The United Kingdom must be competent, or it is nothing
I grew up in Denmark with the impression that the UK had great politicians and civil servants. Very old-fashioned and
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Westminster
The fiscal trap
Lots of people have been writing about how the new powers for Holyrood effectively constitute a fiscal trap. As Alistair
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What EVEL have the Tories done?
I’m completely in agreement with the idea that English affairs should be determined by parliamentarians elected in England. Why should
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Home rule if we let the dream die
Alun Evans, the former director of the Scotland Office, has used the upcoming anniversary of the referendum to issue a
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Changing the debate
Margaret Thatcher was once asked what she considered her greatest achievement. She replied, “Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced
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An EVEL matryoshka parliament?
As many people have pointed out (e.g, Lallands Peat Worrier and The Huffington Post), the Tories’ current plans for English
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The Single Transferable Vote is the worst option for the SNP
Although the SNP benefitted hugely from First Past The Post (FPTP) in May (gaining almost all the Scottish seats on
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