The Irish in the West of Scotland 1797-1848
The Irish in the West of Scotland 1797-1848

Author: Martin J. Mitchell

Publisher: John Donald

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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A popular idea of the Irish in Scotland has been that they were used as strike breakers during the first half of the 19th century. This book argues that the Irish had been involved in the struggle for political change since as early as 1797.

The governance of Britain
The governance of Britain

Author: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2008-01-24

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780101730426

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This Command Paper is part of a series of documents looking at constitutional and electoral issues whose objectives and aims are set out in the original Green Paper (Cm. 7170 - The Governance of Britain, ISBN 978010171021). This Paper is divided into seven chapters with annexes, and sets out a review of the voting systems, with the chapters covering the following topics: an introduction to the subject; a summary of electoral systems operating in the UK; some arguments for and against different voting systems; the new voting systems and the experience since 1997; an assessment of the experience and a comparison with the international experience of voting systems. The publication draws information from previous reviews of voting systems, academic papers, books and other resources up to the end of October 2007. It takes account of the experiences of the new voting systems in the UK, for the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the London Assembly, the London Mayor and the European Parliament.

General Practitioners at the Deep End
General Practitioners at the Deep End

Author: Graham Watt

Publisher:

Published: 2012-05

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780850843385

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Deep End practices are at the front line of the NHS in addressing the health and problems of severely deprived communities. The experiences and views of GPs serving the 100 most deprived practice populations in Scotland are presented.