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Scottish devolution is the process of the UK Parliament granting powers (excluding powers over reserved matters) to the devolved Scottish Parliament. [1] [2] [3] Prior to the advent of devolution, some had argued for a Scottish Parliament within the United Kingdom – while others have since advocated for complete independence. The people of ...
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This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
The Scottish Parliament, commonly known as Holyrood, was established in 1999 following a 74% yes vote in the 1997 Scottish devolution referendum. Labour returned the most Members of the Scottish ...
The devolution of powers are set out in three main acts legislated by the UK Parliament for each of the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The acts also include subsequent amendments, which devolved further powers to the administrations: Northern Ireland Act 1998 amended by the Northern Ireland Act 2006.
Scottish Labour: Alec Douglas-Home: Conservative Party: Ruaraidh Erskine: Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford: Labour Party: Maria Fyfe: Scottish Labour: Andrew Dewar Gibb: Scottish National Party: Charlie Gordon: Scottish Labour: Donald Gorrie: Liberal Democrats: Jo Grimond: Liberal Party/Liberal Democrats: Jimmy Halliday: Scottish National ...
Dr. Finlay is the central character of stories by A.J.Cronin, set in the fictional village of Tannochbrae. Other characters included partner Dr Cameron, housekeeper Janet and rival Dr Snoddie. [15] The television productions have been seen as an example of modern Kailyardism. [16] Fat Bastard is a grotesquely fat Scotsman in the Austin Powers ...
This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) from the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.