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Referendum

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Scots are better off in the Union »

Why should a largely unfounded hatred of the English override fiscal sense?

This referendum business has stirred up a lot of vitriol between unionist and nationalist factions among the Scottish. As one of many Anglo-Scots mongrels, I'd like to think I'm an independent outsider here. There is, no-one can disagree, quite a lot ...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Sighs of relief at EUSA as constitution passes referendum »

EUSA president Matt McPherson

Years of debate and political wrangling finally came to fruition at Edinburgh University Students' Association last week, as students voted resoundingly in favour of a new constitution for the union. A campus-wide referendum held from 12 to 14 October...

Mon 17 Oct 2011 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

EUSA constitution stands undisputed »

Old school?

Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) last week formally announced the upcoming referendum on its constitution. Students of the university will later this month be asked to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ on whether to adopt the n...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Daniel Do Rosario | Read more »

AV: A closer look »

The referendum which will be presented to the British public on 5 May is one of the few opportunities in which we are able to participate directly in the democratic process. Politicians and political activists alike have seized upon the current public ...

Wed 04 May 2011 by James Turley | Read more »

Electoral reform: A real alternative »

As The Journal arrives on campus today, fewer than 24 hours remain before polls open and the Scottish general election gets underway. We will not here issue any kind of partisan endorsement – you will vote in accordance with your personal princip...

Wed 04 May 2011 | Read more »

Clegg announces plans to move Holyrood poll »

Scottish Parliament

Nick Clegg’s plans to change the timetable of Holyrood’s 2015 election have been met with claims the Deputy Prime Minister was showing “gross disrespect." The Westminster and Holyrood elections are due to be held on the same dat...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Marcus de Wilde | Read more »

Referendum to be held on voting reform »

Fair Votes

MPs have moved closer to sanctioning a referendum on the Alternative Vote (AV), backing the proposal, a key plank to the Con-Lib coalition, at the opening of the new session of Parliament on 6 September. The referendum passed with 328 votes to 26...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Marcus de Wilde | Read more »

EUSA makes second pass at constitutional reform »

EUSA

Motions for Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) General Meeting have been submitted, with the Enabling motion being resubmitted under a new name after its controversial failure last November.  Despite passing unanimously throu...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Melanie Archer | Read more »

SNP tables legislation for independence referendum »

The Scottish Parliament

First Minister Alex Salmond has announced plans for a referendum on independence as part of the Scottish Government's plans for the next parliamentary year. The plans form the flagship bill in the SNP’s third legislative programme, which - if ...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Labour calls for independence debate »

The Journal

A leading Labour figure has suggested that a debate on independence within the Scottish Labour Party would be constructive.Andy Kerr, finance spokesman for the party, has called for a "discussion in the party" on an independence referendum.Ot...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 | Read more »

SNP Conference Roundup »

The Scottish National Party

The mood at Aviemore this year was definitely one of consolidation, not triumph, as the SNP held its first conference as a party in power.Falling eerily close to the 40th anniversary of the SNP gaining its first seat in Parliament. Alex Salmond used th...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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