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Constitutional Commission is in place to chart way forward for Scotland

Constitutional commissions for Scotland are suddenly in fashion. In the past 10 days, three leading politicians - Wendy Alexander, Chris Huhne and Annabel Goldie - have called for some kind of commission to be set up. They are not alone. Iain Macwhirter and David Steel have been calling for a new Constitutional Convention for some time now. The problem is that they all want different things, and for different reasons.

Constitutional commissions for Scotland are suddenly in fashion. In the past 10 days, three leading politicians - Wendy Alexander, Chris Huhne and Annabel Goldie - have called for some kind of commission to be set up. They are not alone.