Les conservateurs et la dévolution

From 1966 to 1997, the Conservatives regarded devolution as a threat to the Union — though they were prepared to compromise in the case of Scotland where they had most to lose. The Scots and the Welsh remained reluctant in the 1979 referendum. Yet the policies implemented by Margaret Thatcher and Jo...

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Main Author: Edwige Camp-Pietrain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2006-01-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1164
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