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Argues on the stability of devolution in Scotland. Effect of devolution on the prospects for any constitutional, territorial political change; Reason for the rise of devolution in the country in the 1990s; Factor that influenced the devolution debate between Scotland and Great Britain.

Considers the identities of Great Britain in Scotland and Wales. Political party that argued that the traditional nation-state, such as Great Britain, no longer addresses the needs and wishes of the members of minority nations within the multi-ethnic nation state; Measure that should be taken by the Labour Party in order to take into account the recent changes that have affected British society; Types of British identity in Scotland and Wales.

The article explores the nature of Scottish nationalism with a similar bilingual aim to that found in Richard English's book on Irish nationalism. It is suggested that innovations in the system of government during World War II boosted the long established pattern of Scottish distinctiveness. A background of the incorporation of Scottishness in Great Britain in the 1950s is presented.