Devolution in Scotland

Navigating the Scottish Political Landscape: An Analysis of BBC Scotland in the Independence Era

Author / Creator: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-923X.13362

Media type: Article

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This essay examines the complex relationship between the BBC and Scotland's evolving political landscape, shedding light on the challenges faced by the broadcaster since the inception of devolution in 1999 and particularly the 2014 independence referendum.


How devolution shaped modern Scotland: referendums, SNP dominance and a changed UK

Author / Creator: Adam Le Grice

Media type: Article

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The years that followed the SNP victory in the Scottish Parliament saw a radical change in the political landscape of Scotland and the UK


Scottish independence referendum: role of the Supreme Court

Author / Creator: David Torrance

Media type: Article

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Yesterday (28 June 2022) Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, set out a “route map” to holding a second referendum on the question of Scottish independence.

This Insight looks at what the Scottish Government is proposing and related legal issues.


Territorial inequalities under devolution: do Scottish and Welsh residents perceive a gap between capital cities and their local communities?

Author / Creator: Davide Vampa

Media type: Report

Date published: 2024

Devolved institutions risk (re-)creating new (real or perceived) gaps at lower territorial levels.