English members of the scottish parliament?
m1001 Says:
You seem to enjoy wallowing in bitterness.
Of course, once you have rid yourself of the Scots, you will simply find a new scapegoat for your bilious guff.
Conveniently enough, Muslims will then make up a higher proportion of your national population. Excellent!
Where are our TEN English members of the scottish parliament?
I have been thinking about what you stated.
Your first statement RE: bitterness, is unqualified and unintelligent. That is, unless you actually know me and aren’t letting on. He! he!
Funny how those who crave and must have power over others always try to tarnish those who smell a rat and decide to voice their concerns. I mean, the stupid statement, you seem to like being bitter, is funny in that a lot of people wouldn’t be angry if twats like you didnt try to hoodwink them, treat them like shite. But of course blaming English people for getting mad is juvenile. Don’t do the things you do and we wont be mad. It’s simple really. Of course, you have no intention of doing that. And to think you cant even take a few lines on a computer screen. How fuckin’ weak are you wankers? Very weak i’d say.
Getting rid of the sweaties/create a new scapegoat
Muslim scapegoat.
Well, maybe if the sweaties didn’t talk about my country in such a pathetic way, i.e. lying through their back teeth about my beloved homeland, maybe the English around the world wouldnt have such a problem with them. One example would be crying wolf to foreigners who are ignorant of the reality. Such as, big bad England has invaded scotland so many times and there are only a few of us and millions of them. Boo! Hoo! The scottish have invaded England more times than vice versa! Got anything to say about it? Thought not!
They deserve to be mistrusted.
There never has been a creation of a scotch scapegoat. So, your statement is again, juvenile to state the least. The English have not created the scotch enemy. The jocks did that all by themselves. They have invaded England many times! They invaded England and more often that not got a hiding for their trouble!
As far as muslims go, it seems to be only “Americans” of a certain persuasion who are shit-scared of them. Boo! Hoo!
Like the old saying goes, if you don’t want an enemy don’t pick on a particular group of people time after time. It’s obvious innit son?
Where are our TEN English members of the scottish parliament?
Answer the question then! You know what would be the funniest thing? The EUrolanders doing to you what they did to us. Oh that would be hilarious.