Politics of Scotland Politics of Scotland Scotland is a country which is currently in a political union with the rest of the United Kingdom. Having been directly governed by the UK Government Since 1707, a system of devolution was established in 1999, after the Scottish people voted by a firm majority to re-establish a primary law making Scottish Parliament in a referendum held in 1997. Scotland entered into a political union with England in 1707, and since then has sent representatives to the Palace of Westminster, which succeeded the Parliament of England to become the British Parliament. Currently, 59 Members of Parliament (MPs)
National Union of Students Scotland full list of past Chairpersons and Presidents of NUS Scotland are as follows: Equivalent autonomous bodies within National Union of Students of the United Kingdom: National organisation: National Union of Students Scotland The National Union of Students Scotland (, ) is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of around 500,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of Students in 1971. NUS Scotland has three full-time officers. For the 2017–18 academic year, are President Luke