Unprecedented Precedent
Podlitical
BBC
4.6 • 157 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
What is a Section 35 order, and why has it sparked a row about devolution and democracy? The UK Government has triggered Section 35 of The Scotland Act to formally block the Scottish Government's Gender Recognition Reform legislation from reaching royal assent. As First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the row will "inevitably" end up in court, Professor Nicola McEwen from the Centre on Constitutional Change joins the team to discuss the ramifications of this action on the constitutional debate. Why is the veto of Scottish laws by the UK Government so controversial, why are some worried about the future of Westminster powers over Scottish legislation, and what happens next?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.5 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.6 | That brings you an inside look at the biggest stories |
| 0:18.0 | coming out of Hollywood and Westminster. |
| 0:19.9 | It's 20 past two on Thursday the 19th of January. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. |
| 0:26.8 | And today I'm joined by. |
| 0:28.1 | I'm Rajseepsundu, a journalist based in Westminster. |
| 0:31.1 | I'm Phil Sim, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament. |
| 0:33.6 | And I'm Nicola McKeown, an academic based at the University of Edinburgh. |
| 0:36.9 | Welcome along, Nicola. How are you? |
| 0:39.3 | I'm good, thanks. I'm super excited to be on the programme. |
| 0:42.2 | We're very excited to have you. You have to say you're, of course, Professor Nicola McKeon. |
| 0:47.1 | Thank you for not like showing off your credentials, which completely blow ours out of the water. |
| 0:51.0 | That was nice of you. |
| 0:52.4 | You specifically, you're also from the Centre for Constitutional Change. |
| 0:56.5 | Yes. Yes. And you'll obviously |
| 0:58.0 | be aware, and I'm sure our listeners |
| 0:59.9 | will be to that |
| 1:01.5 | is, of course, a bit of a constitutional storm |
| 1:04.2 | at the moment. |
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