Let's discuss the idea of "once in a generation" in a democracy.
In Scotland, around 900,000 people were too young to vote in the independence referendum in 2014. They make up 16-17% of Scotland's population. This is from ONS data.
How can democracy in the UK work when the UK Government imagines that just saying no ends the matter and that 900,000 people in a population of 5.5 million just don't matter?
Just saying no isn't enough to define the future of the UK.
#Scotland
Indy Richard 🏴
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