Westminster 'utter contempt' could lead to Scottish independence, says former Labour First Minister

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2. To maintain the UK, there should be a devolved English parliament

(or devolved regional English parliaments) concerning itself with English affairs. The Westminster UK parliament should be limited to discussing and legislating only matters which concern the UK as a whole (applying Thatcher's principle of 'subsidiarity').

It's amazing how many people here in Spain (particularly when discussing the Catalan separatist issue) think that Westminster is the English parliament, and Scotland subordinate to it. Scotland is an historical nation which entered into a voluntary parliamentary union with England. It is not and has never been an English region. Catalunya is a Spanish region with a devolved parliament, as have all other Spanish regions (autonomous communities) and with seats in the national Spanish parliament. It has never been a nation. No comparison.

Many recent Catalan regional government politicians and crony businessmen have been found to be profoundly corrupt, with non-taxpaying accounts in Andorra and further offshore. One hopes such is not Scotland's case.