Explanatory Concepts in Political Science: Territorial Politics and Devolution by Mojo Blyth Piper https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm en-us 2024-10-04 13:26:50 UTC 2024-10-10 17:36:32 UTC hello@padlet.com With the advent of devolution to Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland since 1997, has the UK now become a federal state (more typical of consensus rather than a majoritarian system)? mb780 https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153685606 2024-10-04 13:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153685606 G1: Administrative mb780 https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153688165 The process by which power is transferred to allow specific functions to be carried out.

]]> 2024-10-04 13:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153688165 G2: Executive mb780 https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153689783 The process by which power is transferred to enable policy decisions to be made.

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]]> 2024-10-04 13:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153690709 G4: Fiscal mb780 https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153693257 The process by which tax raising and borrowing powers are transferred to another body.

]]> 2024-10-04 13:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3153693257 Arguments against: Scotland has some power over income tax, but not over VAT or NI so powers over fiscal policy arent fully devolved, so UK isn't really a truly federal state https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163040853 2024-10-10 12:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163040853 Section 10 GRA Reform https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163043080 2024-10-10 12:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163043080 Arguments against: Wales & Northern Ireland have even less powers over their fiscal policy, showing the UK isn't really a federal state https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163043118 2024-10-10 12:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163043118 Differing Education Systems https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163043427

  • Different Exam Boards

  • Students in Scotland are able to leave to university at age 17 compared to 18 everywhere else

  • Max tuition fee in Scotland is £1820 a year for an undergraduate degree compared to 9250 in England


    • ]]>     2024-10-10 12:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163043427     Post-Brexit Executive Centralisation https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163044911 2024-10-10 12:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163044911 Against https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163044983 Devolved parties are not equal, so it cannot be a federal state (Northern Ireland's case)

    ]]>     2024-10-10 12:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163044983     GLC, Mayors, Local Government https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163046166 2024-10-10 12:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163046166 https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163046688 In Scotland there is a universal right to free roam compared to there not being one in the rest of the UK

    ]]>     2024-10-10 12:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163046688     G4 https://padlet.com/mb780/pwscv77vbchnzcpm/wish/3163047687 Not all of the revenue collected from income tax goes straight to scottish government budget

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