Labour has sought to avoid a constitutional debate, because any move in the direction of federal institutions requires addressing the party’s over-representation in the UK parliament. It is unfair to give ever more power to a Scottish parliament while continuing to give Labour, which controls 41 Scottish constituencies in the House of Commons, disproportionate say over what happens in England.
这一信念适用于两大主要党派。工党寻求避免宪政争论，因为任何联邦制度方向的变化都要求该党在英国议会获得多数代表权。在给予苏格兰议会更大权力的同时继续让控制着下议院41个苏格兰选区的工党拥有英格兰事务的优势发言权是不公平的。