Devolution
Opinion
Playing Politics in Three Dimensions
At one time, Scottish politics, like those elsewhere in Great Britain, divided rather clearly on the left-right axis, with elections disputed between Labour and the Conservatives.
Opinion
A Tale of Two Referendums
Whether GE2017 in Scotland is about Brexit or IndyRef rather depends on who you believe, says Ailsa Henderson.
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Opinion
So Much for Fixed Term Parliaments
Jeremy Corbyn’s acquiescence in an early General Election has confirmed the supposition that if pushed an opposition party would never want to appear to be frightened of going to the country.
Opinion
A Wealthier, Fairer Scotland. The Political Economy of Constitutional Change
How can Scotland become a wealthier and fairer (and also healthier, safer, stronger, smarter and greener) country using the powers now devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
Opinion
A second Scottish independence referendum without a s.30 Order? A legal question that demands a political answer
In this blog Professor Tierney argues that the legality of a unilateral referendum organised by the Scottish Parliament is a grey area.
Opinion
Is the UK Facing a Constitutional Crisis?
With Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May taking apparently incompatible positions over a second independence referendum, Michael Keating considers whether the constitution is now at breaking point.
Opinion
Devolve and not Forget: The Conservatives’ dilemma
Richard Parry discusses considerations facing Theresa May as decision time approaches on a second independence referendum.
Theresa May’s speech in Glasgow on 3 Ma
Publication
Brexit, EU Area-based Policies, and the Devolved Governments
Since the EU referendum, the post-Brexit future for agricultural, regional and rural policies in the UK have been hotly debated.
Opinion
Federalism, Brexit and the Union
Kezia Dugdale has reopened a discussion as to whether federalism might be the way forward for the UK but, suggests Gareth Evans, in doing so she has left a lot of old questions still needing