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September 21, 2004
MacAskill calls for a reformed, devolved civil service
In the aftermath of the Fraser Report (into the management of the Scottish Parliament building project), Kenny MacAskill MSP has called for the civil service to be properly devolved (“led from and accountable to Scotland”), noting precedents in Belgium and Canada.
After the Holyrood farrago, reform of the civil service is obviously well and truly overdue. May the SNP continue to energetically pursue it!
www.snp.org/html/news/printerfriendly.php?newsID=2443
Posted by Simon Holledge at September 21, 2004 11:50 AM
Comments
Quite right too! The Scottish Parliament will always fight with one hand tied behind its back if the Civil Service in Scotland is a branch of Whitehall rather than a pro Scottish, pro Scottish government body. The strings to London need to to loosened and fast.
Posted by: canuck at October 26, 2004 11:09 PM