Let the crisis begin | The UK-Scotland Supreme Court case.
The UK-Scotland Supreme Court case may prove to be the beginning of a major constitutional crisis.
Tagged: EU Withdrawal Bill
There shall be a Scottish Parliament
Holyrood voted to protect itself from changes it never consented to and uphold Donald Dewar’s vision that ‘there shall be a Scottish Parliament’.
When hope fades
As the mainstream media concentrated on setting fire to baby boxes, the House of Lords was busy extinguishing hopes of protecting the devolution settlement.
David Mundell explains what UKGOV means by consent
David Mundell explains that the consent of the Scottish Parliament is worthless and that he is happy with that because that is what we voted for in 2014.
The House of Lords amendments that might stop the power grab
Here are the House of Lords amendments that may break the deadlock between the Scottish and UK Governments over repatriated EU powers.
Consent, Lord Hope and Charity
Lord Hope will today introduce amendments to the EU(Withdrawal) Bill designed to end the current deadlock. However, the stalemate points to a bigger problem.
The power-grab. ‘It’s just a process thing’, according to Mundell
David Mundell thinks the UK taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court for trying to defend devolution is ‘just a process thing’.
The understatement of the century
Lord David Steel this week pointed out that Scotgov has been treated badly in relation to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. That’s a massive understatement.
The one time Holyrood said no to Westminster
Holyrood is discussing whether it should give consent to the EU(Withdrawal) Bill. What can we learn from the one example of consent being denied before?
The Empty Vessels
In the last week, both Scottish Labour and Tories have made big principled stances that crumbled when push came to shove.
The Scottish Tories vote against Scotland again
The EU(Withdrawal) Bill has really shown the Scottish Tories in their true light. Time and time again they have voted against Scotland’s interests.
Will the Scottish Tories save us from the Brexit power grab?
The Scottish Tories keep voting for the Brexit power grab, but this week they pledged to save us from it. Forgive me for being sceptical.
While our eyes were on Ireland, parliament voted for a power grab
With all the commotion yesterday, you may have missed the DUP and the Scottish Tories depriving the devolved parliaments of post-brexit powers.
Scottish Affairs Committee: “urgent action needed to end devolution stalemate”
The Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster has just published a report stating that urgent action is needed to prevent a constitutional crisis.
So much for ‘a modern form of Scottish home rule’.
Is Scotland a country and should the citizens of a country be able to determine their own fate? If your answer is Yes/Yes, Brexit should make you angry.
Sturgeon tells May Scotgov can’t back EU Withdrawal Bill in current form
The main sticking point is that post-Brexit, the EU Withdrawal Bill moves powers to Westminster that should default to Holyrood.
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