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The Investigation: The F-Word: Would Federalism Work for Scotland?

11/01/2015

The F-Word: Would Federalism Work for Scotland?

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Fiona Walker chairs a debate on whether the UK should be run as a federation.

Fiona Walker chairs a debate on whether the UK should be run like the United States or Canada, with Scotland as a federal state.

After the no vote in the referendum and some discontent at the new Smith Commission powers for Scotland - what next for the UK? The latest buzzword isn't new but it is being taken seriously: Federalism. Is it time we ran the UK more like the United States or Canada with Scotland as a federal state? Fiona Walker chairs a discussion with experts and politicians to get to grips with the concept and work out if it would be any good for Scotland and the rest of the UK.

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