Scottish parliament with Calton Hill in the background. Bernt Rostad, CC BY-SA It is the anniversary time of the Scottish referendum, in which the electorate voted Yes in overwhelming numbers. I don’t ...
SCOTTISH devolution has been something of a let-down, the leader of the Yes-Yes campaign, has said as the 20th anniversary of the historic vote to create a new Scottish Parliament takes place on ...
Twenty years ago today, Scotland voted 3:1 for devolution in a referendum delivered by Tony Blair’s Labour government. Yet while today there are no calls for a return to direct rule, and while the ...
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford was torn apart by Mr Nelson in a heated BBC Question Time clash as the panel debated devolution in Scotland. Mr Nelson claimed that life expectancy in parts of ...
English devolution has emerged as a prominent feature of the 2015 general election campaign for a number of reasons. One is the ongoing process of devolution that has been taking place across the UK, ...
Last week, the world’s most globe-spanning empire until the mid-20th century let its fate be decided by 3.6 million voters in Scotland. While Great Britain narrowly salvaged its nominal unity, the ...
The London Councils Summit 2014 will concentrate minds on the general election and growing calls that devolution should be in every manifesto. So far two arguments have dominated. The Scottish ...