The Smith Commission, top-down politics and local government

McGarvey, Neil; (2014) The Smith Commission, top-down politics and local government. In: Beyond Smith. Future of the UK and Scotland, Centre on Constitutional Change, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, pp. 44-46.

Abstract

The devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament does not seem to be accompanied by further decentralisation to the local councils. Local government remains but a footnote in the Scottish constitutional debate, and the inclusion of local government policy in the contributions to the Smith Commission made by Scotland’s political parties seem to be an afterthought. It remains to be seen, in a time of constitutional flux, where Scotland’s local communities will fit in.

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  Item type:	Book Section
  ID code:	51407
  Dates:	Date Event 24 November 2014 Published
  Subjects:	Political Science > Local government Municipal government Political Science > Political institutions (Europe) > Scotland
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	02 Feb 2015 14:32
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 14:58
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51407