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The Origins of the Human Rights Act: A ‘British Bill of Rights’ the First Time Around

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconstructs the first initiatives for a British Bill of Rights from the late 1960s to the mid‐1980s and argues that their failure shaped the eventual form of the Human Rights Act. Proposals for a Bill of Rights emerged across the political spectrum, but commanded most support on the right as a means of restraining trade unions ...
Marco Duranti, Christopher Hilliard
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The Scottish Referendum 2014: the Political Process Before and After the “No” Vote’ [PDF]

Janus.net, 2015
On 18 September 2014, Scottish voters narrowly rejected political independence, losing 44.7% to 55.3%. Yet during more than 16 weeks, two opposing campaigns – Yes Scotland versus Better Together – strove to convince Scotland that political independence ...
Sandrina Ferreira Antunes
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STAGNATION OF THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE QUESTION [PDF]

Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН
The article examines the causes of the political impasse facing the Scottish independence movement in 2024–2025. The authors offer a novel explanation for the persistence of independence demands despite the weakening of the Scottish National Party (SNP),
Elena V. Khakhalkina, Timofei R. Lesnykh
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Les Députés du Nord de l’Angleterre et la question constitutionnelle écossaise : entre crainte et résignation

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2020
Since the 1970s, Scottish constitutional issues have been on the agenda in the UK, first with the devolutionary process then with the referendum on Scotland's independence.
Edwige Camp-Pietrain
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
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An Unanswered or Unanswerable Question? The Scottish Parliament’s competence to legislate for an Independence Referendum for Scotland

Revista Catalana de Dret Públic, 2017
This article analyses the debates on whether the Scottish Parliament could unilaterally legislate for an independence referendum leading up to the 2014 vote, setting out first the relevant legal framework, and then highlighting the different positions ...
Elisenda Casañas Adam
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Significant Far‐Right Challenges to Australian Society? The XYZ and AustraliaOne

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars who analyse the Australian far‐right from a criminological or security studies perspective propose that activists and groups pose ‘political’ challenges to Australian society. This paper examines the far‐right news website The XYZ and the AustraliaOne political party, and argues that claims that the far‐right may normalise ...
Timothy Lynch
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Renegotiating Scottish Nationalism after the 2014 Independence Referendum

Études Écossaises, 2016
The discourse of pro-independence supporters and Unionists during the pre-referendum campaign in Scotland has revealed subtle, though important, differences in their visions of Scottish and British identities.
Emerence Hild
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Professionalism in Postgraduate Oral Health Education: A Rapid Review

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is no empirical evidence guiding the teaching of professionalism in postgraduate oral health education. Therefore, the objective of this rapid review is to assess the current status of the research literature on professionalism teaching in postgraduate oral health education.
Maan AlSultan, Fraser McDonald, Melanie Nasseripour   +2 more
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'SCOTLAND, NATION-STATES AND BEYOND': NATIONAL IDENTITY AND CULTURE IN KATHLEEN JAMIE'S POEMS “INTERREGNUM” AND “23/09/14”

Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019
The issue of national identity, which gained prominence in Scottish poetry after World War I, has played a significant role in initiating the Scottish independence movement, as well as uncovering and re-establishing certain traditional qualities in ...
Ayşegül Demir
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