The Campaign for a Scottish Assembly (CSA) was formed in the aftermath of the 1979 referendum that failed to establish a devolved Scottish Assembly. This page refers to the year 1979. ... A devolved Scottish Assembly that would have some form of legislative powers in jurisdiction over Scotland was a long-held political priority for many individuals and organisations. ...

Headed by Jim Boyack (father of current MSP Sarah Boyack) the CSA contained of individuals committed to some form of Home Rule for Scotland. Most were members of the Labour Party, but many Scottish National Party members took part too. Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... Sarah Boyack (born 16 May 1961) is Labour member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central. ... Devolution or Home rule is the pooling of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...

The CSA kept up the pressure for devolution in the early years of the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher which was totally opposed to any form of Home Rule. Eventually the CSA came to the stance that the cause of Scottish devolution would be best served by a convention with more democratic legitimacy invested in it. Devolution or home rule is the granting of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British stateswoman and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, also Leader of the Opposition from 1975, and the only woman to date to hold the former...

The CSA organised the committee that published the Claim of Right for Scotland which held that it was the Scottish people's right to choose the form of government that best suited them (a long-established principal, first formally stated in the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320), and which also recommended the establishment of a convention to discuss this. The Declaration of Arbroath. ... Events January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ...

The Scottish Constitutional Convention was established in 1989 and it superseded the role of the CSA publishing its recommendations for devolution in 1995, many of which went towards the founding principles of the Scottish Parliament, established in 1999. The Scottish Constitutional Convention (SCC) was established after prominent Scottish individuals signed the Claim of Right in 1989. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

See also

• Campaign for an English Parliament