When is democracy not democratic?

[scooterscot]

There is a debate with the SNP

BBC News - BBC invites Scottish party leaders to general election debate

I don't see the problem here

Most of the country can't vote for them so they're pretty irrelevant to anyone in England, Wales and NI.

If they hold the balance of power how does that make them irrelevant? Surely it only tells you you better get off your arse and vote, no?

[BlasterBates]

If they hold the balance of power how does that make them irrelevant? Surely it only tells you you better get off your arse and vote, no?

We can't vote against them because there are no SNP candidates to vote against. Therefore in making a decision of who to vote for they're irrelevant. I want to know about the parties I can vote for I don't want to spend 15 minutes listening to someone who I can't vote against or for, I would probably just turn the sound off and wash the dishes until he or she had finished what he was saying.

This is about putting a cross on a ballot paper, so lets say I get persuaded by Nicola Sturgeon then do I then spend 15 minutes discussing with the returning officer why she isn't on my ballot paper ?

[EternalOptimist]

To be fair , I know what the SNP are for. I know what Lab Con lib and UKIP are for
but the greenies ? they seem to be against everything. a very negative bunch as far as I can see

[pjclarke]

To be fair , I know what the SNP are for. I know what Lab Con lib and UKIP are for
but the greenies ? they seem to be against everything. a very negative bunch as far as I can see

Here ya go.

the Green Party | Our Core Values

HTHBIDI

[d000hg]

It's nonsense that the SNP should be in a national debate, although in theory it would make sense to have a separate debate on Scottish TV with Conservative, Labour, SNP and LibDem.

I wonder if Cameron will crack on the no-greens-no-debate issue or if the media will.

[darmstadt]

UKIP think the Green Party are Communists...

[d000hg]

Half of those are the exact opposite of what most communist regimes do.

It's true though, the Greens ARE the only proper left-wing party in the public eye, now that Labour are so centrist.

[EternalOptimist]

The Greens are the working classes worst enemy, they despise the mass consumerism that gives poor people cheap stuff. they want to end it by pricing it out of reach and I agree with doogie, they are more fascist than communist

[Batcher]

We can't vote against them because there are no SNP candidates to vote against. Therefore in making a decision of who to vote for they're irrelevant. I want to know about the parties I can vote for I don't want to spend 15 minutes listening to someone who I can't vote against or for, I would probably just turn the sound off and wash the dishes until he or she had finished what he was saying.

This is about putting a cross on a ballot paper, so lets say I get persuaded by Nicola Sturgeon then do I then spend 15 minutes discussing with the returning officer why she isn't on my ballot paper ?

I can't vote for David Cameron or Ed Milliband so they shouldn't be on it either? We vote for our local MP, not who will be the Prime Minister.

[Batcher]

It's nonsense that the SNP should be in a national debate, although in theory it would make sense to have a separate debate on Scottish TV with Conservative, Labour, SNP and LibDem.

I wonder if Cameron will crack on the no-greens-no-debate issue or if the media will.

SNP ready to vote on English health laws, says Nicola Sturgeon

BBC News - SNP ready to vote on English health laws, says Nicola Sturgeon