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    Britain Rebooted: Scotland in a Federal Union
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    Britain Rebooted: Scotland in a Federal Union

    By David Torrance

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    Would federalism work in the UK? Wouldn’t England dominate a British federation? How would powers be distributed between federal and home nation level? What about the House of Lords?

    This new, post-referendum edition of Britain Rebooted is more relevant than ever, given the promises of further devolved powers for the nations and regions of the UK. David Torrance shares his thoughts on the Smith Commission, the ‘Vow’, the ‘Vow Plus’ and ‘EVEL’ (English Votes for English Laws).

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLuath Press Ltd
    Release dateDec 1, 2014
    ISBN9781910324042
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    Britain Rebooted: Scotland in a Federal Union
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    David Torrance

    David Torrance is a constitutional specialist at the House of Commons Library and a widely published historian of Scottish and UK politics. He has written biographies of SNP politicians Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, as well as the authorized biography of David Steel.

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