Hm Government Scotland Analysis Science And Research

Author : Great Britain: Scotland Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0101872828

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HM Government: Scotland Analysis: Science and Research by Great Britain: Scotland Office Pdf

This paper is the latest in the Scotland analysis series and explores how an integrated domestic environment for research in publicly funded institutions supports the UK's, including Scotland's, excellent and thriving research base which is vital for innovation and economic success. An independent Scottish state would become responsible for deciding how much to spend on research activity and how to distribute research funding. In order to replace the 2012-13 level of Research Council expenditure in Scotland (£307 million), the government of an independent Scottish state would have to spend 0.23 per cent of 2012 GDP on research or seek additional funding from elsewhere such as overseas, businesses or charities. Businesses and research charities could, however, face additional administrative burdens created by divergences in regulatory regimes and tax jurisdictions, meaning funding projects in both the continuing UK and an independent Scottish state could become more complex. UK national institutions would operate on behalf of the continuing UK as before but would have no power or obligation to act in, or on behalf of, an independent Scottish state. In the event of independence the single strategic and highly integrated research framework would be likely to diverge as an independent Scottish state set and deliver its own research priorities. Research collaborations between the continuing UK and an independent Scottish state would be international collaborations associated with levels of risk not present in domestic collaborations. Research excellence is also supported by the ability of researchers and staff to move freely across the UK and elsewhere, thereby supporting the flow of knowledge

Author : Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1474102301

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Scotland Analysis by Great Britain. Cabinet Office Pdf

Author : Great Britain. H.M. Treasury,Stationery Office (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 1474106137

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United Kingdom, United Future by Great Britain. H.M. Treasury,Stationery Office (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : Michael Keating
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748642243

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Government of Scotland by Michael Keating Pdf

Second edition of this comprehensive account of the policy process in contemporary Scotland.

Author : Great Britain: Scotland Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0101855427

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Scotland Analysis by Great Britain: Scotland Office Pdf

The UK Government is undertaking a major cross-government programme of analysis prior to the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. The aim is to provide a comprehensive and detailed analysis of Scotland's place in the UK. This paper, the first of a series to be published in 2013 and 2014, examines the UK's constitutional set-up and the legal implications of independence. The UK Government is convinced that the current devolution offers the best for Scotland: the Scottish Parliament and Government are empowered to take decisions on a range of domestic policy areas - such as health, education, policing - while Scotland continues to benefit from decisions made for the UK as a whole - defence and security, foreign representation, economic affairs. Independence is very different to devolution. Based on independent expert opinion (published as Annex A), the paper concludes that if there were to be a vote in favour of leaving the UK, Scotland would become an entirely new state whilst the remainder of the UK would continue as before, retaining the rights and obligations of the UK as it currently stands. Any separation would have to be negotiated between both governments. Legal and practical implications of independence, both at home and abroad, are addressed. An independent Scotland would have to apply to and/or negotiate to become a member of whichever international organisations it wished to join, including the EU and NATO. Scotland would also have to work through its positions on thousands of international treaties to which the UK is currently party.

Author : Great Britain: H.M. Treasury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0101885156

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United Kingdom, United Future by Great Britain: H.M. Treasury Pdf

Dated June 2014. A TSO version of a title previously published by HM Government

Author : Iain McLean
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748696390

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Scotland's Choices by Iain McLean Pdf

Scotland faces its biggest choice since the 1707 union that made the United Kingdom - 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. What will happen after the referendum? What are the international implications? What about the UK's nuclear deterrant, currently housed in Scotland? 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, does just that. 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.

Author : Great Britain. Treasury
Publisher : Stationery Office
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0115601074

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The Green Book by Great Britain. Treasury Pdf

This new edition incorporates revised guidance from H.M Treasury which is designed to promote efficient policy development and resource allocation across government through the use of a thorough, long-term and analytically robust approach to the appraisal and evaluation of public service projects before significant funds are committed. It is the first edition to have been aided by a consultation process in order to ensure the guidance is clearer and more closely tailored to suit the needs of users.

Author : Sheila Riddell
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781474404600

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Higher Education in Scotland and the UK by Sheila Riddell Pdf

This book examines the impact of devolution on Scottish and UK higher education systems, including institutional governance, approaches to tuition fees and student support, cross-border student flows, widening access, internationalisation and research pol

Author : Gerry Mooney,Gill Scott
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447308324

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Social Justice and Social Policy in Scotland by Gerry Mooney,Gill Scott Pdf

Social justice and social policy in Scotland offers a critical engagement with the state of social policy in one of the devolved nations of the UK, a decade after the introduction of devolution. Promoting greater social justice has been held up as a key vision of successive Scottish administrations since devolution began. It is argued throughout this important book that the analysis of Scottish social policy must therefore be located in wider debates around social injustice as well as about how the devolution process affects the making, implementation and impact of social policy. Social justice and social policy in Scotland focuses on a diverse range of topics and issues, including income inequalities, work and welfare, criminal justice, housing, education, health and poverty, each reflecting the themes of social inequality and social justice. This book will be essential reading for academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners as well as students of social policy and of society in Scotland and other devolved nations.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264438071

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Early Learning and Child Well-being in England by OECD Pdf

This report sets out the findings from the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study in England. The study assesses children’s skills across both cognitive and social-emotional development, and how these relate to children’s early learning experiences at home and in early childhood education and care.

