The SNP Will Block Tory Plans To Have English Shops Open Longer On Sundays

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garbon

November 10, 2015, 05:50:04 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamieross/snp-will-block-tory-plans-to-change-sunday-trading-laws#.dr8A0PXBy

QuoteGovernment plans to relax Sunday trading laws are heading for defeat after SNP MPs revealed they plan to vote against them.

The plans, which would allow local councils in England and Wales to decide when shops can open and close on Sundays, are being opposed by Labour and a rebel group of around 20 Conservative MPs, which means SNP votes could prove decisive.

The SNP said that, although the law would affect England and Wales only, it would have a knock-on effect on wages in Scotland. Currently, large shops and supermarkets in England are only allowed to be open for six hours on Sundays, whereas shops in Scotland can open at any time.

Angus Robertson, the SNP's Westminster leader, told the BBC that the party's 55 MPs will vote against the relaxation of Sunday trading laws to protect shop workers.

"SNP MPs could hold the balance of power in the House of Commons on Sunday shopping and we will not undermine shop workers," said Robertson. "This legislation will impact on workers in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK and no pay safeguards have been offered by the Westminster government.

"The SNP will continue to work with the representatives of shop workers and we will oppose the Tory proposals."

The SNP having the decisive say on the plans would call into question the effectiveness of the new English votes for English laws procedures, which were introduced last month to prevent Scottish MPs from derailing legislation which didn't directly affect Scotland.

SNP MPs blocking Sunday trading laws would follow their intervention on the relaxation of fox-hunting laws in July, which caused the government debate on the issue to be postponed.

The rebel Tory MPs who are against the Sunday trading laws, led by David Burrowes, have argued that the changes to Sunday trading were not in the Conservative manifesto and have said the proposals are "anti-family, anti-small business, and anti-workers".

Burrowes said he welcomed the SNP intervention: "The government is set to embark on a de-regulation of Sunday trading for which there is no particular demand, which was not in our manifesto and goes against our concerns for workers for small businesses and families.

"Some 20 of my colleagues are opposed to these changes and that is more than enough to overcome the government's majority now the SNP have joined the opposition."

Ministers are now reported to be considering whether to delay the Sunday trading vote or scrap it altogether.

UPDATE: The BBC's James Landale reports that the debate is "on hold" after the SNP announced it was opposed to the changes.

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That independence movement has gone too far. Getting between me and my opportunity to get my late night Sunday grocery shop on. :angry:
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#2
November 10, 2015, 07:58:31 PM
This is a deeply cynical move by Snip.  Kick the wankers out of your country now.

Eddie Teach

#3
November 10, 2015, 08:01:17 PM
It ain't garbon's country. :contract:
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garbon

#4
November 10, 2015, 08:09:29 PM
On a different note, any Brits know what families are expected to be doing on Sunday after 5pm? :unsure:
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mongers

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November 10, 2015, 08:42:25 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 10, 2015, 08:09:29 PM
On a different note, any Brits know what families are expected to be doing on Sunday after 5pm? :unsure:

It's a secret; you only find out after 7 2/3 years of residency here.  :bowler:
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Valmy

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November 10, 2015, 10:14:28 PM
They all get together and drink tea and sing praises to the monarchy I presume.
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November 10, 2015, 10:20:27 PM
Quote from: Valmy on November 10, 2015, 10:14:28 PM
They all get together and drink tea and sing praises to the monarchy I presume.

Don't forget fox hunting.
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#8
November 10, 2015, 10:25:02 PM
Then a soccer riot.
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#9
November 11, 2015, 02:36:04 AM
In Poland, a deeply religious country, malls are open until 9 pm on Sundays. :yeah:

Gups

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November 11, 2015, 03:06:55 AM
Quote from: garbon on November 10, 2015, 08:09:29 PM
On a different note, any Brits know what families are expected to be doing on Sunday after 5pm? :unsure:

Watch Antiques Roadshow.

Have to say I have no problems getting groceries any day of the week. My local convenience supermarkets are open until at least 10 p.m. every day and the ethnic places longer.

Syt

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November 11, 2015, 03:10:08 AM
Here, supermarkets close between 7 and 8 pm during the week, and 6 pm on Saturdays. Pretty much everything is closed on Sundays (except for a few supermarkets at train stations and some Turkish grocery stores).

There's occasional attempts to introduce longer opening hours, or opening on Sundays, but it's usually shot down by unions and church. I think there'll be an exemption for tourist areas in Vienna some time soon, but I don't recall the details.
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garbon

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November 11, 2015, 03:14:05 AM
Quote from: Gups on November 11, 2015, 03:06:55 AM
Quote from: garbon on November 10, 2015, 08:09:29 PM
On a different note, any Brits know what families are expected to be doing on Sunday after 5pm? :unsure:

Watch Antiques Roadshow.

Have to say I have no problems getting groceries any day of the week. My local convenience supermarkets are open until at least 10 p.m. every day and the ethnic places longer.

I'm assuming you are talking about those random, often unnamed places that in New York I'd refer to as Bodegas (as opposed to the local versions of the chain supermarkets). I am not a fan of buying food from them.
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garbon

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November 11, 2015, 03:14:44 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on November 10, 2015, 10:20:27 PM
Quote from: Valmy on November 10, 2015, 10:14:28 PM
They all get together and drink tea and sing praises to the monarchy I presume.

Don't forget fox hunting.

The earlier intervention by the SNP this year as to block attempts to relax fox hunting bans.
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celedhring

#14
November 11, 2015, 03:30:40 AM
Do I understand that correctly? Is the SNP blocking rules for the rest of England that already apply in Scotland?
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