By Lawrence Fullick The possible future independence of Scotland is not a simple case of a region of an EU member state gaining independence without any historical rationale. Scottish national […]
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The promise by the prime minister of a new policy on Europe to be outlined in a speech in January rules out most useful comment on the issue between now
Can David Cameron save the unions? Read More »
David Cameron and Alex Salmond agreed earlier this month the terms for the referendum on Scottish independence to be held in the autumn of 2014. Federal Union has been asked
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The financial crisis claims another victim. The Californian city of San Bernardino is going bankrupt. Its liabilities are rising but its revenues are not, with the result predicted by Mr
A warning for fiscal federalism Read More »
The government’s plans for reforming the House of Lords are in disarray. A substantial majority – 462 to 124 – in the House of Commons voted for reform but the
From the people who brought you electoral reform Read More »
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Devolution Club invite you to the Seventh Italian-British Constitutional Conversation on “The referendum in the United Kingdom” Monday 21 May 2012 – 6.00 pm
The referendum in the United Kingdom (21 May 2012) Read More »
Federal Union held its AGM and annual conference on 17 March 2012. The morning session, entitled “Can the European Union be saved?”, looked at the European treaty agreed at the
Can the union be saved? Report on the Federal Union AGM Read More »
The Federal Union AGM and annual conference will be held in London on Saturday 17 March 2012. It will discuss: – the fate of the European Union after the latest
Can the union be saved? AGM and annual conference (17 March 2012) Read More »
There is a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon on whether to hold a referendum on EU membership, called by the eurosceptics who, of course, want Britain to
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Murdo Fraser has struck an unusual note in his bid for leadership of the Scottish Conservative party by promising to abolish it. If people in Scotland who were not members
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