The Scottish National Party, once critical of Westminster’s governance, faces contradictions in its approach to devolution, leading to increased centralisation in Scotland. Historical debates on Home Rule highlight the need for a federal constitution that decentralises power, enabling local autonomy and addressing community needs while preserving self-governance and civic responsibility.
We are trapped in a high-tax, low-growth doom loop where the state has ballooned and the individual has shrunk, a bit like sharing a jacuzzi with GK Chesterton and William Howard Taft. I would not disagree that another Thatcher Moment is imminently required.
There can never be serious action towards reforming our tired and bloated healthcare system as long as it remains trapped within the false dichotomy of Bevan or barbarism.
