Holyrood: Majority Rules?

Holyrood wasn't built for winner-takes-all politics.  So why are we pretending it is?
This week, IndyPodcasters Fiona and Marlene dig into the idea of political mandates at Holyrood. With SNP leader John Swinney arguing that a majority of SNP MSPs would justify another independence referendum, we ask: does that really stack up in a system designed to avoid majority rule? And if a bigger, cross-party majority backs independence, shouldn’t that count too?

00:03:25  John Swinney explains how the UK UNion fails Scotland
00:06:49   SNP majority  equals a  binding mandate?
00:09:20   Walking into his own trap?
00:13:52    Rachel Reeves is stuck in a rut
00:16:55    Once in a generation just campaign rhetoric
00:18:43    Edinburgh Agreement not a precedent
00:20:17    David Cameron's decision not binding
00:24:21     Is a majority the magic wand?
00:28:03     Angus Robertson has a different view
00:34:09      Our quick poll

#holyrood  #proportionalrepresentation #mandate

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