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Why language matters

November 15, 2020 by James Mitchell 5 Comments

“The EU, of course, makes a mockery of sovereignty.  It might be argued that Brexit is evidence of its enduring relevance.  But what it really shows is the pernicious legacy of the myth. The UK is losing control of its affairs. The hope that a second Trump Administration would ensure a good trade deal with the US has been shattered but even had this happened it spoke of the UK as limited and accountable, more as the 51st state than having ‘taken back control’.”

Scottish Labour for Radical Democracy

December 16, 2019 by Sceptical Scot Editors 2 Comments

‘We call on the left across the UK to back our demand for a second referendum on independence and to fight with us to secure a radical democracy for all the peoples of these islands.’

Looking back five years on….

September 19, 2019 by James Mitchell 2 Comments

‘In both camps, there are those who are closer to those in the other camp than the binary choice would suggest. The challenge five years on is to allow the richness of the debate that emerged to find voice again and to play a more direct role in the next stage of Scotland’s continuing journey.’ Self-government fully debated stages a comeback? asks Prof Mitchell

A new post-Brexit UK of quasi-independent member states?

April 24, 2019 by Roddy Thomson Leave a Comment

‘Just as the nation-state replaced Empire, so the plates delineating optimal, governable units within larger, common systems are again moving.’

Towards a devolution backstop?

April 14, 2019 by Nicola McEwen Leave a Comment

‘Were Brexit to weaken the autonomy of the devolved institutions without increasing their influence over UK policies, relationships between the UK’s territories may become ever more strained.’

Brexit lessons for #indyref2

March 15, 2019 by John McLaren 9 Comments

Hence in the same sense that ‘Brexit means Brexit’ is a meaningless statement (without defining Brexit), then so too would ‘Independence means Independence’ be.

Brexit and the coming break-up of Britain

May 22, 2018 by David Gow Leave a Comment

Westminster and the three devolved governments should conclude a new constitutional settlement for pooling sovereignty within the UK, with fresh powers and competences given to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to control their people’s destinies. Otherwise, it will only undermine the current devolution settlement and assume even greater central powers in the name of national (UK) sovereignty’.

The social democratic case for federalism: Sceptical Scot podcast

May 22, 2018 by Sceptical Scot Editors 3 Comments

As a new case for Scottish independence emerges and #indyref2 looms, the latest Sceptical Scot podcast looks at the case for federalism as the best route to true community empowerment.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and Brexit

April 24, 2018 by Kirsty Hughes and Katy Hayward Leave a Comment

“With the UK taking Scotland in a direction that most of the public do not support, the alienation of Scotland from the rest of the UK should be of great concern – however it appears that London’s attention would only be secured if there was growing support for Scottish independence.”

Resonance: Jeremy Corbyn in Scotland

September 5, 2017 by David McAllister 1 Comment

Jeremy Corbyn’s recent tour of Scotland highlights an alarming ignorance of the United Kingdom’s constitutional makeup, and one that can only discredit the true value of any so-called ‘federal’ arrangement the Labour party may so wish to conjure. The biggest gaffe of Corbyn’s five-day stint, much reported by the press (and most glaringly omitted by […]

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