#Devolution

Why does Scotland urgently need #Independence from UK?Here are 26 reasons. Thank you for reading this. With #Independence we will get the government we vote for. Scotland
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This is the biggest scandal ever in Scotland!!! The fact Jeane Freeman is still in a job & people still think scotgov are doing a good job on covid shames
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1/ 100 days from today a pivotal Holyrood election is due to be held. I’ve written previously about our AMS electoral system, and how it’s largely misunderstood (https://twitter.com/mabuzzer/status/1283016885873848325). Today, here’s
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Welcome everyone to our final #FestivalNWThinking event: No Going Back: In Conversation with the North West's Metro Mayors. We are joined by @MetroMayorSteve from @LpoolCityRegion, and @AndyBurnhamGM from @greatermcr who
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The @UK_2070 Commission is proud to present:π“π‘πž π”πŠπŸπŸŽπŸ•πŸŽ 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 - π’πžπ«π’πžπ¬ πŸπ‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝑑
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Maidin mhaith! When you say 'the UK' you’re probably not referring to the actual β€˜United Kingdom of Great Britain and NI’ and its clumsy application should not go on unchallenged.
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You're still missing the point. The biggest decision of Brexit was to ignore Scotland and Northern Ireland.That was a political choice, but who made it? Can you remember? The law
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If it were to happen:β€’ I’d agree with a new anthem.β€’ I’d agree with a new flag - of the existing ones the Pres. Standard would be my preference, but
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"Devolution has been a disaster" I deal with devolved admins irl so a few boring, technical thoughts:Regardless of the content, the standard of Scottish legislation is high - this isn't
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So I've had a read through on the idea about a radical federalist reform of the UK & I have a few thoughts. I thank Mick Antoniw for bringing this
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(1/n: on #NationalDialogue) There has (or had) been 13yrs of continuity in Sindh, 10yrs in Punjab (former govt) & 8yrs in KP. Do we really need such a dialogue for
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It was the year 1900 and SCOTUS held that if the police tried to arrest you without a warrant you could violently resist. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13577773471272070940&q=%22177+U.S.+529%22&hl=en&as_sdt=2006 I
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Some initial thoughts on the leaked NHS white paper: THREAD The vision of a more accountable, patient-centric and financially sustainable NHS is obv right… which is probably why the current
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THE NORTHERN ECHO: Yesterday, Toady, Every Day.TVM goes in search of the politics behind β€˜The Great Daily of the North’ To the lengthening list of people who won’t talk to
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Okay, here we go.A response to Keir Starmer's speech on the future of devolution in the UK.THREAD. [1/25] First of all, the stark difference between where the debate actually is
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1. The first article advocates a beefed up version of devolution. I really couldn't get along with it. I found the second far better thought through. Both are attempting to
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