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   Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 03:51:29 JST Mrs Cloudy

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   @jmyarlett @IndyRichard "one could argue that Labour would be more sympathetic to the viewpoint going forward.". One could argue that, but on what basis would one be confident to make that argument?

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     Scooby62 (jmyarlett@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 03:51:30 JST Scooby62

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     @IndyRichard I would suggest that it's probably that Scotland is over represented with seats in Westminster per head of population. Scotland was also much more pro labour in the past so put the two together and there's no conspiracy. Of course I understand that many wish Scotland to be separate from R-UK and one could argue that Labour would be more sympathetic to the viewpoint going forward.

     All that said, everyone should vote (or not) according to their own point of view

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     Indy Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (indyrichard@mastodon.scot)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 03:51:32 JST Indy Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

     England has over 83% of the seats in Westminster. They have a huge population and voice in comparison with N Ireland, Scotland and Wales. So why do Labour supporters call for the people of Scotland to ride to the rescue of folk in England from the Tories? Surely the English are grown up and can vote for whoever they like. Why don't the English seek independence from other countries in the union? After all the Brexit slogan was about taking your country back.