Frost undercuts his argument by not mentioning Northern Ireland. NI is, after all, an integral part of the UK of the same status as England, Wales and Scotland, even if many on both sides of the Irish Sea wish otherwise.
The Tories may be able to get away with these proposals in Wales, after all the Principality was a fully integrated part of England until the late 1960's. Scotland is another matter as we've been deliberately
unintegrated since 1707. The Act of Union only passed in Scotland due to that fact. Besides, devolution
is popular even if the most hardline Unionists want to turn the clock back to before 1999.
Distaste for, ranging to outright hatred of,
English Tories will also act as a psychological block for many if these proposals become Conservative Party policy. Which will be even
more damaging for the Scottish branch of the party.
All of that means is that these proposals are a non-starter.
Mike.
