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Could private discussions kill the Scotland Act?

November 6, 2015 by Ray Perman Leave a Comment

The Secretary of State for Scotland wrote to me this week telling me about progress on the Scotland Bill. I don’t know David Mundell and I imagine I am just one of hundreds, if not thousands of people to receive his emailed letter, but I appreciated his concern to keep me informed.

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Filed Under: Blog, Economics Tagged With: devolution, fiscal framework, Scotland Act

About Ray Perman

As a journalist Ray Perman worked for 30 years on newspapers including The Times, the Financial Times and the Scotsman. He has also worked as an editor and publisher and written thee books, including Hubris: how HBOS wrecked the best bank in Britain (2012), The Rise and Fall of the City of Money (2019) – and The Man Who Gave Away His Island (2010)

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