Scottish Referendum Question
January 16, 2007 by Ken
Filed under The British Constitution
Is the SNP offering something to Scottish electors that is not within the powers of the Scottish parliament.
Rodney Brazier Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Manchester in the Times
Sir, How could the SNP, if it had power in the Scottish Parliament, legally hold a referendum on independence? Under the Scotland Act “the Union of [...]
It`s in the details
December 20, 2006 by Ken
Filed under The British Constitution
The presiding officer of the Welsh assembly has said that devolution in England would help deliver a “United Kingdom in a united Europe.”
Lord Elis-Thomas said giving people in England a similar say in their domestic affairs would help achieve a more secure constitutional settlement.
“There should be a proper English parliament, and that [...]
Scotland Does Not Want Independence
December 13, 2006 by Ken
Filed under A solution in search of a problem, The British Constitution
I know a lot of Scots would take issue with that headline but I will try to explain why I belive it to be true.
But first I would like to explore why some Scots are calling for the break up of the United Kingdom.
Brian Adam is the MSP for Aberdeen North
Independence [...]
The English Question
February 13, 2006 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
The English Question
Thanks to the Blog Great Britian not Little England for the link to this report from Publius: The Journal of Federalism by Robert Hazell.
Devolution to Scotland and Wales throws up related questions about the government of
England. Does England need to find its own separate political voice? Does England too need devolution? There [...]
The Exit Clause and British Sovereignty
January 10, 2006 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
This from appeared in the Scotsman this morning and was sent by e-mail from Dr Cooper with a note above the letter.
Mrs Rolls writes very anti-EU good letters, but I have to disagree with her on this. The editor has deleted “Irrespective of the pretensions of the European Court of Justice” which I had put [...]
