Scottish mafia
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The Scottish mafia, Scottish Labour mafia,[1] tartan mafia[2][3] or Scottish Raj,[4] is a pejorative term for 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 not the other way around. The term is occasionally used in the UK press[5][6] and in parliamentary debates.[7][8]
The following people have occasionally been identified as members of the Scottish mafia:
- Tony Blair, former U.K. prime minister
- Gordon Brown, former U.K. prime minister and chancellor of the exchequer
- Jim Murphy, former Scottish secretary
- Alistair Darling, former chancellor of the exchequer
- Douglas Alexander
- Robin Cook
- George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
- Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
- Donald Dewar
- Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg
- David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere
- Gavin Strang
- John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan
- Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton
- Ian McCartney
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[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.
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