Why gordon brown as prime minsiter is a problem via quotes!
(sorry by the length, buy you can always read selectively)

"Gordon Brown has no mandate to govern on domestic matters anywhere in the UK, not in Wales, not in Northern Ireland, not in England and not in Scotland, where his constituents elected him to represent them on a very narrow range of issues relating to matters reserved from the Scottish Parliament. He is democratically unaccountable for 70% of the legislation passed through Westminster, which relates only to English domestic matters. The legitimacy of his premiership must be seriously questioned." Scilla Cullen, Campaign for an English Parliament

"Gordon Brown has an absolute moral duty to stop Scottish Labour MPs, including himself, from speaking or voting on this question. It may be the hard necessity of devolution that English MPs can do nothing to help English students in Scotland. But it is outrageous that Scottish MPs should be presuming, unreciprocally, to decide the financial arrangements of English students in England. " Boris Johnson MP, Shadow Misister for Education

"I'm beginning to think it is almost impossible now to have a Scottish Prime Minister because they would be at odds with the basic construction of the British constitution. We have MPs from Scotland essentially telling England what to do when they are doing the opposite in Scotland, have no control over what they are doing in their own constituencies in Scotland and are not in any way accountable for the effects their actions have in England. " Alan Duncan MP

"If, before the end of this decade, the English are ruled by a Scottish Prime Minister, relying on the votes of Scottish MPs to implement his policies, the United Kingdom could head towards divorce. " Steven King, Special Advisor to David Trimble

"Mr. Brown has talked about "devolution", but has amazingly managed not to mention the "West Lothian Question"- a by-product of devolution, and the reason why he should not become Prime Minister. " Campaign for an English Parliament Press Release

"Its a bit odd to have a PM deciding on crucial issues of domestic policy when the people who elected him have a very different system. " Tam Dalyell

"Many Scots voted for devolution because they were sick of always being saddled with the government England chose. Now English people are entitled to ask why they should be saddled with Scots who represent neither England nor, on many issues, their own constituencies." Ian Bell, Glasgow Herald

"There is an elephant in the room which is being addressed, which is, if Scotland has devolution, then Scottish MPs should not be responsible for putting through controversial legislation. That will be thrown into stark relief if we have a prime minister from Scotland." Ed Vaizey MP

"Brown lacks both the mandate and the moral authority to govern England, and if he becomes Prime Minister this fact will be used as a stick to beat him regardless of whether or not he does a good job. This is the problem with asymmetric devolution, a legacy for which Gordon Brown himself should shoulder at least some of the responsibility." Gareth Young, Campaign for an English Parliament

"If Gordon Brown wants to be Prime Minister of a United Kingdom, he must recognise that the Tories are on to something when they seek to tie up the loose ends of devolution. And, if he doesn't like their proposals, he must come up with some of his own."Leader, The Observer

"[Gordon Brown] is right to worry that a Scot who has used English taxpayers as a milch-cow might be a prime minister with a very limited shelf life. And it would be foolish not to acknowledge that a Scottish prime minister with a Scottish constituency will highlight afresh the constitutional anomaly."John Major, The Telegraph

"The [Scottish] Claim of Right was a public oath, and those who took it pledged to put the interests of the Scottish people before all others. How can Gordon Brown, who took this oath, become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? He must declare that he will put the interests of the whole of the UK before those of Scotland"". Tom Waterhouse, Campaign for an English Parliament

"The stakes for him are enormous. The Tories narrowly won the popular vote in England at the last general election. If Labour loses Scotland next month, David Cameron will be able to hit Gordon Brown with a double whammy. The Tory leader can portray Gordon Brown as a Prime Minister without a mandate from either England or his native land." Andrew Rawnsley, Observer

"The question is all the more pertinent because a Brown government is likely to encapsulate all Jeremy Paxman's greatest fears about being run by a cabal of Scots colonialists. Along with Brown (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath), his Cabinet will definitely contain close allies Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West) - probably as Chancellor of the Exchequer - Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South), and Defence Secretary Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun). John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) may also cling on. " Eddie Barnes, Scotland on Sunday

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