West Lothian question

Nationalists have argued that devolution does not go far enough. British government has retained all the important powers for itself. Nationalists also argue they should have a separate voice in Europe, but devolution does not give them this. The West Lothian Question.

liament Originally believed to have been established as far back as the year 1235, Scotland has had its own parliament. Originally being made up of what would have been known as a king’s council which included earls, nobles and general people of wealth and power. For centuries this parliament made decisions in Scotland over things such as taxation, the law, justice and many other areas. This did not last forever however as after many years the Treaty of the Union was introduced in 1707. This was

M1 – Explain in detail the responsibilities of the different levels of government in the UK The central government is responsible for the health and safety of people, they provide health and safety by maintaining and improving the quality of the environment. The government also has the power to make laws for the entire country, in contrast with local governments. However, the Prime Minister (David Cameron) is head of the UK government so he’s responsible for all of the policy and decisions he

Don’t judge Others It has been said, “Judging a person does not define who they are…but defines who you are.” Being judged is discrimination toward a person’s character. Discrimination is a practice to judge others based on their person beliefs. There are many areas in which people are judge others such as appearance, beliefs, race and religion. People discriminate against others because they base their judgment off appearance. We all are human and we all should be treated equal. In this case, Brent

constituents. The Conservatives argue that devolution has undermined the unity of the UK, and some argue that the Barnett formula is too generous towards the Scottish. Also, most importantly, it is argued that devolution raised the problematic West Lothian question. Devolution has not brought power closer to the people in that regional councils only have limited power and are ‘tokenistic’. The Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are merely symbols of national identity, for example. Also, councils

1. The MP for my area is Gavin Newlands. The MSP for the constituency is George Adam. The MSP’s for the region are Neil Bibby, Mary Fee, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Maurice Golden, Ross Greer and Kenneth Macintosh. 2. Gavin Newlands, who is the MP was elected under the First Past the post electoral system. The MSP’s were elected under PR system, called Additional Member System. 3. There are two types of electoral systems which are First Past the Post (FPTP) and Proportional Representation (PR)

example in hospital people with diabetes stay for up to 2.6 days longer than in other specialities (Swift et al, 2012). The hypoglycaemia algorithm is a summary of trust policy, and outlines a three-step method of hypoglycaemia management. In NHS Lothian ‘hypo boxes’ were introduced and integrated in to each ward, to provide a standardised, safe and effective management for hypoglycaemia, which each contain a copy of the hypoglycaemia

Parliament has the power to repeal like any other law, even if people argue that this act possess ‘extra validity’. Similarly Westminster could legislate to prohibit Scottish MP’s from voting on legislation relating only to England as the West Lothian question challenged. Overall, Devolution does not represent a challenge to the doctrine of Parliamentary

“No”. The SNP considered the results as a victory for devolution but was against the referendum as they were campaigning about the complete independence. In 1977 a Labour Member of Parliament introduced a important issue, a question that was called “The West Lothian Question” later on and referred to the ability to vote on matters that only afected people living in England by Members of Parliament from constituencies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as a consequence of the devolution of power

Within the United Kingdom, a recurring issue has been raised regarding the political position of Scotland and how the Scottish Parliament could better govern the country. To establish whether the quality of life could be improved for the Scottish people, key events, devolution, and the Scottish Parliament must be evaluated and analysed. The argument for greater power in decision making and the ability to implement change for the citizens of Scotland, has been central to Scottish politics for some