http://www.john-wright.net/2008/11/26/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament Not Facebook Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/11/26/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 The UK smoking ban - Neil Clark Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:34:06 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/07/28/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/#comment-1232 [...] where it became quickly apparent to me why Scotland was first to impose a ban on smoking.  Read it HERE (I did, today, and found it fairly [...] [...] where it became quickly apparent to me why Scotland was first to impose a ban on smoking.  Read it HERE (I did, today, and found it fairly [...]

]]> http://www.john-wright.net/2008/11/26/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/comment-page-1/#comment-200 John Wright Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/07/28/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/#comment-200 Stephen- Devolution, yes, but this particular devolution.... err, no. See above for my reasons for this. By the way, American government is a complex system of tiered jurisdictions - it is vastly superior to the tangled mess that UK devolution has turned out to be. I have to wonder if it wouldn't be easier or better simply to start from scratch. :-) Stephen- Devolution, yes, but this particular devolution…. err, no. See above for my reasons for this. By the way, American government is a complex system of tiered jurisdictions – it is vastly superior to the tangled mess that UK devolution has turned out to be. I have to wonder if it wouldn’t be easier or better simply to start from scratch.

]]> http://www.john-wright.net/2008/11/26/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Stephen Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:26:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/07/28/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/#comment-146 We Scots would tend to agree about the building, as you've seen in the news. But I would have thought the American-style devolution of the parliament would have appealed to you? We Scots would tend to agree about the building, as you’ve seen in the news. But I would have thought the American-style devolution of the parliament would have appealed to you?

]]> http://www.john-wright.net/2008/11/26/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/comment-page-1/#comment-145 S Quinney Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/07/28/my-visit-to-the-scottish-parliament/#comment-145 I agree with what you say about post modernism, I never understood "MODERN ART" such as seen at the Tate Modern London. I have not seen the Scots Parliament Building but would be interested now that I have read your article. Thanks I agree with what you say about post modernism, I never understood “MODERN ART” such as seen at the Tate Modern London. I have not seen the Scots Parliament Building but would be interested now that I have read your article. Thanks

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