Scottish Parliament

Scottish independence On the 18th of September 2014, the Scottish referendum for Scottish independence was held. There were two main campaigns running up to the referendum, there was YES Scotland, who were in favour of independence and there was Better Together, who were in favour of keeping the union. On the day of the referendum, approximately 3.6 million Scots voted. The turnout was 85% of the country, which is one of the highest turnouts for any election or referendum in the world. The No vote

1970 Scotland has held two referendums which have each time given them a little more independence and/or power. On September 18th 2014 they had a third hoping this time to break away from Great Britain and become its own country. Anyone who is a Scottish citizen living in Scotland 16 and older could vote to make Scotland a free country. Originally Scotland had a very weak economy around 20 years ago but it has slowly strengthened every year since then. This has made people who are anti-independence

Scottish Independence Today, changes in the political map of the world are not a big deal. It changes very often. And one of the possible changes becomes the attempt of Scotland to be independent. A national referendum was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014, which shook the country to its core (Government UK). Voters had to answer only one question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?” The majority of Scottish people voted NO. Only 44.7% of the Scottish voters voted for Scotland becoming

first choice in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. This is just one of the many negative effects that the current electoral system, first past the post, creates. Canada is split up into 338 areas called ridings of which each elects a member of parliament. First past the post, or winner takes all, is a political system whereby whoever wins the most votes in a riding becomes the local MP and earns a seat in the House of Commons (‘’Electoral Systems’’). The leader of the party with the most MPs then

JB Ladera/7 The Scottish Independence Movement is a major controversy in Europe as it can lead to good or bad outcomes to those involved with it. Both sides, for independence and against independence, all have their own perspective on the situation, and try to decide the best for the future of Scotland. Scotland wants to become independent from the United Kingdom (UK). This decision could heavily affect their economy and government by having both positive and negative impacts. Their reason for

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

liament Originally believed to have been established as far back as the year 1235, Scotland has had its own parliament. Originally being made up of what would have been known as a king’s council which included earls, nobles and general people of wealth and power. For centuries this parliament made decisions in Scotland over things such as taxation, the law, justice and many other areas. This did not last forever however as after many years the Treaty of the Union was introduced in 1707. This was

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

person'. This is one point in the Children and Young Peoples (Scotland) Bill, that parliament recently debated and passed on the 19th of February this year. The government believes the bill will promote their "ambition for Scotland to be the best place to grow up in by putting children and young people at the heart of planning and services and ensuring their rights are respected across the public sector" (Scottish Executive, 2013). To gain insight into the approach in which the ‘named person' has

the better and attempts were made to provide adequate standards for all children. Scottish education has drastically changed for the best and is now focused on providing the appropriate attributes needed for life in the 21st Century. (Education Scotland, 2012) There are still high numbers of inequality in Scotland and statistics show many people leaving secondary school with minimal or no qualifications. The Scottish Government hoped by introducing the Curriculum for Excellence and Pre-Birth to