New Labour and the Devolution of Power in the United Kingdom
The Conflict
Ever since England and Scotland joined to form the Kingdom of Great Britain a tension has existed in Scotland, driven by its s...
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Once upon a time, it would have meant something to have watched the Zidane head-butt in the World Cup final live on TV. I did see it. I missed the first 85 minutes or so of the match, then tuned in...
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COLOMBO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's main donor Japan
said on Tuesday it was gravely concerned at the government's
decision to formally scrap a 6-year ceasefire with the Tamil
Tigers, and will ...
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London (dpa) - The Scottish Nationalist Party Tuesday presented
its programme for holding a referendum on independence from the rest
of Britain, beginning with a "national c...
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Colombo (dpa) - A committee comprising top government officials
from India and Sri Lanka has been appointed to deal with defence
related matters between the two countries, t...
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London (dpa) - Elections to regional parliaments in Scotland and
Wales and municipal polls in large parts of England could deliver a
savage blow to Britain's ruling Labour P...
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Belfast/London (dpa) - Historic dates have come and gone in
Northern Ireland, but May 8, 2007, is likely to be a day to be
remembered.
Pro-British Protestant ...
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London (dpa) - Alex Salmond has a dream: That Scotland should be a
free and independent country financing its wealth by gaining direct
control over the North Sea oil and gas...
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Colombo/Brussels (dpa) - Sri Lanka Friday reiterated its
commitment to a negotiated political settlement despite pulling out
of a near six-year-old Norwegian-backed truce wi...
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An influential group of global powers including Japan on
Saturday jointly expressed ''strong concerns'' about the Sri Lankan
government's decision to withdraw from the cease-fire agreement wi...
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Last week, the Scottish National Party became the largest party—by one seat—in the Scottish Parliamentary election.
Credit for this development belongs, in no small part, to Mel Gibson&...
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