DOCSLIB.ORG

Fonds Inventory

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Fonds Inventory MIDMID KeithKeithKeith MiddlemasMiddlemasMiddlemas INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPEEN INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPEEN INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPEEN ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE Florence COL Avril 2010 Keith Middlemas Sommaire MID Keith Middlemas ______________________________________________________4 MID-01 United Kingdom ____________________________________________________________ 4 MID-02 Germany __________________________________________________________________ 9 MID-03 France___________________________________________________________________ 12 MID-04 Netherlands, Belgium _______________________________________________________ 16 MID-05 Spain____________________________________________________________________ 17 MID-06 Italy _____________________________________________________________________ 20 MID-07 Portugal__________________________________________________________________ 22 MID-08 Austria___________________________________________________________________ 22 MID-09 Hungary _________________________________________________________________ 23 MID-10 Czech Republic____________________________________________________________ 24 MID-11 Ireland___________________________________________________________________ 25 MID-12 Greece __________________________________________________________________ 26 MID-13 Denmark _________________________________________________________________ 27 MID-14 Sweden__________________________________________________________________ 28 MID-15 Turkey___________________________________________________________________ 29 MID-16 European institutions _______________________________________________________ 30 © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 2 Keith Middlemas © European University Institute - Historical Archives of the European Union, 1994-2010 Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. Where prior permission must be obtained for the reproduction or use of textual and multimedia information (sound, images, software, etc.), such permission shall cancel the abovementioned general permission and indicate clearly any restrictions on use. © Institut Universitaire Européen - Archives historiques de l'Union européenne, 1994-2010 Reproduction autorisée, moyennant mention de la source, sauf spécification contraire. Si la reproduction ou l'utilisation de données textuelles et multimédias (son, images, logiciels, etc.) sont soumises à autorisation préalable, cette autorisation annulera l'autorisation générale susmentionnée et indiquera clairement les éventuelles restrictions d'utilisation. The signature of the file is indicated in the beginning of each description next to the title file and has to be used for citation, to be used for the request of a document for consultation in the reading room of the Historical Archivies of the European Union. Le numéro file correspondant à la côte d'archive doit être cité en note de référence des sources, doit être utilisée pour la demande de communication dans la salle de lecture des Archives historiques de l'Union européenne. © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 3 Keith Middlemas MID Keith Middlemas This deposit was made by Keith Middlemas following an agreement signed with the EUI in December 1992. It consists of summaries of 400 interviews conducted by a team of historians between 1992 and 1994 as research for his book "Orchestrating Europe: The Informal Politics of the European Union 1973-1995" (1995). For each summary the name and function of the interviewee is given. The texts are organised by country. However one series is dedicated to the interviews made by high ranking officials, MEP's etc of the European institutions. Interviews with members or former members of the EC/EU Permanent Representations are described in the country sections of the inventory: Butler, Nicoll and Palliser (United Kingdom), Heyman (Belgium), Mauch (Germany), Oosterhoss (Netherlands), Sellal (France), Vallera (Portugal), Leggeri e Varrichio (Italy). The texts cannot be quoted directly as they are not verbatim transcripts, they can only be paraphrased. MID-01 United Kingdom File: MID-1 BUTLER Michael UK Ambassador und Permanent Representative at the EC 1979-1985 File: MID-2 PALLISER Michael UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the EC 1973-1975. Under Secretary at the Foreign Office 1975-1982 File: MID-13 CROCKETT Andrew Bank of England - Central Bank Cooperation Section File: MID-31 STEWART Kate Cabinet Stewart lobbyists File: MID-33 HALVORSEN Trevor British Rail - International Policy Department File: MID-34 BATES Malcolm General Electric Company - Deputy Managing Director File: MID-35 KING Roger Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders - Director