THE POLITICAL HISTORIES OF MODERN SCOTLAND

摘要: The referendum on Scottish independence to be held in September 2014 presents the electors with a choice between two apparent absolutes: 'independence' and 'status quo'. In reality, however, matter is not so simple. Neither of these options offer quite way that their advocates suggest. Indeed, both campaigns are engaged efforts convince voters opponents' case much more extreme than it actually (Hassan 2013, 26). More known about what might happen if 'Better Together' achieves its aim but will status quo ante. passage Scotland Act, 2012, means nature devolution after strikingly different from which has existed since 1999. This piece legislation was debated at Westminster Holyrood based deliberations Caiman Commission sat 2008 2009. Act's most important provision increase responsibility Parliament for raising money spends. current dispensation, whereby extensive spending powers very few tax-raising powers, often serious flaw arrangements established by 1998. Currently, raises only around 15 per cent spends figure would rise