Michael Greenwell

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. – Aldous Huxley

Rejected Unionist Referendum Question Proposals

9 Comments Posted by on January 27, 2012

The wording of “Do you agree that Scotland should be an Independent Country?” caused some consternation as being unfair in some circles.

It is therefore only right that we look at some of the alternatives that were put forward by unionist parties…

  1. Would you like all these puppies to be poisoned, or would you prefer to stay part of the union?
  2. Would you prefer to be independent and be subjected to numerous terrorists attacks, meteor strikes, possible dinosaur attacks and financial ruin or would you prefer not to have all those problems if we just sort them all out for you?
  3. When the moon is in the 7th knee and the wimble-wimbles wemble, would you prefer to wash the moon or grembille the runfrunffers? (this was the suggestion of George Foulkes).
  4. Is it better to shut up and f*ck off or shut up and not f*ck off?
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9 Responses to Rejected Unionist Referendum Question Proposals

  1. Kim Ayres January 28, 2012 at 10:22

    Or as Peter Capaldi in “The Thick of It” might have said, “Either fucking stay in the fucking union, or fuck the fuck off”

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  2. michaelgreenwell January 28, 2012 at 10:28

    Hi Kim,

    Nice to see you here again.

    I think some of the media might say it that way but I don’t think Westminster types would. They are out to stop this.

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  3. Philip January 31, 2012 at 22:22

    Then there’s the Ed Miliband version: “Do you want to follow Alessandro Mussalmondolini and the Scottish Lega Nord, or wouldn’t you rather join with me and other genuine centre-leftists who are almost distinguishable from the right?”

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  4. michaelgreenwell February 1, 2012 at 13:40

    What true democratic choices those are.

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  5. Jim Bliss February 1, 2012 at 18:32

    Meanwhile, here in Ireland, “referendum” is also the word on the lips of everyone. The government wants to ratify the new European Fiscal Compact and is desperately hoping a referendum will not be required to do so. The Attorney General is expected to give a ruling on the matter very soon (though, if the AG claims no referendum is required, the decision will be challenged in the High Courts).

    Members of the government have been appearing in the media to dismiss the need for a referendum. Most recently, our transport minister stunned the nation with his pronouncement that the problem with a referendum is that it’s “not democratic”. I expect the same kind of nonsense will begin to emerge from the “No to Independence” camp in Scotland.

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  6. michaelgreenwell February 2, 2012 at 10:01

    Hi Jim,

    Our democratic leaders seem to find it very annoying when there is a possibility that real democracy will break out.

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  7. Philip February 2, 2012 at 19:43

    I thought referendums on European financial matters were relatively simple and convenient. When the public gives the wrong answer, you just keep on doing what you’re doing and asking them about it until they get it right.

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  8. michaelgreenwell February 2, 2012 at 20:49

    I believe that is how they traditionally go.

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  9. Jim Bliss February 2, 2012 at 21:33

    Well, that’s definitely the traditional model. But nobody is quite sure the Irish population will go with tradition this time around. The circumstances have changed somewhat.

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