The West Lothian question (1977)...

Hmm perhaps if some statutes debated were only to apply to England, ie education reform? I'm not sure how long scotland has had a separate education system.

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litispendence

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Could it have just been a theoretical question?

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Quite possibly, but then again... if there was no devolution why would anyone even be thinking about that theory? Ie, if the laws for the whole of the UK were even the same, why would anyone say "I know, if we had devolution, what would we do?" because no-one would have suggested it. Are we sure that there wasn';t already a primitive form of devolution, as your separate education system clearly existed before the Scotland Act.

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b4u386

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david17

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Devolution was very much on the political agenda in 1977.

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It doesn't technically have anything to do with devolution. Scottish Law and English law are seperate and have seperate legal systems. Even before devolution was considered this was the case. It was simply a fact hat some of the laws Parliament passed only applied to England and Wales but Scottish MPs could vote on it. It later evolved in to what is now known as the West Lothian question when devolution was postulated.

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So, that's basically what I said? Except I didn't know for sure :biggrin:

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Reply 8

Lewisy-boy

So, that's basically what I said? Except I didn't know for sure :biggrin:

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Yes, but my phrasing was far more eloquent :p:

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Plagiarism. I believe mine was first :biggrin:

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Reply 10

Lewisy-boy

Plagiarism. I believe mine was first :biggrin:

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Possibly, but yours read like a first year desperately trying to reword the work of someone far more knowledgable. lol :p:

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Oh no you didn't.... OK, so my turn of phrase on here rarely meets up to what it should.

Thanks for the critical comments, dear.

lol

I reiterate my point, supra post #10.

We find you guilty of plagiarism, therefore all of your [posts] carry no weight. Thank you, come again.

Kind regards

Some Vice-Chancellor guy who wants to chuck you out of uni because you were too lazy to make up your own ideas, in first year.

Reply 14

Lewisy-boy

I reiterate my point, supra post #10.

We find you guilty of plagiarism, therefore all of your [posts] carry no weight. Thank you, come again.

Kind regards

Some Vice-Chancellor guy who wants to chuck you out of uni because you were too lazy to make up your own ideas, in first year.

Dear Vice-Chancellor, I refer you to the univeristy guidance on plagiarism which is actually copied from another university without proper acknowledgment.

Reply 15

Dear Ethereal

You seem to have forgotten that whilst attending my institution, I am King. In the word's of Schmitt:

"He who is sovereign decides the [punishment]".

Ergo, blow me!

VC

Reply 16

Lewisy-boy

Dear Ethereal

You seem to have forgotten that whilst attending my institution, I am King. In the word's of Schmitt:

"He who is sovereign decides the [punishment]".

Ergo, blow me!

VC

Will it get me a first?

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