Some of Scotland’s top political scientists have been thinking about the implications of the constitutional change taking place. Here are some of their observations.
Rigor académico, oficio periodístico
Artículos sobre Scotland
Mostrando 421 - 440 de 650 artículos
Five years ago the prime minister was elected on promises that he would clean up lobbying. The result is a big disappointment.
The SNP do it differently and it killed the Lib Dems - supposedly. But when it comes to paying for higher education, the public has fewer qualms.
New figures show that Labour is considerably further behind the SNP with an age-group that is planning to turn out in force on May 7.
A memoir by Scotland’s most famous politician may surprise one or two of his detractors.
Ed Miliband may be tempted to emulate Scotland’s minority government of 2007 to 2011. Here’s why it would be a big mistake.
Why an intrepid trio went to the Isle of Eigg armed with Viking shields and poetry to recreate a funeral ceremony from 1000 years ago.
Nicola Sturgeon has set out her Scottish National Party’s opposition to renewing Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Will it cost that much?
The Westminster parties should take Nicola Sturgeon’s comments about UK-wide social justice and the value of minority government at their word.
So much change is coming to Westminster’s Scottish component. Alas so much us also staying the same.
Lord Ashcroft’s latest poll puts the SNP on course for a victory that will echo what happened in the 2011 Scottish election. Here’s why it’s too early for Nicola Sturgeon to get complacent.
Scotland’s four ancient universities have come out against government proposals to reform the sector. Here the university principal behind the proposals defends his thinking.
Edinburgh, recently voted fourth-most-beautiful city in the world, is one of many having problems with the coveted UNESCO status. It’s time for change.
While the UK braces itself for a political earthquake in Scotland in May that could well determine whether Labour or the Conservatives form the next government, a curious paradox surrounds the man at the…
The “vow” that the main UK party leaders made to boost the powers of the Scottish parliament in the days before the independence referendum started a sequence of events that will see welfare benefits vary…
With Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in London making a speech about the failures of austerity, her appearances are coming to embody her party’s momentum in the polls. Besides a TNS poll the other…
In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum, the UK government refused to admit to any contingency plans for relocating Trident, the four Vanguard-class submarines mounted with nuclear warheads…
Historically the fiercest rivalry in Scottish football is between its two biggest clubs, Rangers and Celtic. It has been off the agenda during Rangers’ period in the lower-league wilderness, but it is…
The new powers that look set to be devolved to Scotland include major changes for disability policy. Until now, Holyrood’s involvement in this area has been restricted to the NHS and social care – and…
Robert Burns may have lost some of the nationalist charge behind his popularity since Scotland voted No in last year’s referendum. But the celebrated poet continues to be fêted internationally during annual…
Principales colaboradores
-
Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
-
Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
-
Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research, National Centre for Social Research
-
Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
-
Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
-
Senior Lecturer in History, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Professor of Scottish History, University of Dundee
-
Professor of Politics, University of Essex
-
Associate Professor, Institute of Public Sector Accounting Research, The University of Edinburgh
-
Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
-
Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Professor of Economics, University of Aberdeen
-
Professor of Energy Policy, Robert Gordon University
