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Scotland within the UK and EU: the work and welfare issue

Scotland within the UK and EU: the work and welfare issue. Small countries and their political variables within globalised policy - ‘Politics matters’. Welfare state expresses the British nation, but political imperative for asymmetric devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1999).

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Scotland within the UK and EU: the work and welfare issue

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  1. Scotland within the UK and EU: the work and welfare issue

  2. Small countries and their political variables within globalised policy - ‘Politics matters’

  3. Welfare state expresses the British nation, but political imperative for asymmetric devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1999)

  4. Scottish devolutionPowers to make laws in most areas (but not foreign affairs, defence, social security, employment and business law, broadcasting)Most money in block grant from UKScottish members continue to sit in UK Parliament, which is the only law-making body for England

  5. Social security not devolved, including tax credits, housing benefit, New Deals, welfare to work schemes

  6. 3 areas of social security policy match up with devolution - some discretion over the partially contested areas

  7. Uncontested(eg flat-rate pensions, hospital treatment)partially contested(eg personal care, prescription drugs)contested(eg housing provision, earnings-related pensions)

  8. Work and welfare: training and skills policy devolved, benefits policy and employment tests reserved

  9. Policy driven by New Deal, and run through a shared administrative space in which officials collaborate and devolved/reserved functions are blurred

  10. 2007 Scottish Electionsseats % voteSNP 47 31Labour 46 29Conservative 17 14Liberal 16 11 DemocratGreen 2 4Independent 1 (total 129 seats)

  11. SNP policies (Alex Salmond First Minister)Single minister for finance and economics (John Swinney Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth)Local income taxreferendum on independenceseparate civil service

  12. SNP on welfare to workbusiness friendlyrationalisation of structures (enterprise network and local government)economic needs, skills training and education to be aligned better

  13. Holyrood Parliament Buildingconstructed 1999-2004architect Enric Miralles (died 2000)cost £420m (Euro 630m)

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