Saving the union: Conservatives and the 'celtic fringe'

Political Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 386-391

  Lynch, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10044242673     PISSN: 00323179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-923x.2004.00640.x     Document Type: Review

References (11)

1. P. Lynch, 'Nationhood and identity in Conservative polities', in M. Garnett and P. Lynch, eds, The Conservatives in Crisis, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2003, pp. 182-97.
2. See the Constitution Unit's Quarterly Monitoring Reports: The Centre, August 2003, November 2003 and February 2004.
3. P. Duncan, 'Making devolution work', speech at Glasgow Caledonian University, 11 March 2004. The Conservatives held an Opposition day debate on the issue on 21 January 2004.
4. A YouGov survey found that 67 per cent of voters supported a ban on Scottish MPs voting on English-only legislation: A. King, 'Voters united on both sides of the border, Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2004.
5. J. Allardyce and N. Rafferty, 'Howard would give cabinet seat to Scots Tory leader', Sunday Times, 7 March 2004.
6. See M. McElwee, The Conservatives in Scotland: No Time for Self-Congratulation, London, The Bow Group, 2003.
7. A. Denholm, 'Letwin backs Scottish Tories on tax powers for Holyrood', The Scotsman, 3 May 2004.
8. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Time To Do Something about It, manifesto for the 2003 Scottish Parliament Elections, pp. 4-5.
9. Submission to the Richard Commission by Nick Bourne, February 2003, http://www.richardcommission.gov.uk/content/evidence/written/nbourne/submission. htm
10. See D. Seawright, 'The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party: "the lesser spotted Tory"?', in G. Hassan and C. Warhurst, eds, Tomorrow's Scotland, London, Lawrence and Wishart, 2002, pp. 66-82; and J. Evans, The Future of Welsh Conservatism, Cardiff, Institute of Welsh Affairs, 2002.
11. See D. Seawright, 'The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party: "the lesser spotted Tory"?', in G. Hassan and C. Warhurst, eds, Tomorrow's Scotland, London, Lawrence and Wishart, 2002, pp. 66-82; and J. Evans, The Future of Welsh Conservatism, Cardiff, Institute of Welsh Affairs, 2002.