gain from joining the UK. The aim of this essay is to discuss both sides of the views both against and in favour of the Scottish independence referendum. There has been complicated history between Scotland and England. Scotland was united with England in order to encourage its economy. Recently‚ however‚ there are two opposing sides of the independence referendum including “Yes Scotland”
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Disadvantages of using Referendums in the UK? (25 marks) A referendum is a vote given to the public which is determined by the government‚ and is used to help answer an important political or constitutional question to which the public must vote a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. One advantage of using referendums in the UK is that they enable the public that are over 18 to approve or disprove important constitutional changes. An example of a one being used for this purpose is the 1998 referendum which was used
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Freedom Rides and 1967 REFERENDUM 12th February 1965‚ 30 university students from Sydney set off to campaign in country towns of NSW for the improved rights for Aboriginal peoples …Student action for Aborigines. Charles Perkins (born 1936) was the first indigenous person to graduate from a tertiary institution; he was also a talented soccer player who had turned down an offer to play for Manchester United. His childhood was spent away from his family in NT in a boy’s home in Adelaide. He suffered
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The 1967 Referendum was an extremely momentous event for Indigenous Australians; it signified that legal discrimination towards Aborigines would end soon‚ and promised full and equal citizenship to them. The Referendum not only affected their rights and freedoms‚ but also indicated that the nation was prepared to embrace Indigenous people as a part of their society and culture. On May 27th 1967‚ the Holt Liberal government held a referendum to determine whether or not two sections of the Constitution
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Scottish oil and natural gas will last for well over one hundred years MONDAY‚ 11 MARCH 2013 03:06 63 COMMENTS By William C McLaughlin BA(Hons)‚ MBA Let’s dispel once and for all the myth that Scottish oil and natural gas reserves are declining and will run out for good in another forty years. The Scottish North Sea has been ’pumping’ out oil and natural gas for around forty years. The current projection is that there is around forty years of oil and natural gas reserves remaining
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Should referendums be more widely used? Referendum can be defined as when the citizens either all or those in specific regions vote on a specific issue of public importance and it is conducted nationally‚ regionally‚ and locally an example of a referendum is the 2011 referendum on changing the current first past the post system to proportional representative. The public have one vote each on a specific issue and the referendum focuses on a single question with a yes/no answer. Many countries such
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THE 1967 REFERENDUM The1967 referendum was held by the Menzies (I think?) government. It was held after 10 years of Aboriginal activists fighting for their rights for suffrage‚ equal rights and fair treatment. This involved removing TWO offensive clauses in the Australian Constitution. I’m pretty sure (but you’ll have to google to check) that these were Section 51 Clause 127‚ which listed Aborigines as animals protected under the Flora and Fauna Act‚ rather than human beings. The other clause
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Research Question: With the upcoming Scottish Referendum‚ how have two Northern Irish newspapers‚ The Irish News and The Belfast Telegraph‚ reported on the issue? Can this portrayal be linked to contemporary unionist and nationalist identity in Northern Ireland? In Autumn 2014 the Scottish people will go to the polls to decide on Scotland’s future independence from Britain. This topic is one which may have direct repercussions on the mind-set and identity of those in Northern Ireland‚ and therefore
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Explain three arguments against the use of referendums (10) A referendum is a general vote on a singular political question which requires a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on the particular issue. The first argument against referendums consists of the idea that unless there is a high overall turnout‚ the results are dubious and do not represent the whole community or country. The 2011 Wales referendum on the issue of giving the Welsh Assembly primary legislative powers only gained a 35% turnout. The effect of
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An comprehensive article by Jonathan Portes‚ The immigration‚ free movement and the E.U referendum‚ addresses the European Union formation and immigration policy of E.U. Portes centers typically on the immigration policy of E.U. Portes lays down his arguments that “The EU was founded on four basic principles: free movement of labor‚ capital‚ goods and services: these four freedoms were set out within the original accord of Rome‚ which spoke of the abolishment‚ as between Member States‚ of obstacles
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