Category: Devolution
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Predicting Holyrood 2026
The next elections for members of the Scottish Parliament are likely to be held in May 2026. Parties from Unionist parties based in England will be competing with Scottish parties that support Scotland regaining independence. How easy it is it to predict their success? This page covers: Each scenario is explained in detail below. But…
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Westminster hates Devolution
Westminster has never been happy with devolution. The way the UK works with national governments has never been a success. It’s been a history of broken promises and half-arsed solutions implemented with no commitment for success. Will we have Gordon Brown’s “Council of the Nations and Regions” imposed by a Labour government at Westminster, or…
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Unionist MPs and MSPs
Want to see what unionist party representatives in Scotland are posting? Try these handy lists and their posts will all be collected together in one handy timeline. Twitter/X You can also download these lists in CSV format: Note: Mercedes Villalba MSP hasn’t reached the 21st century yet. You can also download these lists in CSV…
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Scotland has no control over Westminster Austerity – here’s why
If you investigate how Scotland’s public funding works, it’s clear that most of it is controlled outside Scotland – by political parties based in England. This is why Scotland has no control over Westminster Austerity and its impact on our Government finances. Watch this short video explainer to find out more…
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Winter Fuel Payment – more Westminster austerity
On 29-Jul-2024 the Labour government in Westminster announced the removal of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners [1]. This austerity measure was not part of the party’s manifesto for election. As a result the money paid by Westminster to Scotland as the Scottish Government’s budget is to be reduced by £160m [2]. However responsibility…
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Scotland is short-changed by the BBC
Broadcasting remains entirely under the control of the UK Government. Whilst in Scotland many pay a licence fee, the BBC is unaccountable to the Scottish Government. The result is a public broadcaster that strongly represents the UKG Unionist position in its news and current affairs, and provides content very much under the production control of…
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What’s a “hate crime”?
Whenever the Scottish Parliament passes a bill, it is used by unionist parties and their media as a signal for anti-Scottish Government propaganda. We saw this with the GRR and DRS bills, and the same happened with Hate Crime. So what are the facts? The Scottish Hate Crime law “Hate crime” is the phrase used…
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How UK Governments block Scotland’s Priorities
Since the UK Internal Market Bill was introduced as part Brexit the UK Government has been given much greater abilities to block the Scottish Government and roll back devolution. GRR and the DRS are two examples of this happening.
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Unionist parties control most spending for Scotland
Unionist parties control most spending for Scotland. But the UK Media is only interested in the bit that the Scottish Government can control. Even the size of this bit is controlled by the UK Government.
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Will Labour honour its promises to Scotland?
Since the Scottish Parliament was set up in 1999, successive Labour leaders have promised Scotland more devolved power – and to honour its right to self determination. But none have yet delivered. Will Labour honour its promises to Scotland?