Les travaillistes et la dévolution 1966-1999

From 1966 onwards the Labour Party started to change its viewpoint on devolution, becoming increasingly favourable to the creation of devolved governments in Scotland and Wales. Despite the debacle of the 1979 referendums, it continued to support devolution and ultimately succeeded in creating a Sco...

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Main Author: Carine Berberi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2006-10-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1165
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spelling doaj-3ae8c35e5ca8445e92cd00e05c00cdde2020-11-24T23:50:59ZengCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation BritanniqueRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique0248-90152429-43732006-10-01141698310.4000/rfcb.1165Les travaillistes et la dévolution 1966-1999Carine BerberiFrom 1966 onwards the Labour Party started to change its viewpoint on devolution, becoming increasingly favourable to the creation of devolved governments in Scotland and Wales. Despite the debacle of the 1979 referendums, it continued to support devolution and ultimately succeeded in creating a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly in 1999. Why did Labour follow such a policy? Did their evolution show a genuine conversion to devolution or was it a reaction to specific economic and political circumstances, i.e., to purely pragmatic reasons?http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1165
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description From 1966 onwards the Labour Party started to change its viewpoint on devolution, becoming increasingly favourable to the creation of devolved governments in Scotland and Wales. Despite the debacle of the 1979 referendums, it continued to support devolution and ultimately succeeded in creating a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly in 1999. Why did Labour follow such a policy? Did their evolution show a genuine conversion to devolution or was it a reaction to specific economic and political circumstances, i.e., to purely pragmatic reasons?
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