File: MID-36 CROCKETT Andrew Bank of England - International Affairs - Executive Director © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 4 Keith Middlemas File: MID-37 QUINN Brian Bank of England - Banking Supervision - Executive Director File: MID-38 TAYLOR Christopher Bank of England - European Division - Chief Adviser Old Record Code: EC/KM/41 File: MID-39 1992 ARROWSMITH John, FOOT Michael, SHIELDS John Bank of England - Head of European Division and Senior Advisers Old Record Code: UK/KM/42 File: MID-40 WOOD Mark Lloyds of London - junior director File: MID-41 ROTHMAN James Warburg & CO Bank - junior director File: MID-86 HEALEY Denis Chancellor of the Exchequer (Labour Party) 1974-1979 File: MID-87 LAWSON Nigel Conservative politician and journalist. Member of Parliament 1974-1992. Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Margaret Thatcher 1983-1989 File: MID-88 HOWE Geoffrey British Conservative politician. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1979-1983. Foreign Secretary 1983-1989. Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Prime Minister 1989-1990. File: MID-89 HEATH Edward Leader of the Conservative Party 1965-1975. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1970-1974 File: MID-113 WILD David Medicines Control Agency - European Support Unit - Group Manager File: MID-206 JONES Robert Glaxo Holdings PLC - Director of the Policy Unit © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 5 Keith Middlemas File: MID-207 NEVILLE JONES Pauline Member of the UK Diplomatic Service. Deputy chief of mission in Bonn (FRG) File: MID-296 DENZA Eileen House of Lords - European Communities Committee - Legal Adviser File: MID-298 JONQUIERE Guy de Journalist specialised on economic and business issues File: MID-299 MATHER Graham and VIBERT Frank European Policy Forum - President and Director File: MID-302 1992 GIBSON (?) insurance - Martin Currie File: MID-303 SHAW Jack Bank of Scotland - Deputy Governor File: MID-304 LIDELL Colin Distillers Murrayfield File: MID-305 McCRONE Gavin Glasgow University - Professor File: MID-306 CAMPBELL Craig Scottish Council Development and Industry - Chief Economist File: MID-307 BROWN Ewan Noble Grossart Bank - Director File: MID-308 GALLAGHER (?) Association of Local Authorities - Head of the EC Department File: MID-309 LEA David Trades Union Congress TUC - Deputy Secretary File: MID-310 POWELL Charles Former Margaret Thatcher's Private Secretary - Overseas Affairs © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 6 Keith Middlemas File: MID-311 JCMS Conference Notes of conversations in the margin of the conference File: MID-312 SCOTT James Scottish Financial Enterprise - Executive Director File: MID-314 SEARS David Exxon Corporation - Manager for Relations with Governments File: MID-315 DUNCAN Ben Scotland Europa (in Brussels) File: MID-316 LEVERTON Mark Guiness industry - Office in Bruxelles File: MID-327 BRU David Scottish Office - Assistant Secretary File: MID-328 LEITCH Malcolm Strathclyde Regional Council - Economic Strategy Department File: MID-329 MUNRO Kenneth EC Representation in Scotland - Head File: MID-330 LEONARD Richard Scottish Trades Union Congress STUC File: MID-331 HIGGINS Nigel Confederation of British Industry - CBI Scotland - Representation in Bruxelles File: MID-332 GOLD Alex Scottish Enterprise Corporate Services - Managing Director File: MID-333 RAISMAN John CBI Confederation of British Industry - Europe Committee - Former Chairman File: MID-341 HADLEY David Cabinet Office - European Secretariat - Deputy Secretary © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 7 Keith Middlemas File: MID-342 BUTLER Michael British Invisibles Europe Committee & Hambro's Bank - Chairman. Former UK Permanent Representative to EC File: MID-343 HALL Martin Stock Exchange File: MID-344 WHEALE Anthony ICI lobby - Government Relations Director File: MID-345 SALLY Razeen Paper by Dr. Razeen on Alcatel Group File: MID-346 BARRON Jim Cabinet Office File: MID-348 ARCHIBALD Liliana Former stockbroker at the City. Former High Official of EC Commission File: MID-349 WOOLCOCK Stephen Confederation of British Industry CBI - Europe Committee. Royal Institute of International Affairs File: MID-350 WRIGHT Alison British Invisibles- Director General File: MID-351 BUNN Peter DTI Department of Trade and Industry - International Research and Development - Assistant Secretary File: MID-353 LOMAX David National Westminster Bank - Strategic Development - Executive Adviser File: MID-356 1993 FRANKLIN Michael City. Department of Industry - Former Permanent Secretary. DG VI in the European Commission - Former Deputy Director General File: MID-357 SHEARER Thos DTI Department of Trade and Industry - Motor Vehicles Division - Deputy Head © Archives historiques de l'Union européenne 8 Keith
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Bute House the Offi Cial Residence of the First Minister of Scotland
