The Road to the Scottish Parliament - Softcover

Taylor, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748617590 ISBN 13: 9780748617593

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This important book provides an invaluable guide to the establishment of Scotland's Parliament. First published in 1999, this revised and updated edition follows the road to devolution - with fresh detail of the obstacles which stood in the way. In a separate, companion book, Scotland's Parliament: The Story So Far Brian Taylor analyses how the Scottish Parliament has worked in practice.With his unique insight, gained in twenty-five years of covering Scottish politics as a journalist, Taylor offers an analysis of the background to the most monumental political change in Scotland since the Union.In this book, Taylor examines the popular motivation for devolution - and traces the practical steps which led to the establishment of Scotland's new Parliament. In addition, he provides a challenging assessment of Scotland's political future: tackling the issue of whether devolution will content the Scots.There is substantial analytical coverage of the Referendum, the Scotland Act and the establishment of th

About this title

About the Author:

Brian Taylor is Political Editor at the BBC Scotland

Review:

Taylor prides himself as a political commentator on his objectivity, and he stays true to his aims in this informative book.

(The Scotsman)

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0748617590
• ISBN 13: 9780748617593
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208