Scottish home rule : the answer to Scotland's constitutional question / Ben Thomson, [foreword by Menzies Campbell].
By: Thomson, Ben [author.]
.Contributor(s): Campbell, Menzies, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem [writer of foreword.].Publisher: [Edinburgh] : Birlinn, 2020Description: 175 pages : illustrations (black and white), tables.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780276946.Subject(s): Home rule -- Scotland | Self-determination, National -- Scotland | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Scotland -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Scotland -- Great Britain -- Relations | Great Britain -- Scotland -- RelationsDDC classification: 320.1509411 Summary: "Every debate about the Scottish constitution should include the topic of Scottish Home Rule, and if there is to be another referendum in Scotland then Home Rule should definitely be one of the options on the ballot paper. Home Rule is not widely understood being seen by many Unionists as the slippery slope to Independence and by Independence supporters as a Unionist proposal to retain sovereignty over Scotland. It is however a strong proposal in its own right with a separate history from Independence and a more likely stepping-stone to Federalism. This book is a much-needed statement for the merits of Scottish Home Rule as the best solution for Scotland. It covers the history and support for the Home Rule option from the 1860s, a clear structure for what Home Rule is and how Home Rule could improve both Scotland as well as be a framework for constitutional reform across the UK."-- Taken from back of book-cover.
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"Every debate about the Scottish constitution should include the topic of Scottish Home Rule, and if there is to be another referendum in Scotland then Home Rule should definitely be one of the options on the ballot paper. Home Rule is not widely understood being seen by many Unionists as the slippery slope to Independence and by Independence supporters as a Unionist proposal to retain sovereignty over Scotland. It is however a strong proposal in its own right with a separate history from Independence and a more likely stepping-stone to Federalism. This book is a much-needed statement for the merits of Scottish Home Rule as the best solution for Scotland. It covers the history and support for the Home Rule option from the 1860s, a clear structure for what Home Rule is and how Home Rule could improve both Scotland as well as be a framework for constitutional reform across the UK."-- Taken from back of book-cover.