The Scottish Parliament was established in May 1999 amid much expectation from public and media, a rhetoric of 'new politics', 'consensus' and a belief that things could be different and better than Westminster (Hassan, 1998; Taylor, 1999). Parliament almost immediately became the main vocal ...
the overall left-right organization of political beliefs (e.g. measures of ‘Conservatism’) (see alsoLEFT-RIGHT CONTINUUM). There is little acceptance that such scales have been successful in establishing the existence of stable dimensions to political attitudes (see Robinson et al., 1968). As...
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The Scottish Parliament's seventh leader has stepped down after days of turmoil in Holyrood following the collapse of the party's powersharing agreement with the Greens.
As she had been on the receiving end of sexist criticisms, she delivered the now infamous “Misogyny Speech” as a response to Tony Abbott in parliament in October 2012. Julia garnered worldwide attention for her impassioned speech, in which she stated:“I will not be lectured about sexism...
Donald MacDonald from the Scottish Highlands, went to study Law at a renowned and austere English university and was living in the hall of residence with all the other students there. After he had been there a month, his old mother came to visit him. "And how do you find the English ...
Source: UK Parliament (2023b). Political party report On 15 February, SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly announced her intention to resign from both positions ahead of the upcoming party conference that would decide the future of independence policy, citing the pressur...
With the help of the Fabian Society and the Trades Union Congress, the ILP in 1900 set up the Labour Representation Committee, renamed the Labour party in 1906. The new party elected 29 members to Parliament in 1906; in the two elections of 1910 it elected 40 and 42. Its strength lay ...
The opposition parties, including the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party, have renewed their calls for a general election, arguing that the general public should have a say over who leads the country instead of letting a handful of Tory party members call the sh...