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Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op) MP for Lothian East and Secretary of State for Scotland

Power devolved must be power used, not hoarded
Parliament
By Douglas Alexander
Power devolved must be power used, not hoarded
There’s a familiar criticism about devolution, that power devolved is actually power retained, because Westminster can always claw back what it hands down.