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- Title
Parliamentary Behaviour as a Test of Scottish Integration into the United Kingdom.
- Authors
Keating, Michael J.
- Abstract
In the United Kingdom Parliament, Scottish MPs operate at two levels, the ''Scottish level " and the "U. K. level" Their behaviour at the Scottish level is examined through case studies which show them making demands for distinctive Scottish policies. This is evidence against the homogeneity thesis of British politics. Their behaviour at the U. K. level is examined through quantitative measures of committee activity, promotion, sponsorship of legislation, and media coverage. At this level, most Scottish MPs concentrate on securing benefits for Scotland and are not fully integrated into the U. K. political system. A minority of Scottish MPs are "U. K. oriented" and their behaviour points up the Scottish orientation of most of their colleagues.
- Subjects
SCOTLAND; UNITED Kingdom; LEGISLATION; FILIBUSTERS (Political science); LEGISLATIVE bills; LEGISLATIVE bodies; REPRESENTATIVE government; GOVERNMENT policy; LEGISLATIVE power
- Publication
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1978, Vol 3, Issue 3, p409
- ISSN
0362-9805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/439451