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Not really. The wording of the question was decided by the Scottish Parliament and reviewed for intelligibility by the Electoral Commission, an independent bod
by krona 9y ago
Not really.
The wording of the question was decided by the Scottish Parliament and reviewed for intelligibility by the Electoral Commission, an independent body.
- ZeroGravitas 9y agoThe number of questions/answers was decided in an agreement between the Scottish and UK parliaments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Agreement_(2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Agreement_(2012) It was openly known that the nationalists wanted the option, and the unionists didn't. Perhaps it was negotiated away for something else the nationalists wanted, but still the point stands, they wanted it, and didn't get it.