Acting both as a historian and an eye witness, Professor Christopher Harvie assesses the negative outcome of the 1979 referendum.  He highlights the role of party politics and considers how the Thatcher era might have been different for Scotland with an Assembly.  Chris Harvie is a former MSP and a Professor of British and Irish studies at Tubingen University.

Acting both as a historian and an eye witness, Professor Christopher Harvie assesses the negative outcome of the 1979 referendum. He highlights the role of party politics and considers how the Thatcher era might have been different for Scotland with an Assembly. Chris Harvie is a former MSP and a Professor of British and Irish studies at Tubingen University.

Remembering 1979

Landmark series of seminars running from September 2012 to May 2013. The Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies offers a unique perspective on how the “voice of the people” has been heard in Scotland since medieval times. Historians, political commentators and literary scholars consider the role that ordinary Scots played in some of the most significant events over the past 700 years, and whether their views and opinions were taken into account.

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