苏格兰想独立? 女王陛下如是说
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Speech">Speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>".</p><p>今年6月,女王参加国会开幕大典时表示她的政府将计划加强苏格兰议会的财政权利,并将继续支持“苏格兰留在联合王国内”。</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>尽管此次讲话由女王宣读,但讲话内容是由当时的英国政府起草的。</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="commenting">commenting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>.</p><p>尽管如此,女王在对涉及英国政体的主要问题上发表意见,并非毫无先例。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1977, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>."</p><p>1977年,女王在自己的银婚庆典上告诉两院议员:“我不会忘记,我所加冕的称号是大不列颠和北爱尔兰联合王国女王。”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="rebuff">rebuff</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="devolution">devolution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="foundered">foundered</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979.</p><p>这被广泛认为是皇室对苏格兰分权提案的断然拒绝。该提案于1979年被否决。</p>
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