Scottish mafia
The Scottish mafia, Scottish Labour mafia,[1] tartan mafia[2][3] or Scottish Raj,[4] is a term used in politics in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Political use
The term is used in politics to pejoratively refer to a group of Scottish Labour Party politicians and broadcasters who are believed to have undue influence over the governance of England, such as the constitutional arrangement allowing Scottish MPs to vote on English matters, but, by convention, not the other way around.[note 1] The term is occasionally used in the UK press[5][6] and in parliamentary debates.[7][8]
[edit] Other uses
The term has also been applied to the group of Scottish footballers who won several domestic and European honours in the 1960s and 70s while playing for the English first division club Leeds United; namely goalkeeper David Harvey (1965–1980, 1982–1984), defender Gordon McQueen (1972–1978), midfielder Billy Bremner (1959–1976)), left winger Eddie Gray (1965–1983), right winger Peter Lorimer (1963–1979, 1983–1986) and striker Joe Jordan (1970–1978).[9]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Under the Scotland Act 1998, Westminster retains its sovereignty over Holyrood, but do not typically vote on devolved matters.
[edit] References
- ^ "For two decades the Scottish Labour mafia ruled the country like a fiefdom. Now, what’s left of the party swims with the fishes", Sunday Times Scotland, 24 May 2009
- ^ 'A monster of Labour's own making', Daily Mail, 4 September 2008
- ^ Johnson, Boris (30 November 2009). "A healthy, wealthy London is the best medicine for Scotland's ills". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/6689013/A-healthy-wealthy-London-is-the-best-medicine-for-Scotlands-ills.html. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Paxman blasts Scottish Raj, The Sunday Times, 13 March 2005
- ^ Jack, Ian (15 July 2006). "Border disputes". The Guardian (Guardian Newspapers Limited). http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1819741,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
- ^ Johnson, Boris (31 August 2006). "There's nothing national about the National Health". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Group Limted). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/08/31/do3101.xml. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Lords, 12 February 2004, column GC571.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Lords, 7 July 1977, column 523.
- ^ Joe Jordan, STV, 19 April 2010
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