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Defining ethnicity in a cultural and socio-legal context : the case of Scottish gypsy-travellers [PDF]
, 2006 Scottish Gypsy/Travellers are 'to be regarded' as an ethnic group in Scotland by both the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive until a test case in a court of law clarifies matters.
Clark, Colin
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The 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections: Unionist Parties and the Constitutional Divide
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2017 If voting for the Conservative party had become somewhat of a rarity in Scotland since the Thatcher era, the May 2016 Scottish Parliament election ushered in a new era, as it saw the resurgence of the Scottish Conservatives after they obtained a total of
Fiona Simpkins
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History of the Scottish and welsh independence movements: comparison and analysis
Європейські історичні студії, 2021 The article addresses the history of the Scottish and Welsh approaches towards nationalism within the United Kingdom and features inherent in them.
Pavlenko Valerii , Polovin Mykola
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Review: Scottish Parliament Books [PDF]
Scottish Affairs, 2000 On 6 May 1999, the people of Scotland went to the polls to elect their representatives to the new Scottish parliament set up under the Scotland Act 1998. In his foreword to A Guide to the Scottish Par l i ament , Donald Dcwar, the then Secretary of State for Scotland, describes the year of 1999 as an 'historic' and an 'exciting' one, adding that ...
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Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2017 This article examines policy divergence between the main pro-independence parties in Scotland (the Scottish National Party, the Scottish Greens, and two socialist parties/alliances: RISE and Solidarity) in the context of the 2016 Scottish Parliament ...
Nathalie Duclos
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Le rôle de la Kirk dans la réforme de l’Église d’Angleterre de 1639 à 1647
Études Écossaises, 2011 Following the Reformation in 1560, Presbyterianism progressively became the confession of the Scottish nation. In reaction to the reforms by Charles I and William Laud, it was proclaimed National Church of Scotland and protector of the Scottish ...
Sabrina Juillet-Garzon
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Twenty Years of Devolution in Scotland: the End of a British Party System?
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2019 The geographical divides that characterised the outcome of the June 2016 European referendum, with a Remain majority in Scotland and Northern Ireland and a Leave majority in England and in Wales, are symptomatic of the increasingly divergent electoral ...
Fiona Simpkins
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A children's champion for Scotland
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2002 Scottish children look likely to get their own Children’s and Young People's Commissioner in the near future. After many years campaigning, organisations working with children and young people now see light at the end of the proverbial tunnel with the ...
Susan Elsley
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Legislative Quality and the Scottish Parliament [PDF]
Edinburgh Law Review, 2017 Writing in The Scotsman in July 2016, Alistair Bonnington made the startling claim that the Scottish Parliament produces “the lowest quality legislation in Europe”.1 Such hyperbole is easy to dismiss; given the linguistic challenges, and the varying roles and styles of legislation in different legal systems, how would one even begin to make such a ...
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Résurgences nationalistes et divergences politiques : quel avenir pour l’Union britannique ?
Études Écossaises, 2011 Ten years after the 1997 Scottish and Welsh referenda, Plaid Cymru and the SNP both became parties of government in their respective nations. The vast majority of the Welsh and Scottish populations today are in favour of the extension of powers of the ...
Fiona Simpkins
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