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Scotland’s Choices

The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards

Author: Jim Gallagher, Guy Lodge and Iain McLean  

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Everything you need to know about Scotland's independence referendum: the options, the big issues and what happens next

Following the signing of the Edinburgh Agreement in October 2012, Scotland’s voters are promised a referendum on independence in autumn 2014. If they reject independence, the proposed changes from the Calman Commission’s review on Scottish Devolution will most likely be put in place. But what will happen after the referendum?

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Everything you need to know about Scotland's independence referendum: the options, the big issues and what happens next

Following the signing of the Edinburgh Agreement in October 2012, Scotland’s voters are promised a referendum on independence in autumn 2014. If they reject independence, the proposed changes from the Calman Commission’s review on Scottish Devolution will most likely be put in place. But what will happen after the referendum?

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Scotland faces its biggest choice since the 1707 union – should Scotland be an independent country? The Yes and No campaigns are well under way but with the vote looming closer the information available to the public is still limited. The Scottish people will have to make their own judgments, and so they need to have the issues explained as clearly as possible without spin or bias. What will happen after the referendum? How will Westminster and the rest of the UK respond? What happens if the vote is 'No'? Is it even clear what independence will mean? What about the oil? What will the currency be? What will happen to the Old Age Pension pot if the UK splits?

Scotland’s Choices, now fully revised for the critical last few months before the referendum, tells you everything you need to know before you place your vote. Written by one former civil servant, one academic and one think-tanker – one a resident Scot, one a Scot living in England and one an Englishman – the authors clearly explain the issues you may not have considered and detail how each of the options would be put into place after the referendum.

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“One of the essential books on the referendum debate.”

--Martin Kettle "The Guardian"

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About the Author

Iain McLean is Official Fellow in Politics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, and Professor of Politics, University of Oxford. He is the author of more than 100 papers and 15 books. Jim Gallagher has worked as a civil servant for the UK Government and the Scottish Executive for over 30 years. He was senior advisor to two Prime Ministers on devolution strategy (2007-2010), Secretary of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution, and expert advisor to the Scottish Parliament committee considering the Scotland Bill. He is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Visiting Professor in the Glasgow University Law School and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Guy Lodge is Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), one of the UK's leading think tanks. He is responsible for IPPR's work on political and constitutional reform and devolved politics has published widely in this area. He is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and co-author, with Anthony Seldon, of 'Brown at 10', a history of the Brown premiership.

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'A hard-headed, non-scary guide to the practical options facing Scotland and the UK ... A key text, because it remindsus of wider realities.'Martin Kettle, The Guardian'Scotland's Choices is a careful, lucid, objective description of the state Scotland is in.'John Lloyd, Financial Times'A formidable guide for the Campaign.'Paul H. Scott, Scots IndependentEverything you need to know about Scotland's independence referendum: the options, the big issuesand what happens nextScotland faces its biggest choice since 1707. The Yes and No campaigns are well under waybut with the vote looming closer the information available to the public is still limited. TheScottish people will have to make their own judgements, but to do so they need to have theissues explained as clearly and neutrally as possible.Scotland's Choices, now fully revised and updated in this 2nd edition, does just that.Written by one resident Scot, one expat, and one Englishman; one former civil servant,one academic, and one think-tanker, the book clearly explains the issues you may nothave considered and details how each of the options would be put into place after thereferendum.Key Features Lays out the facts in clear language without bias Written by leading experts at the heart of the political process who are equipped to ask hard questions about the options Includes new sections focusing on the policy positions set out by the Scottish and UK governments, with critical analysis of both Explains the little-understood Scotland Act, which will come into force if the vote is No* Looks at the key issues that must be addressed if the vote is Yes: public spending, tax and welfare, EU membership, the future of Faslane, the currency, financial regulation, oil revenues and many othersIain McLean is a Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford.Jim Gallagher is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and a Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow.Guy Lodge is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research.

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Scotland faces its biggest choice since the 1707 union - should Scotland be an independent country? The Yes and No campaigns are well under way but with the vote looming closer the information available to the public is still limited. The Scottish people will have to make their own judgments, and so they need to have the issues explained as clearly as possible without spin or bias. What will happen after the referendum? How will Westminster and the rest of the UK respond? What happens if the vote is 'No'? Is it even clear what independence will mean? What about the oil? What will the currency be? What will happen to the Old Age Pension pot if the UK splits? Scotland's Choices, now fully revised for the critical last few months before the referendum, tells you everything you need to know before you place your vote. Written by one former civil servant, one academic and one think-tanker - one a resident Scot, one a Scot living in England and one an Englishman - the authors clearly explain the issues you may not have considered and detail how each of the options would be put into place after the referendum.

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Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Published
31st May 2014
Edition
2nd
Pages
256
ISBN
9780748696406

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