- 1979: "Only the beginning" -
(Part 2)
- Prelude -
Scotland's elections for its first Legislative Assembly is over and Labour have a majority. Its young First Secretary Dennis Canavan has set out a raft of proposals set to make major changes to the countries education system and on...
- 1979: The Early Years -
(Part 1)
- Prelude -
Scotland had voted for its own Legislative Assembly and it had been a cause for celebration for many nationalist across Scotland. A young Alex Salmond had only just begun working in the Scotland Office as a Junior Economist in 1978 but this did...
“The Dream Shall Never Die: Alex Salmond's Story.”
- Foreword -
So this is my first attempt at anything like this. Obviously any constructive criticism would be appreciated. I have started based on the assumption that the Cunningham Amendment failed to pass in the House of Commons and that...