    Bute House The offi cial residence of the First Minister of Scotland Bute House 20pp brochure 02.indd 1 17/07/2017 08:53 Welcome to Bute House ince I became First Minister, I have welcomed thousands of people to Bute House. As the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, it is here that I host official guests from this country and overseas on behalf of the nation. Bute House is also the meeting place of the Scottish Cabinet and the venue for official functions including meetings, receptions, lunches and dinners. Within these walls, I get to bring together people from all walks of life through meetings with business leaders, public service employees and the voluntary sector, and receptions to celebrate all aspects of Scottish society and success. Every Christmas, I even get to welcome youngsters from around the country for an annual children’s party. All year round Bute House performs a dual role of both residence and place of work for the First Minister. All four of my predecessors lived here too, and their portraits line the wall of the staircase leading to the Cabinet Room. Before the Scottish Parliament was reconvened in 1999, Bute House was home to eight different Secretaries of State for Scotland from 1970 onwards. Many of the key conversations and decisions in recent Scottish political history have taken place within these walls. Even without its modern role, however, Bute House would be of significant historic interest. It was built in the late 18th century, and is at the heart of one of the great masterpieces of Georgian architecture – the north side of Robert Adam’s Charlotte Square.
    [Show full text]
  • 'The Left's Views on Israel: from the Establishment of the Jewish State To
    ‘The Left’s Views on Israel: From the establishment of the Jewish state to the intifada’ Thesis submitted by June Edmunds for PhD examination at the London School of Economics and Political Science 1 UMI Number: U615796 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U615796 Published by ProQuest LLC 2014. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 F 7377 POLITI 58^S8i ABSTRACT The British left has confronted a dilemma in forming its attitude towards Israel in the postwar period. The establishment of the Jewish state seemed to force people on the left to choose between competing nationalisms - Israeli, Arab and later, Palestinian. Over time, a number of key developments sharpened the dilemma. My central focus is the evolution of thinking about Israel and the Middle East in the British Labour Party. I examine four critical periods: the creation of Israel in 1948; the Suez war in 1956; the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 and the 1980s, covering mainly the Israeli invasion of Lebanon but also the intifada. In each case, entrenched attitudes were called into question and longer-term shifts were triggered in the aftermath.
    [Show full text]
  • THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, 23Rd OCTOBER 1964
    672 THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, 23rd OCTOBER 1964 DUNBARTONSHIRE Edinburgh Leith Burgh Constituency East Dunbartonshire County Constituency James Hutchison Hoy, Esquire. Cyril Raymond Bence, Esquire. Edinburgh North Burgh Constituency West Dunbartonshire County Constituency Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Esquire Thomas Steele, Esquire. (commonly called Earl of Dalkeith). Edinburgh Pentlands Burgh Constituency FIFE Norman Russell Wylie, Esquire, Q.C. East Fife County Constituency Edinburgh South Burgh Constituency Sir John Edward GilmouTj Baronet. Alan Michael Clark Hutchison, Esquire. West Fife County Constituency Edinburgh West Burgh Constituency Captain William Winter Hamilton. James Anthony Stodart, Esquire. Dunfermline burghs Burgh Constituency MORAY AND NAIRNSHIRE Adam Hunter, Esquire. Moray and Nairn County Constituency Kirkcaldy burghs Burgh Constituency Gordon Thomas Calthrop Campbell, Esquire, M.C Harry Philp Heggie Gourlay, Esquire. ORKNEY AND ZETLAND INVERNESS-SHIRE AND Ross AND CROMARTY Orkney and Zetland County Constituency Inverness County Constituency The Right Honourable Joseph Grimond. David Russell Johnston, Esquire. Ross and Cromarty County Constituency PERTHSHIRE AND KINROSS-SHIRE Alasdair Roderick Mackenzie, Esquire. Kinross and West Perthshire County Constituency Western Isles County Constituency The Right Honourable Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas- Malcolm Kenneth Macmillan3 Esquire. Home, K.T. Perth and East Perthshire County Constituency KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE AND WIGTOWNSHIRE Ian MacArthur, Esquire. Galloway
    [Show full text]
  • By-Election Results: Revised November 2003 1987-92
