The Scottish independence plebiscite was held on the 18th September 2014. With a voter turnout of 85%, 55% voted No to the inquiry ‘Should Scotland move an independent country?’ Yet, the outcome did non settle the affair ane time together with for all. Instead, attending has moved apace to the study of ‘Smith Commission’, formed to gain a computer programme to innovate ‘extensive novel powers’ for the Scottish Government, together with the number of the U.K. General election, which volition create upwards one's heed which parties volition get got the greatest tell inwards its implementation.
The special issue examines the primal issues that arose during together with afterward the referendum. It suggests that the Scottish experience, of designing together with debating referendums, provides a model for a large number of comparable countries. What closed to depict equally a parochial ground has taken on international importance. It besides discusses a serial of maybe counterintuitive arguments: the links betwixt the U.K. together with Scottish Governments could larn stronger equally greater devolution produces to a greater extent than shared responsibilities; constitutional reform did non popular off mitt inwards mitt amongst reforms to strengthen the Scottish Parliament or other political reforms; Scotland is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non less left-wing than many of the debates suggested; and, devolution does non Pb to inevitable differences inwards Scottish policy.
Paul Cairney
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