Word: scotland
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...Scotland's Western Isles are a striking blend of savage shores and pastoral serenity, made famous in music by Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture. If Mendelssohn were alive, he might now compose a Hebrides dirge...
...Born in Scotland, Coglin moved to Malaysia where he lived for eight years before moving to Kenya. Coincidentally, his mother taught swimming at a local golf club to a group of youngsters which included Coglin's future teammate, Tim Maximoff...
Some people in Scotland feel that a purely Scottish authority should control the oil because it appears to lie in Scottish waters. They view devolution as a first step to an assembly with the power to tax, and a few hope that complete independence will soon result...
...they actually want more self-governance but think that this particular plan is a paltry concession from Westminster that will be used as an excuse to ignore future requests for more autonomy. They felt the bill was designed more to help Callaghan and his failing party than to help Scotland...
...home rule can be found on both sides of the devolution issue, as can supporters of a continued United Kingdom, it is not surprising that the significance of the devolution vote is foggy. Add to this the charge that more than ten per cent of the names of Scotland's voting rolls are invalid, and the fact that Britain has no established tradition of referendum, and it becomes clear that the devolution vote will not be the last the world hears of Scottish home rule...