EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party propose amendment to the Government's elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
They could change the laws for Cornish but unless they storm holyrood at the next Scottish election they’d have to persuade holyrood to do the same for Gaelic. Which isn’t going to happen.
Stormont - no idea if they could force legislation through but it would be unwise and would probably reignite the troubles.
I’m sure there would be human rights litigation for the whole stupid plan. Ultimately its just going to push more people toward independence movements. Maybe thats the idea - sow more division so we’re not looking at the billionaires hoarding their wealth.
It’s for UK-wide general elections, control of which is a reserved power. Westminster decides how those work for the whole UK, the devolved parliaments only get to handle elections to themselves (and I think local elections, but I’m not totally sure on that for Northern Ireland and Wales)
If anything it’s more dangerous because it still affects the areas that speak those languages just as much and the devolved parliaments can’t do anything about it
I’m not even sure how this would work.
They could change the laws for Cornish but unless they storm holyrood at the next Scottish election they’d have to persuade holyrood to do the same for Gaelic. Which isn’t going to happen.
Stormont - no idea if they could force legislation through but it would be unwise and would probably reignite the troubles.
I’m sure there would be human rights litigation for the whole stupid plan. Ultimately its just going to push more people toward independence movements. Maybe thats the idea - sow more division so we’re not looking at the billionaires hoarding their wealth.
It’s for UK-wide general elections, control of which is a reserved power. Westminster decides how those work for the whole UK, the devolved parliaments only get to handle elections to themselves (and I think local elections, but I’m not totally sure on that for Northern Ireland and Wales)
Ahh, of course. I still think its a dangerous diversion tactic though.
If anything it’s more dangerous because it still affects the areas that speak those languages just as much and the devolved parliaments can’t do anything about it