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Keep the Clause campaign

Index Keep the Clause campaign

The Keep the Clause campaign was a privately funded political campaign organised in 2000 with the aim of resisting the repeal of legislation known as Clause 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 in Scotland and the United Kingdom, which forbade local authorities to "intentionally promote homosexuality". [1]

18 relations: Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency), Ayr (UK Parliament constituency), Ayr by-election, 2000, Brian Souter, Electoral Reform Society, George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, Local Government Act 1988, Local government in the United Kingdom, Postal voting, Public transport, Repeal, Scotland, Scottish National Party, Section 28, Stagecoach Group, United Kingdom, United Kingdom general election, 1997, Wendy Alexander.

Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Ayr is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) which elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) via the plurality (first past the post) electoral system.

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Ayr (UK Parliament constituency)

Ayr was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 2005.

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Ayr by-election, 2000

The Ayr by-election on 16 March 2000 was the first by-election for the Scottish Parliament that had been established the year previously.

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Brian Souter

Sir Brian Souter (born 5 May 1954) is a Scottish businessman and philanthropist.

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Electoral Reform Society

The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) is a political pressure group based in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform.

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George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock

George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock PC (born 21 January 1942 in Oswestry, Shropshire) is a British Labour Co-operative life peer.

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Local Government Act 1988

The United Kingdom Local Government Act 1988 was famous for introducing the controversial Section 28 into law.

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Local government in the United Kingdom

Local government in the United Kingdom has origins that pre-date the United Kingdom itself, as each of the four countries of the United Kingdom has its own separate system.

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Postal voting

Postal voting is voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed to electors or returned by post, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Repeal

A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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Section 28

Section 28 or Clause 28While going through Parliament, the amendment was constantly relabelled with a variety of clause numbers as other amendments were added to or deleted from the Bill, but by the final version of the Bill, which received Royal Assent, it had become Section 28.

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Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams and express coaches.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom general election, 1997

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997, five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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Wendy Alexander

Wendy Alexander (born 27 June 1963, Glasgow) is a retired Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley North.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_the_Clause_campaign

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