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mending scotland - essays in economic regionalism by christopher harvie(argyll publishing, (pounds) 5.99) The 1979 generation did not take too well to losing a referendum. Chris Harvie describes himself as "mauled", and he wasn't alone. Having persuaded themselves that inadequate legislation to provide an inadequate "assembly" would do to be going on with, a regiment of academics, journalists, politicians and activists went into what can only be called a huff. To some extent, that huff persists.
I don't suggest for a moment that their sense of devastation was not entirely sincere. As a young journalist starting out a quarter of a century ago, I caught the tail-wind of epic disappointment. In some quarters, indeed, it was akin to a desire to dissolve the people, unreliable bastards, and elect another. Exile - physical, emotional or both - often followed.See the full content of this document
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Dour of Scotland Need a New Tune
But here was the thing: we got lucky. Some may have been disoriented by Sir Alec Douglas-Home's cynical promise that the devolution measures would be "improved" if they voted No, but people who believe Tories g...
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