It seems that the Westminster government is now trying to play catch up ...

I can have much more influence on the political process here than I ever could with a Westminster government.

The special constitutional arrangement which the Westminster government had imposed on the region in the preceding months collapsed like a house of cards.

Some or the political personalities saw it as a new political pressure point on the Westminster government.

Scots don't vote on domestic issues at all in those elections, their votes are used purely to influence the make up of the Westminster government.

The Westminster government has also indicated that it will facilitate such a referendum.

She added: "This is a welcome change of view from the Westminster government.

The Westminster government refused to negotiate with the strikers and proposed to use the army to maintain essential services.

Would that the Westminster government could do the same!

"If the Westminster government sticks to that, we won't have too many fights about it."