    Factsheet M12 House of Commons Information Office Members Series By-election results: Revised November 2003 1987-92 Contents There were 24 by-elections in the 1987 Summary 2 Parliament. Of these by-elections, eight resulted Notes 3 Tables 3 in a change in winning party compared with the Constituency results 9 1987 General Election. The Conservatives lost Contact information 20 seven seats of which four went to the Liberal Feedback form 21 Democrats and three to Labour. Twenty of the by- elections were caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, while three were due to resignations. This Factsheet is available on the internet through: http://www.parliament.uk/factsheets November 2003 FS No.M12 Ed 3.1 ISSN 0144-4689 © Parliamentary Copyright (House of Commons) 2003 May be reproduced for purposes of private study or research without permission. Reproduction for sale or other commercial purposes not permitted. 2 By-election results: 1987-92 House of Commons Information Office Factsheet M12 Summary There were 24 by-elections in the 1987 Parliament. This introduction gives some of the key facts about the results. The tables on pages 4 to 9 summarise the results and pages 10 to 17 give results for each constituency. Eight seats changed hands in the 1987 Parliament at by-elections. The Conservatives lost four seats to Labour and three to the Liberal Democrats. Labour lost Glasgow, Govan to the SNP. The merger of the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party took place in March 1988 with the party named the Social and Liberal Democrats. This was changed to Liberal Democrats in 1989.
    [Show full text]
  • Members of Parliament Disqualified Since 1900 This Document Provides Information About Members of Parliament Who Have Been Disqu
    Members of Parliament Disqualified since 1900 This document provides information about Members of Parliament who have been disqualified since 1900. It is impossible to provide an entirely exhaustive list, as in many cases, the disqualification of a Member is not directly recorded in the Journal. For example, in the case of Members being appointed 5 to an office of profit under the Crown, it has only recently become practice to record the appointment of a Member to such an office in the Journal. Prior to this, disqualification can only be inferred from the writ moved for the resulting by-election. It is possible that in some circumstances, an election could have occurred before the writ was moved, in which case there would be no record from which to infer the disqualification, however this is likely to have been a rare occurrence. This list is based on 10 the writs issued following disqualification and the reason given, such as appointments to an office of profit under the Crown; appointments to judicial office; election court rulings and expulsion. Appointment of a Member to an office of profit under the Crown in the Chiltern Hundreds or the Manor of Northstead is a device used to allow Members to resign their seats, as it is not possible to simply resign as a Member of Parliament, once elected. This is by far the most common means of 15 disqualification. There are a number of Members disqualified in the early part of the twentieth century for taking up Ministerial Office. Until the passage of the Re-Election of Ministers Act 1919, Members appointed to Ministerial Offices were disqualified and had to seek re-election.
    [Show full text]
  • The Rise and Fall of the Labour League of Youth
    University of Huddersfield Repository Webb, Michelle The rise and fall of the Labour league of youth Original Citation Webb, Michelle (2007) The rise and fall of the Labour league of youth. Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield. This version is available at http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/761/ The University Repository is a digital collection of the research output of the University, available on Open Access. Copyright and Moral Rights for the items on this site are retained by the individual author and/or other copyright owners. Users may access full items free of charge; copies of full text items generally can be reproduced, displayed or performed and given to third parties in any format or medium for personal research or study, educational or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge, provided: • The authors, title and full bibliographic details is credited in any copy; • A hyperlink and/or URL is included for the original metadata page; and • The content is not changed in any way. For more information, including our policy and submission procedure, please contact the Repository Team at: [email protected]. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/ THE RISE AND FALL OF THE LABOUR LEAGUE OF YOUTH Michelle Webb A thesis submitted to the University of Huddersfield in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Huddersfield July 2007 The Rise and Fall of the Labour League of Youth Abstract This thesis charts the rise and fall of the Labour Party’s first and most enduring youth organisation, the Labour League of Youth.
