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Scotland, the UK and Brexit

Author : Gerry Hassan
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1910324981
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Scotland, the UK and Brexit written by Gerry Hassan and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unexpected outcome of the 2017 UK general election means that the UK Government lacks a clear mandate on Brexit and also that the Scottish Government lacks a clear mandate on holding a second Independence Referendum consequent to the material change in circumstance which will be brought about by Brexit. We are in for a bumpy, unpredictable ride, one with profound consequences for the people of Scotland and the UK. In this collection of essays from a wide range of leading political specialists, journalists and academics, Hassan and Gunson have assembled a comprehensive guide to Brexit for the UK as a whole, and its constituent parts. From fisheries and agriculture to higher education and law, the whys and how of Brexit are challenged from all angles. Particular attention is paid to how Brexit will impact Scotland and the viability of a future independent Scotland.

Scotland's Future Culture

Author : Stuart McHardy
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1912387115
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future Culture written by Stuart McHardy and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culture of all nations is rooted in past experience, individual and communal. In Scotland's Future History McHardy looked at the misrepresentation of so much of Scotland's political and social history. In this new volume he takes a wider look at aspects of Scotland's culture that have been at the heart of how we have developed into who we are in today's world. Topics include literature, religion, history and story, the Radical 1790s, the remarkable Douglas Young and an introduction to Geomythography, a new way of melding prehistory and history to present a new and refreshing way seeing our past. Understanding our past is vital to the process of building a new Scotland in the years ahead. As Scotland moves towards reclaiming her status among the nations of the world it is important that we understand just how culturally distinctive we are. Being Scottish is no better than having any other nationality, but is is certainly no worse, and as this work hopefully shows, it is something worth celebrating.

Strengthening Scotland's future

Author : Great Britain: Scotland Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101797320
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book Strengthening Scotland's future written by Great Britain: Scotland Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is issued alongside the Scotland Bill (Bill 115, ISBN 9780215557414, and its associated explanatory notes, Bill 115-EN, ISBN 9780215546548) which implements the changes to legislation recommended in the final report of the Commission on Scottish Devolution (chairman Sir Kenneth Calman) - "Serving Scotland better: Scotland and the United Kingdom in the 21st Century" (available at http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/files/Calman%20report.pdf). The Commission's central view was that Scotland should be responsible for raising more of its revenue, and the Government proposes a transfer of fiscal power so that the Scottish Parliament will have powers to raise some 35 per cent of its own budget (the current level is 15 per cent). Proposals include: a Scottish income tax to replace part of the UK income tax; the devolution of land tax and landfill tax; the power to create of devolve other taxes to the Scottish Parliament; extensive new borrowing powers; a Scottish cash reserve to manage fluctuations around devolved tax receipts; a seat for Scottish ministers on a new UK-Scottish tax committee. This paper also outlines the Government's response in other policy areas: strengthening relations between Parliaments and Governments; improving the constitutional framework; administration of elections; policing and justice; health and public safety; business, corporate affairs and academic research; environment and rural affairs; social security and welfare reform; charities; the Scottish Government; and technical amendments to the Scotland Act 1998.

Scotland's Future History

Author : Stuart McHardy
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1910324302
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future History written by Stuart McHardy and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McHardy presents a new approach to history, changing our mindset to look at Scotland as the centre of our story. Rather than starting from the Mediterranean, from the classical/Christian bias we have been taught for centuries. Rather than being a remote dark land populated by barbaric tribes. Perhaps we were the centre of a well-organised civilisation around the Orkneys and islands and coasts and rivers, with our own priorities, community-centred, locally self-sufficient, well-versed in lore of all kinds. Who were/are we? The great centres of ritual in Orkney, Lewis and Kilmartin suggest an indigenous population much more sophisticated in terms of social ritual and communal rule than we have been led to believe. In whose interest is it that we accept the classical/Christian version of history relayed to us by monks? These are some of the questions McHardy addresses in a passionate and accessible style. Read and become more Alba-centric in terms of what we see as important to research, study and understand.

