The Smith Commission Report issued today promises a restructuring of the United Kingdom which may prove to be […]
Scottish Referendum
In the month of November the Smith Commission is set to draw up the most significant programme of […]
Only 45% of Scots said yes to independent statehood, but a massive majority said yes to direct democracy. […]
Barry Winetrobe argues that the sudden focus on the ‘West Lothian/English Question’ is misconceived, and that it is […]
This is a copy of a blog post that was, in the event, not needed. My colleagues have […]
It is often said that one of the greatest characteristics of the United Kingdom’s unwritten constitution is its […]
And so the 2014 Scottish Referendum is done. The people of Scotland have voted and have rejected independence […]
After a very long — and at times electrifying — campaign, a modest but decisive majority of those […]
Back in May, I gave a lecture at the University of Ulster’s Belfast campus about what might follow […]
Opinion polls suggesting that the pro-independence campaign in Scotland may have taken a narrow lead have had an electrifying effect, causing […]