    [Show full text]
  • Mcgarvey and Cairney, 2008
    McGarvey Prelims 20/3/08 9:07 am Page i Scottish Politics McGarvey Prelims 20/3/08 9:07 am Page ii McGarvey Prelims 20/3/08 9:07 am Page iii Scottish Politics An Introduction Neil McGarvey and Paul Cairney McGarvey Prelims 20/3/08 9:07 am Page iv © Neil McGarvey and Paul Cairney 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–4328–6 hardback ISBN-10: 1–4039–4328–1 hardback ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–4329–3 paperback ISBN-10: 1–4039–4329–X paperback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources.
    [Show full text]
  • The Barnett Formula
    HOUSE OF LORDS Select Committee on the Barnett Formula 1st Report of Session 2008–09 The Barnett Formula Report with Evidence Ordered to be printed 9 July 2009 and published 17 July 2009 Published by the Authority of the House of Lords London: The Stationery Office Limited £price HL Paper 139 The Barnett Formula Committee The Select Committee on the Barnett Formula was appointed by the House of Lords on 10 December 2008 with the orders of reference “To examine the purpose, methodology and application of the Barnett Formula as a means of determining funding for the Devolved Administrations of the United Kingdom, to assess the effectiveness of the calculation mechanism to meet its purpose and to consider alternative mechanisms. These orders of reference exclude consideration of three main areas: The overall system of funding the Devolved Administrations – in particular the question of whether greater tax-raising powers should be accorded to the devolved administrations; Other political aspects of the devolution settlements; and The distribution of funds within the different regions of the United Kingdom”. Membership Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Baroness Hollis of Heigham Lord Lang of Monkton Lord Lawson of Blaby Earl of Mar and Kellie Lord Moser Lord Richard (Chairman) Lord Rooker Lord Rowe-Beddoe Lord Sewel Lord Smith of Clifton Lord Trimble Mr Alan Trench, Research Fellow in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh and Mr Peter Kenway, Director of the New Policy Institute, were appointed as Specialist Advisers for the inquiry. Information about the Committee and Publications Information about the Select Committee on the Barnett Formula can be found on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/hlbarnettformula.
    [Show full text]
  • 40 Years of EU Membership
    Journal of Contemporary European Research Volume 8, Issue 4 (2012) The UK: 40 Years of EU Membership Helen Wallace London School of Economics and Political Science This chronology was commissioned by the European Parliament Information Office in the United Kingdom and has been published here with their kind permission and that of the author. Professor Helen Wallace DBE, FBA is an Emeritus Professor in the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Citation Wallace, H. (2012). ‘The UK: 40 Years of EU Membership’, Journal of Contemporary European Research. 8 (4), pp. 531‐546. Published in: www.jcer.net Volume 8, Issue 4 (2012) jcer.net Helen Wallace KEY DATES A chronology of significant events in British history, including the years leading up to accession on 1 January 1973. 19 Sep 1948 Winston Churchill: Zurich speech calling for a United States of Europe 7 May 1948 The Hague Conference, leading to Council of Europe, 140 British among the 800 participants 1950-1 Schuman Plan leading to European Coal and Steel Community: UK rejected invitation to join 1955 Messina Conference of the Six (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands) agrees to develop a common market and atomic cooperation via the Spaak Committee, which Russell Bretherton joined until withdrawn by UK government 1957-8 UK seeks to negotiate wider free trade area through the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, but negotiations fail Jan 1960 Founding of EFTA (UK along with Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Norway,
    [Show full text]
  • Bruce Millan: Secretary of State for Scotland and EC Commissioner 5
