Devolution of Powers

Scottish Parliament employment rights powers wise

Author / Creator: Ian McConnell

Media type: Newspaper article

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Trade unions have this week ramped up in a big way the drive to have powers over employment rights devolved to the Scottish Parliament.


Careful What you Wish for? Risk and Reward with Scottish Tax Devolution

Author / Creator: Stuart Mcintyre

Media type: Article

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Debates on fiscal devolution typically focus upon the rewards, but as the case of Scottish tax devolution shows, the risks are real and require careful management. Politicians on all sides need to be careful what they wish for.


Brexit and devolved social security in Scotland: a tale of two referenda

Author / Creator: Mark Simpson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2018

Social security is an obvious field for further devolution.


We have devolution from Westminster but not from Holyrood: Scotland as a centralised state

Author / Creator: James Mitchell

Media type: Article

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James Mitchell decries the lack of local power in local government and advocates radical reform.