Re: Vote Today
Originally Posted by
weedeek
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Good idea! We have to do what you tell us as it is.
Not actually true , yes you cost us a fortune , yes we would welcome your independence
In fact, England is the only member of the UK without its own parliament now. ... 3) They have their own devolved parliaments so England has no control over affairs that only concern them. 4) England doesn't rule them as such as Welsh, Scottish and Irish people can vote and even join the parliament.
Education, health, housing and immigration
Holyrood was set up with a broad set of powers, with areas from education to health being controlled in Edinburgh instead of London.
These powers have grown, in particular since the 2014 independence referendum which led to the Smith Commission and the Scotland Act 2016 .
In turn, this has led to some confusion about what issues matter during elections - both to the Scottish Parliament and to Westminster.
Holyrood
The Scottish Parliament was established in 1999, with core powers over:
Education - everything from pre-school, primary, secondary, further, higher and lifelong education to training policy and programmes
Local government - including finance, legislative frameworks, policy and elections
Health and social work - including the NHS, funding, medicine, public and mental health and health education
Housing - including policy and building control
Justice - including policing, courts, civil and criminal law and procedure and licensing and property law
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Westminster
Meanwhile, the UK government retained powers over areas including:
Defence
Economic and monetary policy
The constitution
Employment
Foreign policy
Immigration
Trade and industry
Haggis hunting