Arbuthnott Commission 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 the United Kingdom, at Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). In 2004, Scotland had three different electoral systems: plurality (first past the post) for Westminster and local government elections, and two different systems of proportional representation (PR) for European Parliament and Scottish Parliament
John A. English A Tactical Analysis" (Pergamon, 1984). He has additionally produced numerous chapters for books and his articles have appeared in "Military Affairs", "Jane's Military Review", the "Naval War College Review", "Infantry" magazine, the "Marine Corps Gazette", the "Canadian Defence Quarterly", the "Canadian Military Journal" and the proceedings of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies. ). He has been a member of the Royal Canadian Military Institute since 1971 and continues to write on military subjects. Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy (Stackpole, 2011). John A. English Lt.Col.-Dr. John A. English is a veteran of the Canadian Army and