Written by Stephen Bailey. It is a fact of UK Constitutional Law that no party can receive a mandate for separating one part of the UK from the rest of the country at a devolved election as the Constitution (the heading under which ‘independence’ falls) is a reserved matter and so is for the sole […]
Written by Stephen Bailey. Robert Black of Edinburgh University has asserted that Scotland was ‘absorbed’ into England by the Acts of Union of 1706-07, rather than being a partner in a union. He has said that Scotland ceased to exist as a state in international law after 1707, while England continued to exist and was […]
Written by Stephen Bailey. Under the following laws, Constitutional matters are in the sole remit of the UK Parliament at Westminster (the Houses of Commons and Lords): The Scotland Act 1998, The Wales Act 2017 And the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Let’s look at what each act says about constitutional matters: Under the Scotland Act […]