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
Hired armed cutter John Bull Seville and "John Bull" brought her into Plymouth. In September the French privateer "Pourvoyeur", of Dieppe, captured the cutter "John Bull" and carried her into that port. Apparently "John Bull" and "Pourvoyeur" exchanged fire, and then the French boarded "John Bull" and took her in hand-to-hand combat. The French reported having lost one man killed; British casualties were 14. Balidar sold his four prizes from his 20-day cruise cruise, including "John Bull", in Dieppe. He grossed 447,862 francs. The other three prizes were: "Little Arthur", "Exchange" (of Wells), and Suckey. "John Bull" was commissioned in August 1810 as a French