A critical challenge to Scotland's new system of government is the making and
implementation of public policy. This book offers a comprehensive account of the policy …

SCOTTISH POLITICS Page 1 PAUL CAIRNEY & NEIL MCGARVEY SCOTTISH POLITICS
SECOND EDITION Page 2 Scottish Politics Page 3 Also by Paul Cairney THE SCOTTISH …

Ailsa Henderson analyses each nation's linguistic, racial, cultural, economic, and political
diversity within a historical and contemporary context. Challenging the assumption that …

Devolution has established new political institutions in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,
London and the other English regions since 1997. These devolution reforms have …

This paper provides the first systematic attempt to investigate the legislative impact of the
Scottish Parliament on Executive legislation, by analysing the fate of all amendments to …

Opposition politics in the British House of Commons is dominated by the 'Official'Opposition.
However, other parties also carry out opposition roles in the chamber. This is particularly …

Advocates of Scottish devolution believed that it would usher in a new era of governance,
one which would contrast starkly with the putatively antiquated centralism and adversarial …

ABSTRACT A lack of inter-governmental relations has been seen as a serious challenge to
the integrity of the UK after devolution. This article asks whether newly evolving multilevel …

It is now commonplace to criticise the failings of Westminster's 'political class'. One part of
this criticism regards the limited extent to which Westminster politicians reflect the social …

Part of the appeal of creating a new Scottish Parliament lay in the ability of legislators to re-
define the institutional culture of politics. For advocates of change, the Westminster system …