Comments on: Proposal to remove judicial review from Scottish courts

By: David Maclean

David Maclean — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:54:05 +0000

I share your outrage.

What we have here is a centralised administration based in Westminster which seeks to nibble away at the powers of Scotland. I have to believe it is mindful and not just some strategic cock up by some out of control civil servants. So it is mindful.

As well as providing a cutting edge forensic exposure of this back door stripping of power away from Edinburgh do you have any thoughts about taking more direct action to make your views known ?

If it is this constitutional shouldn’t we mark it some way so that later generations can take pride in knowing that we weren’t taken for fools and we were at least helpless to prevent it and/or gave up our best to hold our corner.

Act of Union ?

Yours

By: Hector MacQueen

Hector MacQueen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:25:39 +0000

Where have Scottish MPs been in all this, one wonders, not least those of a Nationalist or a Liberal Democrat persuasion? One expects little of our Scottish Labour reps at Westminster, and there are so few Tories that I suppose they (or he?) can’t cover everything; but the others might be thought to have at least some ideological interest in these matters.

By: JM

JM — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:26:04 +0000

@JK: Thanks- the more Scottish responses to this consultation the better, and in particular from a general JR perspective. The quote about the AIT was at http://freemovement.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/the-penny-drops/ but I dare say similar quotes could be found elsewhere!

By: JK

JK — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:12:04 +0000

I think you cover all the fears here. For such massive changes, the consultation paper is surprisingly short and lacking in any detail whatsoever – especially as you point out, in relation to the Scottish dimension. It will be interesting to see the position of UKBA once they have digested the Scottish responses to the consultation.

Out of interest – where did you get the quote regarding the AIT’s adoption of positions as if a party to the proceedings? I had a look on the website you refer to, but could not see it there.

Thanks