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Drop the EU Continuity Bill

March 13, 2018 by Jim Gallagher 2 Comments

‘It would be unreasonable of the Scottish government to object to temporary reservation as a matter of principle…Equally, it would be unreasonable of the UK government to insist that such temporary reservations can be without limit of time, just to give themselves leverage in the negotiation of the replacement. The scope for compromise is obvious, and as a result this legislation… can be dropped.’

Toxic referendums and territorial constitutions

October 10, 2016 by Jim Gallagher Leave a Comment

“People often talk about federalism as if it were a solution for the UK. In truth the UK is already moving beyond it, to a more confederal solution. But a confederation needs policies and institutions of shared rule, as well as self-rule.” Prof Gallagher sets out his own ideas in a piece based on his lecture at Glasgow University on October 10.

Integrating British Transport Police on a ‘shoogly peg’

August 12, 2016 by Kath Murray Leave a Comment

‘It is difficult to see the logic in saddling Police Scotland with more structural upheaval,’ the author argues about the planned integration of British Transport Police. The Scottish Government is wrong to say that the timing is right: it isn’t.

Brexit makes independence inevitable…

July 1, 2016 by Paul Cairney 1 Comment

Post-EUref and the vote fo0r Brexit the case for a No vote in a second Scottish referendum has, ironically, got stronger but it’s more than likely that Scots will now vote Yes. Here’s why!

Swinney frets – or frits – about SRIT

February 9, 2016 by Lucy Hunter Blackburn Leave a Comment

The row over a 1p rise in income tax or SRIT has for once put the SNP and Scottish Government on the back foot. And that’s before increases in tax allowances kick in. This leaves local services painfully exposed – with worse to come. Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney need to revise their sums.

Scotland through the fiscal looking glass

February 4, 2016 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

The Scottish Government has dismissed pressure from Labour to offset cuts in spending on local services with a 1p on the Scottish Rate of Income Tax. It rejects pressure from the Treasury to agree a fiscal framework it say will cost Scots billions. No detriment, it says: but at another’s expense?

Window for a Scottish natural resource fund closing

January 24, 2016 by Frederik Gammelby Jensen Leave a Comment

Time is running out for Scotland to create a Norwegian-style sovereign wealth fund based on oil revenues. But what if the Scottish Government decided instead to establish a renewables-based fund? A Dane looks at the options and pitfalls in the third of our Napier student blogs.

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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