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    “The Labour Party is the party of devolution.” Is this a reasonable statement to make? Devolution is defined as “the transfer of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administrations” (oxforddictionaries.com). It can also be defined as “the transfer of power from a superior sovereign to a subordinate parliament or assembly.” (Tonge 2010). Within a devolved state, the sovereign power retains the technical power to suspend the devolved government. Since Labour

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    Voting Behavior Long term factors that may influence voting behavior over a long period of time include: Social class Gender Age Religion Ethnicity Social Class “Class is the basis of British party politics: all else is embellishment and detail” (Pulzer) Social class is one of the fundamental divisions that define post war British electoral politics. Some would suggest that the social class of a person might explain their voting behavior. Social groups will vote for political

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    Short Story Once in a small cottage deep in a thickly overgrown forest there was a young boy who lived with his mother, his father and his elder sisters, two of the most beautiful girls in the whole of Ireland. This forest was different to the many others that form a blanket over this enchanted land. The young boy often quarrelled with his sisters and felt that their talents overshadowed

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    Borders is a topic that has been currently talked about frequently in the news over the past year, which has got me thinking what are borders? A basic definition of borders are physical or imaginary lines that divide geographic areas. However borders are not always tangible, they can be psychological as well. My definition of borders are they are barriers, real or unreal, based on certain ideas that separate for specific reasons. But since there is no standard definition that everyone agrees on

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    Currently in Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is the largest party in the country, with two medium parties which are the Scottish Conservatives and Unionist Party along with the Scottish Labour Party. Moreover, the shape in which the Scottish Parliament was designed is to promote consensus and grown up debate rather than the set-up of Westminster as it a confrontational style of politics. There are also two smaller parties which are the Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

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    referendumss? Discuss. A referendum is a form of direct democracy that involves a public vote on a single issue of public policy. It is a way of presenting a debated issue to public decision. The most recent referendum was in the UK; the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum which asked the question whether Scotland should break away from the UK or not. There are a variety of arguments both for and against the wider use of referendum in the UK. The use was greatly favoured by Tony Blair and

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    The Authority of Religious Elites in the 1640s Witch-Hunts The large-scale witch-hunts that occurred from 1638 to 1651 gathered momentum via major happenings in the political, societal, and religious domains developing at the time. Individuals who had either political, religious or economic power in society, also known as elites, together had absolute control over the pursuit and prosecution of individuals who partook in witchcraft. The clergy played a crucial role in the witchcraft prosecutions

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    justice with equal distribution of opportunity, income and wealth achieved through respective policies in the politics, economy and social welfare (Craig, 2002). Scottish Parliament, after devolution in 1999, gained remarkable opportunity to pass their own laws and implement new policies and necessary changes. At the time of devolution, Scottish society was suffering from the rise of poverty, especially child poverty, poor health, nonsuited housing and social exclusion, but also inequalities in regard

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    forever however as after many years the Treaty of the Union was introduced in 1707. This was essentially the agreement between Scotland and England to establish Westminster as the main political hub of power at Westminster in London and after the Scottish Parliament being effectively dissolved on the 28th of April 1707 what is now known

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    1. The MP for my area is Gavin Newlands. The MSP for the constituency is George Adam. The MSP’s for the region are Neil Bibby, Mary Fee, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Maurice Golden, Ross Greer and Kenneth Macintosh. 2. Gavin Newlands, who is the MP was elected under the First Past the post electoral system. The MSP’s were elected under PR system, called Additional Member System. 3. There are two types of electoral systems which are First Past the Post (FPTP) and Proportional Representation (PR)

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