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 […]
Written by Stephen Bailey. The administration of John Major (1990-1997), which came into office after the collapse of the last Thatcher government, can hardly be credited with many successes. There was one reform he introduced however that was very successful and is actually a good example and template for how those who want to maintain […]
Written by Stephen Bailey. The latest (2024-25) GERS Report underlines the collective economic strength of being in the United Kingdom. The pooling and sharing of resources across the UK means that Scots benefit by £2,669 more per head in public spending than the UK average (the same is true for Ulster and Wales, who receive […]
The latest annual ‘Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland’ Report (GERS) (2024-25) is available for analysis and is extremely revealing for several reasons. According to the Scottish Executive’s (Holyrood) own website (see ‘sources’ below for a link to this site), GERS is described thus: ‘Q: Who produces GERS? ‘A: GERS is produced by Scottish Government statisticians. […]