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1
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A new politics

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Representation of broader range of society

Greater opportunity for public participation

2
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What percentage of women are there in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly?

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35% and 40%

3
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Multi Party Politics

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AMS system shows much more clearly the presence of multi party politics

4
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Minority and coalition governments

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Welsh and Scottish Assemblies have produced several complex outcomes (eg 1999 and 2003 Labour-Lib Dem Scot, Lab minority gov 1999 Wales)

5
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Policy Divergence

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Different policy to Westminster (eg tuition fees and exams)

6
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Funding

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Block grants are given under the Barnett Formula

7
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Intergovernmental relations

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Offices for each nation represented at Whitehall

8
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What new mechanisms have been set up to handle Intergovernmental relations?

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Concordats (set out rules governing relationship)
Joint Ministerial Committee
Supreme Court (for when disputes arise)
British-Irish Council

9
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What is the West Lothian Question?

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Should there be an English Parliament (should Scottish MPs be allowed to vote on english matters at Westminster when the English can’t vote on devolved Scottish matters?)

10
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What 4 main solutions have emerged to the West Lothian Question?

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  • Elected regional assemblies in England
  • Regional select committees at Westminster
  • English votes for English laws
  • An English Parliament
11
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Britishness has…

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Arguably been weakened (people now defining themselves more by state not country (eg Scottish not British))

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