In 1974, In an effort to discredit the Scottish National Party, the Conservative Government commissioned Professor Gavin McCrone (a government economist) to look into the viability of an independent Scotland. What the dossier revealed forced the incoming Labour Government to classify the dossier as top secret for fear it could strengthen the SNP’s case for
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On the 25th of January 2012, The First Minister Alex Salmond outlined proposals for the referendum to be held in 2014 on whether Scotland should be an independent country. Symbolically, the First Minister chose the the birthday of the Scottish bard Robert Burns and the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle to make this announcement. The
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Michael Warren recently replied to my post Donald Dewar – Scotland’s First Minister and he was looking for the origins of those 4 words in Donald Dewar’s speech; Wisdom, Justice, Compassion, Integrity. I did not know the source, so Michael contacted the Scottish Parliament for more information. Further research resulted in the blog post below,
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Fàilte gu Alba(Welcome to Scotland) Does the Gaelic language have a place in modern Scotland? Some schools are teaching Gaelic, but should they not be teaching a more international language such as French, German, Italian or Spanish? Or should we treasure Gaelic and encourage the expansion of this old language, ensuring that future generations will
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“There shall be a Scottish Parliament” This bronze statue in Buchanan Street was created by Kenny MacKay Donald Campbell Dewar was born in Glasgow on the 21st of August 1937. He was educated at Glasgow University and became a solicitor. In 1999 after a referendum and as the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, which
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Here is an informative article from the BBC’s Democracy Live webpage which is a guide to the Scottish Parliament, the role of an MSP, the Scottish Parliament’s powers and how Scottish laws are made. The campaign for devolution in Scotland culminated in 1999, with the establishment of a Scottish Parliament. In the three centuries since
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Which Scottish political party do you NOT trust – the party you believe that has let the Scottish people down the most? Not just from the lifetime of the present parliament, but since 1999 when Scotland first became a devolved parliament. Before you make a decision, here is a table showing how many seats in
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Those who seek Scottish independence want Scotland to separate from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, although some Scots still want to be part of the European Union. Independently of my enthusiasms as a Scotsman, I have rarely met with anything in history which interests my feelings as a man equal with the story of Bannockburn.
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In 1492 King James IV of Scotland undertook to move the Royal Court from Stirling to Holyrood, making Edinburgh the national capital.” (Wikipedia) Fair enough, but Glasgow could lay claim to being the Capital, since it is the the largest city, and in Victorian times was called the Second City of the Empire. Stirling could
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