Honour their Vow, made before the independence referendum, to devolve powers to the Scottish Parliament

The Issue

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a petition demanding the indyref vow, pledged by all three Unionist parties days before the referendum, be honoured in full by Westminster.

On September 7th the BBC broadcast a speech by Mr Brown in which the Labour MP pledged Home Rule if Scotland voted No in the independence referendum.

A day later, Better Together leader Alistair Darling confirmed in a BBC interview that Devo Max would be offered to Scotland if voters rejected independence.  Devo Max is accepted to mean the devolution of all powers, with the exception of Foreign Affairs and Defence.

Days after Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling made their pledge, the three leaders of Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems signed a vow promising to honour the pledge and grant Scotland significant new powers.

This petition calls on the Westminster based parties to honour their vow to the Scottish people.  We, the undersigned, call on the Labour party, together with their Better Together allies the Conservatives and the Lib Dems, to commit to devolving all powers with the exception of Foreign Affairs and Defence.  This commitment to be enforced through legislation prior to the 2015 May General Election.

So long as Scotland remains in the Union, these powers to remain under the control of the Scottish Parliament.

A failure to honour their pledge made to the Scottish people will be deemed a breach of contract and render the independence referendum result null and void.

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The Issue

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a petition demanding the indyref vow, pledged by all three Unionist parties days before the referendum, be honoured in full by Westminster.

On September 7th the BBC broadcast a speech by Mr Brown in which the Labour MP pledged Home Rule if Scotland voted No in the independence referendum.

A day later, Better Together leader Alistair Darling confirmed in a BBC interview that Devo Max would be offered to Scotland if voters rejected independence.  Devo Max is accepted to mean the devolution of all powers, with the exception of Foreign Affairs and Defence.

Days after Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling made their pledge, the three leaders of Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems signed a vow promising to honour the pledge and grant Scotland significant new powers.

This petition calls on the Westminster based parties to honour their vow to the Scottish people.  We, the undersigned, call on the Labour party, together with their Better Together allies the Conservatives and the Lib Dems, to commit to devolving all powers with the exception of Foreign Affairs and Defence.  This commitment to be enforced through legislation prior to the 2015 May General Election.

So long as Scotland remains in the Union, these powers to remain under the control of the Scottish Parliament.

A failure to honour their pledge made to the Scottish people will be deemed a breach of contract and render the independence referendum result null and void.

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Petition created on 30 September 2014