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| Author | : Ben Thomson |
| Publisher | : Birlinn |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2020-09-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781780276946 |
Every debate about the Scottish constitution should include the topic of Scottish Home Rule, and if there is to be another referendum in Scotland then Home Rule should definitely be one of the options on the ballot paper. Home Rule is not widely understood being seen by many Unionists as the slippery slope to Independence and by Independence supporters as a Unionist proposal to retain sovereignty over Scotland. It is however a strong proposal in its own right with a separate history from Independence and a more likely stepping-stone to Federalism. This book is a much-needed statement for the merits of Scottish Home as the best solution for Scotland. It covers the history and support for the Home Rule option from 1860s, a clear structure for what Home Rule is and how Home Rule could improve both Scotland as well be a framework for constitutional reform across the UK.
| Author | : Ben Thomson |
| Publisher | : Birlinn |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2020-11-11 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1788853784 |
A proponent of Scottish Home Rule offers a clear and concise introduction to the merits of the policy and the history of the movement. Every debate about the Scottish constitution should include the topic of Scottish Home Rule, and if there is to be another referendum in Scotland then Home Rule should be one of the options on the ballot paper. Yet, for all its importance, Home Rule is not widely understood. The proposal is seen by many Unionists as the slippery slope to Independence. Meanwhile, Independence supporters regard it as a Unionist proposal to retain sovereignty over Scotland. It is however a strong proposal in its own right, with a separate history from Independence and a more likely steppingstone to Federalism. This book lays out the merits of Scottish Home Rule as the best solution for Scotland. It covers the history of support for the Home Rule option since 1860s, a clear outline of how it works, and a discussion about how it could both improve Scotland and act as a framework for constitutional reform across the UK.
| Author | : Hassan Gerry Hassan |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2019-07-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1474454925 |
Marking the first twenty years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe, and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. Bringing together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants, it builds an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution and an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world.
| Author | : Alasdair Gray |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2014-06-12 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1782111735 |
Gray argues that a truly independent Scotland will only ever exist when people in every home, school, croft, farm, workshop, factory, island, glen, town and city feel that they too are at the centre of the world. Independence asks whether widespread social welfare is more possible in small nations such as Norway and New Zealand than in big ones like Britain and the U.S.A. It describes the many differences between Scotland and England. It examines the people who choose to live north of the border. It shows Scotland's relevance to the rest of the world. It attempts to conjure a vision of how a Scots parliament might benefit the people of this small but dynamic nation. And it tells how democracy will only truly succeed when every person believes that their vote will make a difference.
| Author | : Michael Keating |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 720 |
| Release | : 2020-08-21 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0192558706 |
The Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.
| Author | : Hugh Bochel |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2013-01-11 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1136331751 |
Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years, and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in Scotland, focusing particularly on developments following the failure of the first referendum on the issue in 1979, which culminated in a second referendum in September 1997. This major political event attracted national and international interest, and its decisive result was a milestone in Scottish history. This work presents an analysis of the referendum campaign at both national and local levels, including media coverage of the event and the outcome. The reactions of voters are explored on the basis of a large survey of the electorate, and lessons to be learnt about referendums in the UK and elsewhere are discussed.
| Author | : Lynn G. Bennie |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
This book considers what the Scots voters want, how they differ from voters in England and who votes for each of the 4 political parties operating in Scotland.
| Author | : Alvin Jackson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 801 |
| Release | : 2014-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199549346 |
Draws from a wide range of disciplines to bring together 36 leading scholars writing about 400 years of modern Irish history
| Author | : Paul Cairney |
| Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2012-01-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 184540338X |
This book presents a narrative of Scottish politics since devolution in 1999. It compares eight years of coalition government under Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats with four years of Scottish National Party minority government. It outlines the relative effect of each government on Scottish politics and public policy in various contexts, including: high expectations for ‘new politics' that were never fully realised; the influence of, and reactions from, the media and public; the role of political parties; the Scottish Government's relations with the UK Government, EU institutions, local government, quasi-governmental and non-governmental actors; and, the finance available to fund policy initiatives. It then considers how far Scotland has travelled on the road to constitutional change, comparing the original devolved framework with calls for independence or a new devolution settlement. The book draws heavily on information produced since 1999 by the Scottish Devolution Monitoring project (which forms one part of the devolution monitoring project led by the Constitution Unit, UCL) and is supplemented by new research on public policy, minority government, intergovernmental relations and constitutional change.
| Author | : Great Britain: Scotland Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 2013-02-11 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780101855426 |
The UK Government is undertaking a major cross-government programme of analysis prior to the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. The aim is to provide a comprehensive and detailed analysis of Scotland's place in the UK. This paper, the first of a series to be published in 2013 and 2014, examines the UK's constitutional set-up and the legal implications of independence. The UK Government is convinced that the current devolution offers the best for Scotland: the Scottish Parliament and Government are empowered to take decisions on a range of domestic policy areas - such as health, education, policing - while Scotland continues to benefit from decisions made for the UK as a whole - defence and security, foreign representation, economic affairs. Independence is very different to devolution. Based on independent expert opinion (published as Annex A), the paper concludes that if there were to be a vote in favour of leaving the UK, Scotland would become an entirely new state whilst the remainder of the UK would continue as before, retaining the rights and obligations of the UK as it currently stands. Any separation would have to be negotiated between both governments. Legal and practical implications of independence, both at home and abroad, are addressed. An independent Scotland would have to apply to and/or negotiate to become a member of whichever international organisations it wished to join, including the EU and NATO. Scotland would also have to work through its positions on thousands of international treaties to which the UK is currently party.
