The No-men of England: The Geordie revolt that defeated the Scotland and Wales Bill in 1977

The Scotland and Wales Acts 1978 failed on multiple criteria. Although devolution of powers to Scotland and Wales was a principal policy of the Labour governments in office from 1974 to 1979, it was defeated in a guillotine vote in 1977. That defeat was orchestrated by the leaders of Tyne &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLean, I
Format: Journal article
Published: Wiley 2016