April 2009

  • The Path to Independence?

    By roskopp on 4/8/09 6:56am
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    Scotland has had a separate parliament for a few years now. It was established after a referendum in 1997 which allowed the Scottish people to vote for a parliament and determine whether it should have tax raising powers. We voted overwhelmingly yes on both counts (74.3% for devolved parliament and 63.5% for tax varying powers). It still has a very limited range of powers and things like foreign policy are still dealt with on a UK basis at Westminster.

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