So... If #Westminster (that's London, England for those watching in black and white) govt. politicians can veto Scottish Government decisions then THEY ARE NOT DEVOLVED powers.
'Devolved,' therefore, is just Reserved when they feel like it.
David Cameron vetoes #Rockall fishing agreement between Scotland & Ireland
Despite #Irish & Scottish governments spending 2 years agreeing to the deal – #fisheries are a devolved power – it has been shut down by the Foreign Office
Sources said the reason was entirely political - UK Govt didn't want to be seen agreeing a deal with an #EU nation
The veto is latest example of #Westminster overruling devolved #Scottish government decisions
Austerity, Brexit, Covid Lockdown Parties, PPE Scandal, Raw Sewage in UK Waterways & Coastal Areas, Economic Crash, Record Inflation, Record Interest Rates, Cost of Living Crisis, Pensions Decimated, Mortgage Rises, NHS in Crisis, Schools Crumbling, Housing Crisis...
Personally I think the quality of the representation is far more important than the representative being local. I can think of a few planks around me that I'd be horrified if they rocked up to #Westminster as my MP. 😳
If the representative is effective AND local, even better...
22 May 1618: d. Oliver, Lord Lambart, baron of #Cavan#otd in #London where £330 was paid for burial in #Westminster Abbey. An ally of the Earl of #Cork in concealed lands recovery, friend to #Chichester.