24th May 2018 Comment
Expectations of constitutional change How Scotland should be governed
One of the most widely discussed and debated issues in the Scottish independence referendum campaign was whether leaving the UK would be good or bad for Scotland’s economy. Those on the Yes side argued that public policy could be tailored more effectively to Scotland’s distinctive economic needs, while those advocating a No vote claimed that […]
15th March 2018 Scotland Question
How Scotland should be governed
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9th January 2018 Comment
How Scotland should be governed
Brexit has added some new twists to the debate about Scotland’s constitutional status. The most obvious of these is that it led the Scottish Parliament in March 2017 to request the authority needed to hold another independence referendum, only for the First Minister to put the idea back on hold in June after losing 21 […]
24th December 2017 Scotland Question
How Scotland should be governed
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13th December 2017 Scotland Question
How Scotland should be governed
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13th December 2017 Scotland Question
How Scotland should be governed
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2nd November 2017 GB Question
How Scotland should be governed What Britain thinks about the Union
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18th October 2017 Scotland Question
How Scotland should be governed
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9th October 2017 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed
So just how much difficulty are the SNP in as they gather in Glasgow for their autumn conference? Are they, as some reporting seems to suggest, fatally wounded in the wake of the setback that the party suffered in the UK general election in June? Or does the party simply need to bide its time […]
21st September 2017 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union The Scottish independence referendum
How should a poll be reported when it finds that around half agree with something while half do not? Does it mean the glass is half full or half empty? Does the answer, perhaps, simply depend on your political perspective? Last week marked the twentieth anniversary of the 1997 devolution referendum in which voters in […]