New parliament, new politics in Scotland

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 605-621

  Mitchell, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034216109     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/53.3.605     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. 1 Confusingly, there were two Claims of Right. The first was a document drawn up by the Constitutional Steering Committee set up by the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, a cross-party group of home rulers which included some SNP members. This set out the case for a Scottish Parliament and proposed that a constitutional convention should be established in order to bring it about. The second was a short statement signed by members of the Constitutional Convention once it was established in March 1989 which declared the sovereignty of the Scottish people.
2. 2 Towards Scotland's Parliament: A Report to the Scottish People, Scottish Constitutional Convention, November 1990, p. 12.
3. 3 At a Labour press conference, BBC Scotland's political editor asked Jack McConnell, Labour Scottish General Secretary: 'Why worry, isn't the electoral system [for the proposed Scottish Parliament] designed to prevent the SNP getting power?' to which McConnell replied, 'Correct.' BBC Radio Scotland, 22.4.97.
4. 4 Information from Charles Pattie.
5. 5 Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament, Shaping Scotland's Parliament, Edinburgh, The Scottish Office, December 1998, p. 3.
6. 6 McAllion, 'Holyrood's Committees find Journey from Idealism to Reality Hard Going', The Herald, 25.10.99.
7. 7 See Brown's comments as part of the Changing the Culture of our Politics Group, Evidence to Procedures Committee. Scottish Parliament, 1.2.00.
8. 8 Consultative Steering Group, op. cit., p. 7.
9. 9 Scotsman, 4.10.99.
10. 10 Proceedings of the Procedures Committee, Scottish Parliament, 1.2.00.
11. 11 J. Smith, 'Reforming Our Democracy: The First Richard Stewart Memorial Lecture', University of Strathclyde, October 1992.
12. 12 At time when the Claim had been signed it was reported that all participants, including all Scottish Labour MPs, had signed the document. It later transpired that Tam Dalyell MP, an inveterate opponent of devolution had not signed it but Labour had managed to keep this quiet for quite some time.
13. 13 Scotland's Parliament. Cm. 3658, 1997; Scotland Act 1998, Section 28(7).
14. 14 Wright, 'A Critical Week for Democracy', Herald, 5.10.99.
15. 15 Jones, 'Door's Open', Scottish Business Insider, 31.7.99.
16. 16 Rait, 'Open Government? Oh No It Isn't', Scotsman, 9.7.99.
17. 17 Moffat, 'Why Scotland Simply Cannot Go On Sniping', Sunday Herald, 25.7.99.
18. 18 Wright, 'New Parliament - New Politics for a New Era?', Herald, 14.5.98.
19. 19 'The New Politics - Keep It Dull', Scotsman, 17.6.99.