The Road to the Scottish Parliament - Brian Taylor - Paperback Bog - Edinburgh University Press - 2002 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

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This important book provides an invaluable guide to the establishment of Scotland''s Parliament. First published in 1999, this revised and updated edition follows the road to devolution - with fresh detail of the obstacles which stood in the way. In a separate, companion book, Scotland''s Parliament: The Story So Far Brian Taylor analyses how the Scottish Parliament has worked in practice.With his unique insight, gained in twenty-five years of covering Scottish politics as a journalist, Taylor offers an analysis of the background to the most monumental political change in Scotland since the Union.In this book, Taylor examines the popular motivation for devolution - and traces the practical steps which led to the establishment of Scotland''s new Parliament. In addition, he provides a challenging assessment of Scotland''s political future: tackling the issue of whether devolution will content the Scots.There is substantial analytical coverage of the Referendum, the Scotland Act and the establishment of th