Scottish Borders

Scottish Independence Scottland has been a part of the UK since 1707 after James VII was deposed in 1688 England feared that Scottland would go its own way which led to a formal union of the two kingdoms. And now in September 2014 there was a public poll if there should have been a Scottish Independence. The poll failed with 55% No voters voting against a Scottish Independence. I am going to be looking at some pros and cons of an Scottish Independence. A very popular argument for Scottish Independence

nationalism and SNP- The Scottish national party is a Scottish political party who was founded in 1934. Even though the parties’ breakthrough didn’t come before the 1960s when they for the first time won a seat in the parliament. Since then the party got more and more popular for each election. In 1974, they were the second largest party in Scotland, with their campaign and slogan “its Scotland’s oil”. Today they are an even bigger party, and is a clear majority in the Scottish parliament with 69 of

time sovereignty has been lost through Scottish referendums. In 1998 the Scottish parliament was re-established: The Scotland Act established what matters were to be devolved and what matters were to be reserved by Parliament. Devolved matters included health and social care (for example free nursing care for the elderly) and education (for example tuition fees). Reserved matters included defence, foreign policy and the constitution (the UK still controls Scottish independence, as it has the power to

preachings? John Knox left a legacy behind which is one topic that will be mentioned. Along with his life and career, contributions, and life without the individual. John Knox was a important figure in the Scottish Reformation and caused the people of Scotland to live. John Knox was a Scottish minister and founder of the Church of Scotland. John Knox was born in 1514 near Haddington, East Lothian Scotland. There is not much known about John Knox before 1540. Knox’s mothers name was Sinclair

main argument for Scottish independence was to keep tax, economic, and social security decisions in the hands of the people whom it affected, the Scottish people themselves; rather than the Westminster Government who determined those factors for the whole of the United Kingdom (Scotland’s Future, 2014). If Scotland was to become independent from the United Kingdom, it would be proposed that they would become a part of the European Union as its own country, a parliament of Scottish people would make

In this essay I will discuss both sides of the referendum of Scotland and firstly short about the current situation, and then finish it off with a conclusion. The issue of the Scottish independence has been highly discussed for a couple of years. The reason for that are after the Scottish national party won the election in 2011, their main goal has been to make Scotland independent. Now it is up to the Scots to choose whether they want to separate themselves from the United Kingdom or if they want

cover the roles and responsibilities of the Client, Design Team and Contractor involved. The first Scottish parliament building was created in September 1997 after a referendum in which people of Scotland voted by almost three to one. The client, the Scottish government decided on building a complex building from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite. The procurement route chosen by the Scottish government was construction management. The web address www.parliament.uk explains the procurement route

Often the UK constitution is asserted to be the most unique in the world, as its sources are a piece of historical significance as they come from great British heritage. From the case of Jackson and others v Her Majesty’s Attorney General, Lord Steyn stated that ‘We do not in the UK have an uncontrolled constitution’. In general terms a person may judge the UK constitution to be uncontrolled due to it being unwritten, as it is derived from a wide range of sources. Which vary from common law to international

Others consider the abolition of it to be more democratic and cheaper as it takes less time. This essay will discuss the requirement of the House of Lords considering its benefits and harms. It will also acknowledge its impacts on Westminster and Scottish Parliament, the power of the parliament and the legislative process of constitutional reform. (i) relative functions of “Second Chamber” in the UK Parliament and “unicameral Scotland”- The UK Parliament is bicameral. It has two separate chambers;

Identify and explain two significant developments resulting from the welfare state. The NHS came around in July 5, 1948. The Health Minister Aneurin (also known as Nye) Bevan purely nationalised the existing system across the UK. The groundbreaking change was to make all services freely available to everyone. Half of Scotland’s landmass was already covered by a state-funded health system serving the entire community and directly run from Edinburgh. Additionally, the war years had seen a state-funded