By: Richard Thomson
But as Jim Callaghan said to Winnie Ewing c.1974: “It’s not the 11 seats you have that worry me, it’s all the second places.”
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Maybe you know something I don’t know, but I have no knowledge of any public commitment by Ming Campbell or the Scottish Liberal Democratic Party on any specific measure for enhancing devolution. Just...
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I covered the creation of the Scottish Parliament in the seven events of devolution by referencing to the 1998 Scotland Act. The point I am making is that the remits of the Scottish Grand Committee and...
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I have no doubt that the Scottish Government could (and perhaps should) address exam standards; however if that is the extent of the Scottish Parliament’s remit you kind of make my point. If we are to...
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There is only one problem with delivering a Devo-Max settlement. It requires the agreement of the English, Welsh and Northern Irish voters (or their MPs). However, things really only get interesting...
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By: Alasdair Stirling
You have no idea of the depths of my cynicism Reject all authority you cannot justify by reason!
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Type your comment here Doug Daniel: Well, even if we take it as being a process to achieve a specific outcome (delivering a fairer Scottish society), devolution has thus fair failed to do this since we...
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Type your comment here null: Maybe you know something I don’t know, but I have no knowledge of any public commitment by Ming Campbell or the Scottish Liberal Democratic Party on any specific measure...
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no politician To be fair, the SNP has said they would even put a ‘devo something’ option on the ballot. You can claim ‘they’re bluffing’ but bluffs can be called if unionist parties actually want...
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Is anyone proposing a more redistributive tax system for Scotland? SGP and SSP? As for putting up income tax and council tax at the moment, neither can be done in a progressive manner. Council Tax is a...
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Type your comment here Andrew Smith: It was people like Scottish Labour Action who fought for devolution – it was not the UK Labour Party. The UK Labour Party per se had no particular interest in...
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