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Tarbolton crooner sparks constitutional row
Jai MacDowall (24) a singer from the village of Tarbolton in Scotland, won Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday night, sparking a constitutional crisis as he did so. The First Minister of Scotland, Alex...
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You are the (Sher)Ref
So, I was reading through the draft Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill, which seems to be really broad in its attempts to crack down on sectarianism. I...
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Supreme Court rejects AXA appeal
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgement in the case of AXA Insurance v. Lord Advocate, in which insurance giants and bad losers AXA sought to strike down the Damages (Asbestos-related...
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Strictly Come Legislating
New laws giving Scotland’s police and prosecutors the additional tools they have asked for to extract ‘poisonous comments of hatred’ from Scottish ballroom and threats of harm being posted on the...
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Church of (an independent) Scotland – Part 2
With all this talk of an independent Scotland on the horizon, there is one question which leaps immediately to the front of one’s mind: What impact would independence have on the constitutional...
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What’s in a name?
Cigarettes, not in plain packaging The Scottish Government, along with its equivalents in Wales, Northern Ireland and .. um .. the rest of the United Kingdom are consulting on proposals to introduce...
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Gay Marriage – what’s next for Scotland?
Same Sex Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Game, set and match to the equal marriage campaign – no? Now that Obama has come out in favour of gay marriage in the USA, the liberal democracies of the...
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Church of (an independent) Scotland – Part 3
Logo of the Church of Scotland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) First of all, sorry about the gap in posting. I’m going to try and post a bit more often now. In my absence, the Scottish and UK Governments...
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Focus on alcohol
Scotch Whiskey at the Pub (Photo credit: cobalt123) So, somewhat inevitably, the Scottish Government‘s minimum alcohol pricing laws have been challenged by the booze industry. Specifically, the Scotch...
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Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill
English: A woman makes her support of her marriage, and not civil unions, known outside the Mormon temple at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Photographer’s blog post about this photo and the protest....
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Scotland’s Future – Absolvitor’s Questions Answered
Español: Composición del Reino Unido en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have just finished a cursory scan of the White Paper “Scotland’s Future” which (at long last)...
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Corroboration abolition opposed
Lords Cullen and Hamilton have given separate interviews making public their opposition to the Scottish Government’s proposed abolition of the requirement for corroboration in criminal trials in...
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Devolution in the UK
I have just sent off my submission to the Commons Select Committee on Political and Constitutional Reform in response to their inquiry on the future of devolution in the United Kingdom, in the light of...
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National Priorities in Education – what does the law say?
On Monday, I was fortunate to be in the audience while the First Minister gave a speech on education. In that speech, she set out “twin priorities of improving attainment for all children and tackling...
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Corroboration abolition opposed
Lords Cullen and Hamilton have given separate interviews making public their opposition to the Scottish Government’s proposed abolition of the requirement for corroboration in criminal trials in...
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