'The Scottish Parliament Is Getting It Right' Holyrood Commentary

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NOT so numpty after all. The Scottish parliament and Jack McConnell are entitled to take some small satisfaction at Tony Blair's U-turn last week on the partial smoking ban in England. They'd been told that Holyrood's complete ban was politically- correct madness, wouldn't work, nanny state etc etc.

Scottish politicians who should have known better, such as former Health Secretary John Reid, insisted the working classes should not be denied their small pleasures. Tony Blair agreed, slapping down his own health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, who wanted to go the whole Scottish hog.

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'The Scottish Parliament Is Getting It Right' Holyrood Commentary

Well, after consideration, England is now to come into line with Scotland. At least, that's what most people expect will be the result of the now free Commons vote. Really, it was only a matter of time before Westminster realised Scotland's ...

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