Like my hon. Friend, I accept the referendum result, but is not the point that the minority have rights too? The Union can survive only if those who believe in it are really going to make the argument for it, for as long as they want it to live. Does it not ill become those same people then to scream in the face of yes voters, “You lost—get back in your box”?
Strengthening the Union
Proceeding contribution from
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 July 2018.
It occurred during Debate on Strengthening the Union.
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