Every debate about the Scottish constitution should include the topic of Scottish Home Rule, and if there is to be another referendum in Scotland then Home Rule should definitely be one of the options on the ballot paper. Home Rule is not widely understood being seen by many Unionists as the slippery slope to Independence and by Independence supporters as a Unionist proposal to retain sovereignty over Scotland. It is however a strong proposal in its own right with a separate history from Independence and a more likely stepping-stone to Federalism. This book is a much-needed statement for the merits of Scottish Home as the best solution for Scotland. It covers the history and support for the Home Rule option from 1860s, a clear structure for what Home Rule is and how Home Rule could improve both Scotland as well be a framework for constitutional reform across the UK.
"'Home Rule plays large in the Scottish political imagination ... this is elegantly captured in Thomson's argument that there is a third way between the status quo and full independence that could deliver a sustainable settlement ... a well-argued, thorough case for modern Scotland to take an alternative path'"
New Statesman
"'Serious, commendable and … elegant, with a plan that seeks to offer a middle way in the struggle between unionism and independence that currently divides Scotland'"
