http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2941/matthew-cambell Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:04:59 -0400 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:04:59 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1112/a-parcel-of-rogues-scotlands-politicians-and-the-issue-of-independence By Matthew Cambell - But the position becomes more interesting if one looks at how the House of Commons would be affected by the removal of all the Scottish MPs. The Tories have only one MP in Scotland5 (the constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale), out of a grand total of 193 UK wide.6 Labour, by comparison would lose no less than 39 MPs. While this is less than their current majority, it is still a significant number of MPs, especially if you consider that Scotland contains some of Labour’s safest seats, as well as the constituencies of the current Prime Minister, Chancellor and two other Cabinet... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1112/a-parcel-of-rogues-scotlands-politicians-and-the-issue-of-independence