Press Release - Experts Raise Concerns over “Confusing” Settlement
23rd January 2015Constitutional experts have raised concerns over the division of responsibilities between the UK and Scottish Governments, following the publication of draft legislation on greater...
View ArticleESRC Centre on Constitutional Change @ The Copper Beech Cafe
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 18:00 to 20:30The Black Watch Castle & MuseumHay StreetPerthPH1 5HROrganiser: Campaign for Scottish Home RuleDetails: The Campaign for Scottish Home Rule and The Centre on...
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Scottish Labour's 'new' welfare proposals?
Scottish Labour’s proposals over welfare may be somewhat radical, but as Craig McAngus discusses, they’re not new and they show how afraid Labour are of the SNP.Labour have been busy over the last few...
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Why Scotland is unlikely to become a welfare paradise
Great play was made of the devolution of aspects of UK welfare provision to the Scottish Parliament as part of the Smith process. However, explains David Bell, this may not be as simple or as...
View ArticleConstitutionally Sound - Paul Cairney and Emily St.Denny discuss the Smith...
The leaders of the three largest Westminster parties have all committed to introducing legislation to enact the Smith Commission's Report in the next parliament. However, what would these changes mean...
View ArticleRoundtable Seminar - After the Smith Commission: Further Powers for the...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 14:00 to 17:00Old CollegeUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghEH8 9YLOrganiser: Edinburgh Law School, University of EdinburghDetails: This roundtable discussion has been...
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Five things to learn from Scotland’s journey towards greater powers
Paul Cairney looks at some of the conclusions drawn from a forthcoming special issue of The Political Quarterly. This post originally appeared on The Conversation.A group of top political scientists...
View ArticleHouse of Lords Constitution Committee’s report - Proposals for the devolution...
30th March 2015The publication last week of the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s report into the Proposals for the devolution of further powers to Scotland was widely reported in the media....
View ArticleHolyrood and Westminster could diverge on immigration
4th June 2015As reported in today's Herald (4 June 15), Scotland could take a different approach to the rights and roles of migrants than the rest of the UK. Dr Eve Hepburn's evidence to Holyrood's...
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Costs and benefits of 'Scotlinavia'
Talk of Scotland adopting a Scandinavian economic model usually comes with no mention of the bill but, suggests recent research, the impact of higher taxes is more complicated than it might at first...
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Adjusting Scotland's Block Grant for new Tax and Welfare Powers: Assessing...
The Scotland Bill, currently making its way through the Houses of Parliament, will transfer a range of tax and spending powers from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament. At the same time, an...
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Adjusting Scotland’s Block Grant: The options on the table
The negotiations around adjustments to Scotland's block grant have been the subject of months of talks between the Scottish and UK governments. David Bell, David Eiser and David Phillips set out the...
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The House of Lords Constitution Committee Report on The Union and Devolution
By Mark Elliott and Stephen TierneyThe Constitution Committee’s report on ‘The Union and devolution’, published today, declares the Union to be “under threat”, and recommends that the United Kingdom...
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