The book explores the interplay between the reduction of welfare systems in developed states since the 1970s and the rising demands for self-governance from national minorities. It examines how these two significant trends have influenced the structure, power, and legitimacy of the state, highlighting the often-overlooked connections between welfare state retrenchment and minority aspirations for autonomy.
Looks at the Scottish elections of 2007 and asks: was the outcome of the 2007 Scottish election revolutionary or a natural progression in Scottish Politics?
Look out! Look out! There are weeds about.Following his retirement as a top-ranking Secret Service agent in Her Majesty's government, Professor Gethin David Weedall becomes bored with the tedium of everyday life in suburbia. He misses both the glamour and the danger associated with the assignments which took him to virtually every corner of the globe. 007 had a potent rival.What to do? The prof simply didn't know. Then while strolling through his extensive gardens he had a flash of inspiration. WEEDS. Yes of course. WEEDS. Though somewhat unusual, this would become his passion. He would conquer all weeds despoiling his beautifully manicured lawns... to his wife, Sally Anne's dismay and the loss of intimacy she still craved for.Unfortunately, things don't go quite to plan as he runs out of his favourite weedkiller, Devitas. And when Internet shopping goes awry, life becomes complicated. Very complicated.Read the hilarious misadventures of the hapless professor. And enjoy!‘A delightful and heart-warming tale about one man's obsession with his garden. With hilarious consequences.' Dr Glyn R John (Industrial Chemist)
The first monograph in two decades on the groundbreaking but overlooked British painter Victor Willing The figurative paintings, drawings and sculpture of British painter Victor Willing (1928–88) feature childlike forms and hallucinatory imagery reminiscent of Picasso and Bacon. This book traces Willing’s tumultuous life and collects archival material, texts and an interview by his close friend, critic John McEwen.