A YEARBOOK OFSCOTTISH GOVERNMENT1976-77

Edited by M G Clarke HM Drucker

EUSPB contents

To the much maligned governors of Scotland.

Our Changing Scotland M. G. Clarke and H. M. Drucker 5

The New Local Authorities: R. E. G. Peggie 17

The Reorganised Health Service: A Scottish Perspectiv~ Drummond Hunter 26

Catholic Education in a Secular Society Colin McLean 38 Thomas J. Winning Councillor W. J. McKechin Brian Gill Father Anthony Ross

Unemployment and the Scottish Economy John Firn 51 Printed and Bound only by T. & A. Constable Ltd.

Published by EUSPB 1 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh Political Reactions to 'Our Changing Democracy' Copyright '1976. James G. Kellas 62 Accountability, Professionalism and the Seottish Judieiary The Rt. Hon. Lord Wheatley Professor D. N. MacCom1ick 72 contributors Devolving the Universities: Problems and Prospects The Very Rev. Professor John Mcintyre 87

1 C. H. Allen, BA is a Lecturer in Politics and a member of the Unit for The Economies of lndependenee the Study ofGovernmentin Scotland University of Edinburgh C. R. Smallwood 98 Professor D. I. Mackay 2 M. G. Clarke, BA, MA, is an Honorary Fellow of the Politics Department, University of Edinburgh

3 H. M. Drucker, BA, PhD. is a Lecturer in Politics and Chairman of the Unit for the Study of Government in Scotland Reference Seetion 4 John Firn, BA, NDA, SDA, is a Lecturer in Social and Economic Research, University of

5 Brian Gill, MA, LLB, PhD is an Advocate A Bibliography of Reeent Work on Scottish Government and Politics: C. H. Allen no 6 Drummond Hunter, MA, LLB, FHA is Secretary to the Scottish Health Service Planning Council

7 James G. Kellas is a Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Appendices Glasgow Miss E. Masterman 8 Elizabeth A. Masterman is an honours student of Politics; University of Edinburgh

9 Professor D. N. MacCormick, MA, is Professor of Public Law, University of Edinburgh 10 The Very Reverend Professor John Mcintyre, MA, BD, DLitt, DD, is Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

11 Professor D. I. MacKay is Professor of Political Economy, University of

12 Councillor W. J. McKechin is Vice Chairman of Strathclyde Education Committee 13 Colin McLean, MA, is Editor of the Times Educational Supplement Scotland 14 R. E. G. Peggie is Chief Executive of Lothian Regional Council

15 Father Anthony Ross is Chaplain to Heriot-Watt University and Chairman of the Parole Board

16 C. R. Smallwood MA, BPhil is Lecturer in Economics, University of Edinburgh

17 The Right Hon. Lord Wheatley is the Lord Justice Clerk

18 Archbishop Thomas Winning is

We wish to record our thanks to the editors of Question, The Scotsman and The Times Educational Supplement (Scotland) for permission to reprint material which was originally published by them. We also wish to record out thanks to the trustees of the Moray Endowment, to Allan Drummond, Peter Stevenson, R. G. Duthie, D. G. MacDonald, James Jack, James Milne, Kathie Brown, StJohn Bates, Deyan Sudjic, G. H. Spiers, K. Duncan, J. Page, the political parties and the Scottish Information Office; and for their editorial help to Angela Clarke and Nancy Drucker. Last but certainly not least - EUSPB Staff - Margaret Roxton, Moira Smith and Bill Spence.

M.G. CLARKE H.M.DRUCKER