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Federal Union AGM (17 March 2012)
Posted on 14/12/2011 | No CommentsThe Federal Union AGM will be held in London on Saturday 17 March 2012. It will discuss: (1) the latest developments in the new eurozone-plus treaty, which is scheduled to have been signed by then (2) the future of the union between England and Scotland... -
How to make a referendum on Europe fair
Posted on 24/10/2011 | No CommentsThere is a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon on whether to hold a referendum on EU membership, called by the eurosceptics who, of course, want Britain to leave. The motion in the House of Commons is non-binding, but nevertheless is an opportunity... -
A Scottish breakaway
Posted on 11/09/2011 | 1 CommentMurdo Fraser has struck an unusual note in his bid for leadership of the Scottish Conservative party by promising to abolish it. If people in Scotland who were not members of the Conservative party were eligible to vote, he would be far and away the... -
Who speaks for Britain?
Posted on 01/03/2011 | No CommentsMaria Damanaki, European fisheries commissioner There is a seminar to be held next week in London to discuss the nature of the European Union in the light of the ideas of the late historian Alan Milward, who argued that the EU was saving its member... -
Who needs Wikileaks?
Posted on 11/02/2011 | 3 CommentsWho needs Wikileaks when we’ve got Sir Gus O’Donnell? His report into the background to the decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009 was published on 7 February and tells an interesting story. The UK government had... -
Easier said than done
Posted on 07/10/2010 | No CommentsDavid Cameron’s leader’s speech at the Conservative party conference contained an interesting comment on the Lockerbie bomber: But there are some red lines we must never, ever cross. Like the sight of the man responsible for the Lockerbie bombing, the biggest mass murderer in British... -
It’s a federal system, stupid
Posted on 20/07/2010 | No CommentsJames Kirkup in the Daily Telegraph politics blog today describes very well the background to the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. Specifically, he explains why the UK system of government means that David Cameron is not to blame. “What’s really odd... -
Questions from abroad about Scotland
Posted on 21/01/2010 | No CommentsI have often thought that the saving grace of the British constitution was that, given how undemocratic, unbalanced and inefficient it is, at least it is interesting. Each part of the United Kingdom has its own particular and different relationship with the national government; why, even... -
A vote on Scottish independence?
Posted on 01/12/2009 | 1 CommentA settlement of Scotland’s long-running constitutional debate came a step closer yesterday with the publication of a White Paper outlining a road to independence. Four different scenarios are set out for the future relationship between Scotland and the rest of the UK, with the aim... -
Silence over the Lockerbie bomber
Posted on 26/08/2009 | 1 CommentGordon Brown has resisted calls to express an opinion on whether or not the Scottish government was correct to grant a compassionate release to the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. He has made clear his views on issues such as England’s defeat of Australia to...
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