Meeting Scotland's Future Energy Needs

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Scottish Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780215028136
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Meeting Scotland's Future Energy Needs written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Scottish Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-03-29 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is a brief description of a visit to Westfield Development Centre, where Fife Energy Limited has developed an advanced fuel technology and gasification plant. It is able to convert any carbon-containing material into a synthetic gas, composed primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which can be used in place of natural gas, for example to generate electricity. The Committee was impressed by the plant, and by a number of other energy projects in the Fife area - wave generation, off-shore wind demonstrators, battery research - and recommends that the Minister for Energy either visits the site or receives a presentation from the Westfield Centre in the course of the consultation period for the energy review (which ends on 14 April 2006).

Scotland's Future

Author : The Scottish Government
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781494314545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future written by The Scottish Government and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's Future is a comprehensive guide to an independent Scotland and what it means for you. Scotland's Future answers your questions about independence and sets out the facts and figures on: How Scotland can afford to become independent; Scotland's economic strengths and how we can make the most of our potential. ; How independence will help ensure that everyone in Scotland gets a fair deal. ; The ways in which independence will strengthen Scotland's democracy.; An independent Scotland's place in the world.

Scotland's Future

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781784124847
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Nation Changed?

Author : Gerry Hassan
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 191032499X
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book A Nation Changed? written by Gerry Hassan and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nation Changed? Provides the first detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the SNP in office. It looks at how Scotland has changed and not changed during that time, and the challenges that lie ahead. The book examines the SNP's record, its role as a government and as a party, detailed policy issues such as education and health, the Brexit conundrum and independence. Offering insights and suggestions for further action and reform, A Nation Changed? brings together an unparalleled range of knowledgeable and expert voices all of whom care deeply about Scotland, public policy, the state of democracy, and the future of our nation. Irrespective of your political views or allegiance, this groundbreaking study offers fresh thinking, food for thought and ideas for debate concerning the changing terrain of Scottish politics.

The Future of Scotland

Author : Robert Underwood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000440257
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Scotland written by Robert Underwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1977, at a time when Scottish affairs were in a state of flux as the debate over political devolution and self-government was pursued, this book deals with key features of Scottish development. It explores the main issues which were then being considered in the planning of Scotland’s future. The contributors discuss the issues from a global perspective using Scotland as an occasion for detailed focus.

Scotland's Future

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781845861629
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future written by Andrew Goudie and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the legal and constitutional questions surrounding the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum The people of Scotland are set to make history in 2014. As the country's future governance continues to provoke debate and inspire opinion, Scotland's Future takes an impartial view of constitutional change and what it means for Scotland. Objective and professionally rigorous, it looks at the questions that must be asked and the realities that must be faced. The analysis supports no political agenda; it injects insight and reflection into every area including all the key macroeconomic and microeconomic themes and the future governance of Scotland.

Scotland's Future

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781784120696
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spectacular Scotland

Author : James Gracie
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0789324792
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Spectacular Scotland written by James Gracie and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breathtaking photography captures the soul and passion of this spectacular land of bagpipes, heather, thistle, and tartans. This enchanting collection of images celebrates Scotland’s world-famous vistas—the lofty highlands, placid lochs, and misty glens, the picturesque villages, the vibrant cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the ancient castles, the breathtaking pastoral scenes, as well as the people who take pride in it all. An outstanding gift or souvenir, Spectacular Scotland brings the best of this wonderful country into sharp focus. This is a magnificent collection of 150 color photographs by some of Scotland’s best landscape photographers.

Imagine A Country

Author : Val McDermid
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1838851704
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Imagine A Country written by Val McDermid and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility. Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by bestselling author Val McDermid and geographer Jo Sharp, it is a collection of ideas, dreams and ambitions, aiming to inspire change, hope and imagination. Featuring: Ali Smith, Phill Jupitus, A.L. Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Kerry Hudson, Greg Hemphill, Carol Ann Duffy, Chris Brookmyre, Alison Watt, Alasdair Gray, Leila Aboulela, Ian Rankin, Selina Hales, Sanjeev Kohli, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr, Elaine C. Smith, Abir Mukherjee, Anne Glover, Alan Bissett, Louise Welsh, Jo Clifford, Ricky Ross, Trishna Singh, Cameron McNeish, Alexander McCall Smith, Carla Jenkins, Don Paterson, and many more . . .

