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Devolution – Scotland

Franz Pischulti

Moritz Lang

8 May 2017

GK E, Nussbaum

Is Scotland a country?

The history of Scottish devolution

When Scotland was independent

  • 1603 Queen Elizabeth I. died

  • nearest relative: James VI.

  • James VI. also became James I. of England

  • 1707 Acts of Union united both nations

The West Lothian Question

“For how long will English constituencies and English Honourable members tolerate [...] at least 119 Honourable Members from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland exercising an important, and probably often decisive, effect on English politics while they themselves have no say in the same matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?”

Tom Dalyell, 14 November 1977

The referendums

The referendum 1997

  • 11 September 1997

  • referendum devolution

  • citizens voted for an independent Scottish parliament

The referendum 2014

  • referendum about being an independent country

  • citizens voted against

Summary: Scottish devolution

  • relocation of political competencies

  • house of parliament devolves the power

  • Scottish parliament is now independent

  • decide about school, health etc.

Sources

  • http://www.scottish-devolution.org.uk/
  • http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/british-politics/scotland-and-devolution/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scottish_devolution
  • http://www.parliament.scot/visitandlearn/12506.aspx

  • https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Scotland_in_United_Kingdom.svg/330px-Scotland_in_United_Kingdom.svg.png
  • http://skepticism-images.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/jreviews/James_I_England.jpg
  • http://www.scottish-at-heart.com/flag-of-scotland.html
  • http://policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Scottish_Parliament_building_Holyrood.jpg
  • http://metapolls.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gurdian-results.jpg
  • http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2014/09/17/12178212/Yes%20No%20Chart.jpg
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