    Bruce Millan: Secretary of State for Scotland and EC Commissioner 5 October 1927 – 21 February 2013 First published in The Independent, 27 February 2013 Reproduced by permission of The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bruce-millan-secretary-of-state-for-scotland-and-ec- commissioner-8512064.html That Bruce Millan, a Defence Minister, Secretary of State for Scotland and a well-regarded and effective British Commissioner in Brussels, chose not to go to the House of Lords says a lot about this modest, principled, intelligent and committed Labour politician. He preferred to return to Glasgow, where he had been one of the city's MPs. He had a quality rare among politicians – lack of rancour. As Secretary of State for Scotland from 1976-79 he was the minister tasked with getting the 1978-79 Scotland Bill through the House. Doubtless exasperated by me, and other stalwarts of Labour's Vote No campaign, Millan might have been bitter and acerbic, but he maintained his impeccable manners and decent relations with colleagues determined to scupper the devolution policy. He was the son of David Millan, a roadsweeper, dustman, longshoreman and caulker in the Dundee shipyard, who endured periods of unemployment. The eldest of three brothers, he was brought up in a two-room tenement. He never forgot what he owed to dedicated teachers at his primary school, Rockwell, and Harris Academy, and was determined that teachers' pay and conditions should be a government priority. As war ended Millan trained in the Royal Signals and was posted to Graz and Klagenfurt in Austria.
    [Show full text]
  • Scottish Labour Devolution Commission Report
    Powers for a purpose - Strengthening Accountability and Empowering People Scottish Labour Devolution Commission March 2014 Powers for a Purpose Strengthening Accountability and Empowering People Foreword Scottish Labour is a party of both devolution and the union. For over 100 years, Labour has led the argument for Scottish devolution within the union, and it is a cause we have advanced out of deep-seated conviction. That is why it was a Labour Government which set up the Scottish Parliament, delivering on what John Smith memorably called “unfinished business”. In making the case for devolution, Labour has brought enhanced democratic accountability for decisions affecting the people of Scotland. Our desire has always been a simple one: meeting the Scottish people’s legitimate desire for more powers and enhanced accountability within a strengthened union. To lead in the twenty-first century, to preserve our values and advance the people’s interests, Scotland needs the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom needs Scotland. As a successful multinational state we have shared over 300 years of history in a joint endeavour for economic security and social justice. The question for us today is how we remodel the union to preserve the gains we have made and lay the foundations for further achievements in the twenty-first century. The UK is a union with economic, social, and political dimensions. All three are connected. Without political union it is not possible to have the economic integration which promotes jobs, growth and economic security. We as a Labour Party are committed to the sharing of resources and risks which allows social union across the whole UK – we believe in social solidarity that gives security for pensioners and others who have to rely on social services wherever they are.
    [Show full text]
  • Deindustrialization, the Linwood Car Plant and Scotland's Political
    Phillips, J., Wright, V. and Tomlinson, J. (2019) Deindustrialization, the Linwood car plant and Scotland’s political divergence from England in the 1960s and 1970s. Twentieth-Century British History, 30(3), pp. 399-423. (doi: 10.1093/tcbh/hwz005) There may be differences between this version and the published version. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/183102/ Deposited on 29 March 2019 Enlighten – Research publications by members of the University of Glasgow http://eprints.gla.ac.uk 1 Deindustrialization, the Linwood Car Plant and Scotland’s Political Divergence from England in the 1960s and 1970s Jim Phillips, Val Wright and Jim Tomlinson Author Version of article accepted for publication in Twentieth Century British History (2019) Abstract Scotland’s political divergence from England is a key theme in late twentieth century British history. Typically seen in terms of the post-1979 Thatcher effect, this in fact developed over a longer timeframe, rooted in industrial changes revealed by analysis of the Linwood car plant in Renfrewshire. Conservatism and Unionism was an eminent political force in Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s. But in all general elections from 1959 onwards the vote share of Conservative and Unionist candidates was lower in Scotland than in England. From the late 1960s onwards there were also ambitions for constitutional change. This article breaks new conceptual and empirical ground by relating these important markers of political divergence to popular understanding among Scottish workers of deindustrialization. A Thompsonian moral economy framework is deployed.
    [Show full text]