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The answers to West Lothian Question

The answers to West Lothian Question

Sir, The answer to the West Lothian Question (aka English votes for English issues) and the broader UK constitutional fallout from the Scottish Referendum lies in the following two-part solution.

Firstly, the House of Commons should be turned into an English Parliament, composed solely of English MPs (EMPs?), to vote on English domestic law and issues.

In the political hierarchy, this English Parliament (which could still be called the House of Commons if needs be) would sit directly alongside the existing Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies.

Secondly, the House of Lords should be turned into a wholly elected upper chamber of members elected from across the whole UK (Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England).

This reformed version of the House of Lords would hold sway on non-devolved matters (such as wars, defence and foreign policy), debate UK-wide issues, refer issues for debate by the regional assemblies, have the ability to issue non-binding ‘think agains’ to the regional parliaments and would adjudicate in instances of dispute regarding whether an issue is devolved or not.

Members of this reformed House of Lords would carry the title Lord, but only forthe duration of their office.

A solution on this basis would resolve the lingering unfairness in the UK political system since devolved government was introduced in the late 1990s, and would also solve the century-old issue of how to reform the Lords to make it relevantand representative in modern-day Britain.

Dr Mark Campbell-Roddis. 1 Pont Crescent, Dunblane.

A vote for all our tomorrows

Sir, I take exception to the piece by Jennifer Dempsie in Thursday’s Courier. She states the Yes campaign failed to win over older and more affluent voters who, she implies, had little by way of social conscience.

She goes on to imply those in that demographic would not have lived long enough to witness the dreamy utopia of independence. That’s nice. I am 56, have a social conscience and voted no as

I believe Scotland, not myself, had far too much to lose. A sentiment shared, it would appear.

The generation of maturity and wisdom will fade away but not disappear. Theyoung and idealistic of today will all too soon be the burdened middle-aged of tomorrow. Soon they will be the 55% with too much to lose, rather than the 45% with little to lose.

The vote was not lost by any group, it was won fair and square and it is time for sore losers to accept that.

Mr M. Cumming. Lour Farms, Angus.

Harris’s bright future in store

Sir, Congratulations to Kirkcaldy teenager Harris Aslam for having the courage, determination and skills to prove age is no barrier to success (Thursday’s Courier). At 18 and having left school with no qualifications, he has positioned himself to take the top job at Nisa Retail and could replace the boss of the last 23 years.

Harris is testimony to the fact that the contribution of young people should not and cannot be ignored in business and that perhaps a list of qualifications is not the only measure of a young person’s qualities or talent.

An increasing number of businesses in the Hand Picked network are recognising we must give all young people a chance to flourish. Youth, passion and a different perspective can be just what a business needs.

Gerard Eadie CBE. CR Smith chairman and founder of Hand Picked, Gardener’s Street, Dunfermline.

Referendum a game-changer

Sir, Just when you thought the referendum was over for at least a wee while, there are strange things happening in Scotland.

The SNP has more than 40,000 new members and the total appears to be rising by the minute; it appears to be a movement now and not a political party.

UKIP is calling for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to be removed from the union. Labour Party leaders can’t remember their lines.

David Cameron embarrasses himself and the Queen. Unionist parties can’t agree on what they agreed on with regard to more powers for Scotland. Police are to investigate how Ruth Davidson knew how the postal vote was going.

Whoever said Scotland would not be the same again wasn’t kidding. I am tired keeping up with all this; at least I will get a kip watching the more sedate Ryder Cup.

Bryan Auchterlonie. Bluebell Cottage, Ardargie.

Signs not good for golf fans

Sir, I was bitterly disappointed at the performance of the organisers of the travel arrangements to the Ryder Cup. The signposts on the M90 showed the turn off at Kinross was for disabled and drop-off points; it was only after the turn off that parking for the park and ride was signposted.

Then, after entering the park and ride, we were told we would be charged £20 instead of £10, as advertised. Very poor.

Alister Rankin. 93 Whyterose Terrace, Methil.