... on devolution to Scotland and had made legislative provision for referendums to be held in Scotland and Wales on whether devolution should take place. The referendums were held on 11 September and, with positive results in both apart from the fact it only just made it in Wales. The government brought forward the legislation that provided an establishment of a Parliament in Scotland and a National Assembly in Wales. However Scotland did not require legislative devolution until the Scottish Parliament came into force in 1999. As for Wales and Northern Ireland they have their regional assemblies. Yet we question devolution, why? Well the reason is that devolution does not necessarily makes the government of Scotland easier for the unfamiliar to understand, although it has the best intentions, devolution has presented those who live, work and do business in Scotland to deal with another government as well as Westminster and Whitehall, and the institutions ...

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