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to the one governing party. The consensus model is very important when it comes to Scotland as it can be argued that is only effective for highly divided societies. There are a few significant elements such as party systems, proportional representation and the comparison between the Scotland and New Zealand which will be investigated in this essay. Arend Lijphart could argue that Scotland is moving away from a firm two-party system and drawing closer towards a multi-party system. Currently in Scotland

In recent years minority government has made a profound impact in Scotland. Devolution occurred in 1997 with the resurrection of a Scottish Parliament which was assigned certain devolved powers and provided Scotland with the much-desired control diverted from Westminster. Minority government occurs when no party in an election wins a majority thus the party closest to winning a majority of seats will need to work with others to pass legislation on an issue-by-issue basis. With this major change comes

still the people of Scotland and its party leaders are hoping for another shot at independence. So the question is, did the people make the right choice, or would Scotland be a more prosperous nation by standing alone? Scotland should be given the chance to function on its own without the influence of other countries. With an independent Scotland’s wealth and if it is controlled by the right political party. It has great potential that could benefit the Scottish people massively. In the recent referendum

Impact of the Scottish Independent Movement The United Kingdom has always been an ardent opponent of constitutional reform. In fact the very fact that through nearly a millennia they have refused to produce their constitution in a formal written structure reiterates that sentiment. And although the undercurrent of maintaining certain traditional and cultural norms remains strong, the national government has on frequent occasion had to accept the often frequent and ill-fated changes within the

(UK) in a referendum on Scottish independence. (BBC, 2014) The referendum was won by the “No” campaign on a margin of 55.3% No 44.7% Yes on a record high turnout of 84.59%. (BBC, 2014 / UK Political Info, 2017 / Jeavens, 2014) Substantial electoral gains for the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) and the more pro-UK Conservative Party in Scotland since the result of the 2014 independence referendum has challenged the long established dominance of the UK Labour Party in Scotland, (Hassan

place in the latter part of 2014 was the vote on whether Scotland was to continue being a part of the UK – the Scottish Referendum. The vote took place on the 18th September 2014, with 84.6% of the Scottish population voting. The question that was asked to voters was ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ The result of the vote was 55.5% voting ‘No’ and 44.5% voting ‘Yes’ (The Scottish Government, 2014). The result of this vote had potentially harmful repercussions for many country’s monetary

the migration of Scottish people before 1850 and after was a movement from the population due to the depressed economy of specific regions to active regions. Since the 19th century there has been a large outflow from the population of Scotland to emigrate

vote; because of their interest in independence Ben Page of Ipsos MORI refers to them as the "Brave heart generation" after the movies. The movie brave heart portrays sir William Wallace in the 13th-century he was a Scottish warrior who led the Scottish people in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. But the young generation aren’t the only one excited about the vote in fact A poll published taken this week suggested that as many as 84% of Scots aged 16 and over will

Critically analyse how a multi-level governance perspective can help us understand the policy process in the UK. This essay will attempt to show that multi-layered global governance, supra-national level governance, national governance, sub-national governance is already a reality for the citizens of the United Kingdom .There is no longer only one or two levels of government as in the past – Central Government and local government . 'Government ' is the traditional understanding

social policy. I will examine four influences on the making of social policy. I will describe mixed economy of care and their contribution to social care provision, the funding mechanisms for social care services and explain the influence of European, National and local Government on policy. A private problem is an issue that affects the individual or their close family, a public issue is where matters go beyond the individual and become a public issue for example a person choosing to smoke is a private