The review of Scottish Labour will be considered at a special conference this weekend. Malcolm Chisholm MSP argues that Scottish Labour will not be able to shape Scotland in its own image unless it is willing to move on to define and embrace Devolution Max. Many of us may not be in any doubt about […]
Posts Tagged ‘Devolution’
Full devolution proposed for Scottish Labour
Sep 11th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.The review of the Labour Party’s structure in Scotland has been completed, with a report proposing the full devolution of power to the Scottish party agreed unanimously by the Scottish Executive. Undoubtedly, the proposals would re-orient the Scottish Party to Holyrood in a decisive way, basing constituency parties on Holyrood boundaries rather than Westminster ones,and […]
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Wales: ‘No’ campaigners play tricks
Jan 26th, 2011 by Andy Newman.The referendum to give the Welsh Assembly more powers (bringing it more in line with the Scottish Parliament) will take place on 3rd March. However, No campaigners have played a sneaky trick by declining to register their campaign with the electoral commission. Their decision denies both sides the opportunity to use £70,000 of public money to publicise the […]
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Ed Miliband brings a new commitment to devolution
Oct 29th, 2010 by Jon Lansman.As the Scottish Labour Conference opened in Oban this morning, Ed Miliband brings a new — and genuine — commitment to devolution. If there’s too great an emphasis within Labour on centralisation, it now seems to lie north of the border. Unlike his two predecessors, Miliband says he’s “relaxed” about differences of view between Leaders […]
