Scotland: The Road Divides

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Scotland is one country with many systems and part of many Unions - the UK, Europe and global. What is our role and our future? How ambitious are we? Has the SNP victory in 2007 changed forever the mindset of Scottish politics or have we been here before? Is the 300-year-old Union in danger? What is the state of Scottish politics today? Is it the end of traditional loyalties? Is a seismic shift in public opinion underway? How will the Scottish landscape look in the future.""Scotland: The Road Divides"" is a hard-hitting, incisive, and informed look at where the devolution journey has taken us - from the heady days of the new Blair government in 1997 to the dramatic events of 2007 - and where do we go from here. Arguing that the Union must adapt to survive, McLeish and Brown contend that the devolution referendum paved the way for a bold new consitutional settlement. A contentious and pertinent commentary, this book maintains that many politicians have not come to terms with the dramatic changes and do not appear to understand the 'new politics'.

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Title	Scotland: The Road Divides
Author	Tom Brown, Henry McLeish
Binding	Paperback
ISBN-13	9781906307240
No. of Pages	169
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Author Bio	RT HON Henry McLeish began his political career as an elected member in local government in 1974, and was leader of Fife Regional Council for five years. In 1987 he was elected as a member of the UK Parliament and acted as Minister for Devolution and Home Affairs in the Labour government from 1997 to 1999. In the first Scottish Parliament he was Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning from 1999, and in 2000 he became First Minister of Scotland until 2001. Resigning from politics in 2003, he is now an adviser and consultant and lectures in the USA and elsewhere on a variety of topics.Tom Brown is one of Scotland's most respected and experienced political commentators. A former Fleet Street journalist, he was political editor of the Daily Record. He now writes a weekly column for Scotland on Sunday, contributes to a number of newspapers and broadcasts regularly. He has also written books on political biography and football.
Back Cover Copy	'The Brown Government must engage with the Scottish question while at the same time, ceding yet more British sovereignty to the European Union... it is here that the interests of the English and the other nationalities of the UK divide.' - FRANK FIELD, MP '[This paper] is the first step in a national conversation.' - UK GOVERNMENT GREEN PAPER 2007 'THE GOVERNANCE OF BRITAIN' 'This paper is the first step in a wide-ranging national conversation about the future of Scotland' - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER 2007 'CHOOSING SCOTLAND'S FUTURE' This book aims to take these conversations forward, to engage in the key issues facing Scotland and the UK. Has the SNP victory in 2007 changed forever the mindset of Scottish politics or have we been here before? Is the 300-year-old Union in danger? What is the state of Scottish politics today? Is it the end of traditional loyalties? Is a seismic shift in public opinion underway? How will the Scottish landscape look in the future? Scotland: The Road Divides is a hard-hitting, incisive, and informed look at where the devolution journey has taken us - from the heady days of the new Blair government in 1997 to the dramatic events of 2007 and where we go from here. Arguing that the Union must adapt to survive, McLeish and Brown contend that the devolution referendum paved the way for a bold new constitutional settlement. A contentious and pertinent commentary, this book maintains that many politicians have not come to terms with the dramatic changes and do not appear to understand the 'new politics', or the new Union.
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Table of Contents	Chapter 1 - The road to Home RuleChapter 2 - Referendum 1997.Chapter 3 - Scotland's political parties - the lessons.Chapter 4 - The state of the Union.Chapter 5 - Scotland's elected representatives.Chapter 6 - Green Paper, White Paper.Chapter 7 - Battle lines.Chapter 8 - The issue of powers.Chapter 9 - The 'English question'.Chapter 10 - The academic answer.Chapter 11 - Old nations, new ideas.Chapter 12 - Conclusions.
BISAC Subject	POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General
BIC Subject	Politics & government

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