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The same day he claimed that he had no plan to resign as first minister of Scotland. [29] He claimed the day after that a snap Scottish Parliament election was a possibility. [30] On 28 April, Salmond said that Alba was "prepared to assist" Yousaf in the confidence vote. [31] His demand was a renewed Scottish independence plan. [32]
The jury has a choice of three verdicts: guilty (a conviction), not guilty (acquittal) and not proven (also acquittal). In civil trials there is a jury of 12 people, and a hung jury is possible. The pool of potential jurors is chosen purely at random, and Scottish courts have set themselves against any form of jury vetting.
The Juries Act 1974 [1] (c. 23) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.According to its long title, the purpose of the act is "to consolidate certain enactments relating to juries, jurors and jury service with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949."
A report warns Brexit means the border arrangements envisaged in the 2014 referendum will not be possible. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
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England has a majority (84%) of the UK population. Thus, constituency results for Scotland rarely affect the outcome of general elections. From the 1960s onwards, average voting patterns in Scotland and England have diverged. [118] Scotland has only elected a majority of governing MPs in three of the 11 UK general elections since 1979. [119]
Another 1 million encounters at the southern border since the start of the fiscal year. This is a new record, and the earliest we’ve hit this terrible threshold.
A day before the referendum Alistair Carmichael, the MP for Orkney and Shetland, and then-Secretary of State for Scotland, suggested that if Shetland were to vote strongly against independence but the Scottish national vote was narrowly in favour, a discussion should be had about Shetland becoming a self-governing crown dependency outside of ...