Arbuthnott Commission the Scottish Parliament, and would require Westminster legislation. All the main political parties in Scotland participated in a consultation process. So did 22 local government councils, and various other bodies and individuals. The commission's main recommendations for change may be summarised as follows: Arbuthnott Commission The Arbuthnott Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems was set up in July 2004 by Alistair Darling, then Secretary of State for Scotland, under the chairmanship of Sir John Arbuthnott, to examine various consequences of having four different electoral systems in Scotland, and different boundaries for constituencies of the House of Commons (Parliament of
Amalgamated Malleable Ironworkers of Great Britain Amalgamated Malleable Ironworkers of Great Britain The Amalgamated Malleable Ironworkers of Great Britain was a trade union representing ironworkers in Great Britain. The union was founded by John Kane in 1862 as the Amalgamated Malleable Ironworkers. Kane became its first president and editor of its journal, which was initially known as "Sons of Vulcan". He built membership up to 6,500, largely based in the north of England. In 1866, the union led a strike in opposition to pay cuts of between 10 and 60%. The strike was defeated after twenty weeks, and membership of the union fell to under 500.