Author : Daniel Donnelly,Kenneth Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136308161

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Policing Scotland by Daniel Donnelly,Kenneth Scott Pdf

This fully updated and expanded second edition of Policing Scotland takes account of recent developments in Scottish policing and criminal justice against the backdrop of a dynamic political landscape and looming fiscal constraints in public services. The book offers contributions from both academics and practitioners, and not only shows police at work in contemporary Scotland, but also gives some insight into those areas where policing is carried out by non-police people and organisations. It seeks to identify what it is about Scottish policing that is distinctly Scottish, the main characteristics of modern policing in Scotland, how these have developed over the recent past, and what they have become today. In answering these questions, the book analyses policing in Scotland in the context of the new and emerging ideas about the nature, purposes and methods of policing that are developing elsewhere in the world, and seeks to determine how far Scottish policing is maintaining its own traditions, or simply becoming a localised example of wider global trends. The second edition of this popular text introduces new chapters on crime investigation, police unionism, ethnic minorities, policing violence and forensic science, as well as incorporating a major new theme which seeks to explain how those responsible for policing Scotland set about dealing with current issues such as terrorism and organised crime. This book makes a significant contribution to the current debate on policing in Scotland, and as such is an essential text for academics and those interested in policing issues.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament,Great Britain: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Publisher : Stationery Office/Tso
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0101861621

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Scotland Analysis by Great Britain. Parliament,Great Britain: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Pdf

This paper is the fourth in the Scotland analysis series. It discusses the strong economic integration between Scotland and the rest of the UK, and investigates the consequences of Scottish independence for the UK business environment. It explains the benefits of the current UK framework, which minimises the costs and risks that Scotland would otherwise be exposed to. The integration within the UK's domestic market brings benefits to all. The size and scale of the market brings opportunities to trade, move jobs, collaborate to develop new and future technologies, travel and communicate efficiently and benefit from economies of scale. Effective common regulations and institutions, a unified labour market, a shared knowledge base and integrated infrastructures are central to the success of this unified domestic market. However much an independent Scottish state sought to stay aligned with regulations and institutions in the continuing UK, a single market withn two separate states is not the same as a fully integrated domestic market. Divergence and fragmentation would likely lead to short-term and long-term costs, and prolonged uncertainties, for businesses and consumers.

Author : Philip McCann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317237174

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The UK Regional-National Economic Problem by Philip McCann Pdf

In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a more and more divided society with inequality between the regions as marked as it has ever been. In a landmark analysis of the current state of Britain’s regional development, Philip McCann utilises current statistics, examines historical trends and makes pertinent international comparisons to assess the state of the nation. The UK Regional–National Economic Problem brings attention to the highly centralised, top down governance structure that the UK deploys, and demonstrates that it is less than ideally placed to rectify these inequalities. The ‘North-South’ divide in the UK has never been greater and the rising inequalities are evident in almost all aspects of the economy including productivity, incomes, employment status and wealth. Whilst the traditional economic dominance of London and its hinterland has continued along with relative resilience in the South West of England and Scotland, in contrast the Midlands, the North of England, Northern Ireland and Wales lag behind by most measures of prosperity. This inequality is greatly limiting national economic performance and the fact that Britain has a below average standard of living by European and OECD terms has been ignored. The UK’s economic and governance inequality is unlikely to be fundamentally rebalanced by the current governance and connectivity trends, although this definitive study suggests that some areas of improvement are possible if they are well implemented. This pivotal analysis is essential reading for postgraduate students in economics and urban studies as well as researchers and policy makers in local and central government.

Author : Blain Neil Blain
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748696611

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Scotland's Referendum and the Media by Blain Neil Blain Pdf

After the Referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country in September 2014 - and following a momentous mobilisation of voters by both the Yes and No campaigns - Scotland's political environment has been fundamentally energised. But how was the Referendum campaign reported and structured in the media in Scotland, the wider United Kingdom, and in other parts of the world, and was it a matter of 'construction' rather than 'representation'?In this book scholars, commentators and journalists from Britain, Europe and beyond examine how the media across the world presented the debate itself and the shifting nature of Scottish - and British - identity which that debate revealed. Several of the contributors also explore how the emphases and constructions which were put on the debate in their particular countries illuminated these countries' own responses to nationalism and separatism.The consequences of the Referendum's No result are traced in the media through until the May general election of 2015.