Scotland's constitutional future

Author : Great Britain: Scotland Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101820325
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's constitutional future written by Great Britain: Scotland Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This consultation document discusses how to deliver a referendum that is legal, fair and decisive. The Scottish Government is aware of the limits of its powers. It acknowledged those limits in 2007. Since the Scottish National Party's success in May 2011, the Scottish Government has provided no new explanation of how it would deliver its manifesto commitment to hold a referendum, despite the limits to its power. The UK Government has therefore considered the proposals put forward by the Scottish Government in February 2010 but those cannot be legally delivered by the Scottish Parliament. The UK Government does not believe that Scotland's constitutional future should be decided in court. The referendum must be legally watertight and that can only be provided by legislation involving the UK Parliament although this can be done in different ways. For the referendum to be fair as well as legal it should be overseen by those who have both the demonstrable neutrality and proven expertise. Finally, for the referendum to be also decisive, it is the UK Government's view that there must be a single, straightforward question; and that question must be asked as soon as possible

My Scotland, Our Britain

Author : Gordon Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471137481
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book My Scotland, Our Britain written by Gordon Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Scotland, Our Britain: A Future Worth Sharingis a highly personal account of Gordon Brown's Scotland, the nation he was born in, and our Britain, the multinational state that the Scots, English, Welsh and Northern Irish have created and share. Laying bare his family's ancestry over 300 years of the Union and explaining how it shaped his background, Brown charts what it was like growing up in Scotland in the 1950s and 1960s, and explains the influence of religion, education and Scotland's unique industrial structure on the shaping of his and Scotland's identity. He sets out the dramatic economic, social and cultural changes of the past fifty years and the vastly different prospects his children will face, demonstrating that a sense of Scottish national identity has always remained strong and how Scottish institutions have always fiercely guarded their independence. The referendum should not be seen as a battle between Scotland and Britain, he argues, but one between two visions of Scotland's future: one that sees Scotland prosper with a strong Scottish Parliament that is part of the UK, and one that severs all the political links Scots have with the UK. Brown puts forward his proposal for a constitutional settlement that could unite the country, and argues that in tune with Scotland's history of deep engagement with the wider world -as inventors, explorers, traders, missionaries, business leaders and aid workers -the best future for Scots is not to leave Britain, but to continue to shape it.

Scotland's Future History

Author : Stuart McHardy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Future History written by Stuart McHardy and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adam Ferguson in the Scottish Enlightenment

Author : Iain McDaniel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674075285
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Adam Ferguson in the Scottish Enlightenment written by Iain McDaniel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although overshadowed by his contemporaries Adam Smith and David Hume, the Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson strongly influenced eighteenth-century currents of political thought. A major reassessment of this neglected figure, Adam Ferguson in the Scottish Enlightenment: The Roman Past and Europe’s Future sheds new light on Ferguson as a serious critic, rather than an advocate, of the Enlightenment belief in liberal progress. Unlike the philosophes who looked upon Europe’s growing prosperity and saw confirmation of a utopian future, Ferguson saw something else: a reminder of Rome’s lesson that egalitarian democracy could become a self-undermining path to dictatorship. Ferguson viewed the intrinsic power struggle between civil and military authorities as the central dilemma of modern constitutional governments. He believed that the key to understanding the forces that propel nations toward tyranny lay in analysis of ancient Roman history. It was the alliance between popular and militaristic factions within the Roman republic, Ferguson believed, which ultimately precipitated its downfall. Democratic forces, intended as a means of liberation from tyranny, could all too easily become the engine of political oppression—a fear that proved prescient when the French Revolution spawned the expansionist wars of Napoleon. As Iain McDaniel makes clear, Ferguson’s skepticism about the ability of constitutional states to weather pervasive conditions of warfare and emergency has particular relevance for twenty-first-century geopolitics. This revelatory study will resonate with debates over the troubling tendency of powerful democracies to curtail civil liberties and pursue imperial ambitions.