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Certainly it isn't possible to doubt that he is a 'devolutionist'.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Act.setting up the Department of Agriculture, and in 1903 Mr. Wyndham's great Land Purchase Act. Then came the strange "devolutionist" episode, arising from the appointment of Sir Antony (now Lord) MacDonnell to the post of Under-Secretary at Dublin Castle, the Government who selected him being fully aware that he was in favour of some change in the government of Ireland.
The Framework of Home Rule Erskine Childers 1896
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Yet again a Welsh Tory professes his personal pro-devolutionist beliefs; yet again we have to remember that Welsh Tories hoping that their London masters will permit them to adopt a more progressive attitude towards devolution are ultimately just pissing against the wind.
Meddling Melding 2009
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Yet again a Welsh Tory professes his personal pro-devolutionist beliefs; yet again we have to remember that Welsh Tories hoping that their London masters will permit them to adopt a more progressive attitude towards devolution are ultimately just pissing against the wind.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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It has given the Labour group the opportunity to reveal a more pro-devolutionist stance that was previously brought into doubt by their colleagues in Westminster.
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Bossi has hitherto stayed loyal to Berlusconi, despite the prime minister's sex scandals, trials and sagging popularity, but his proximity to the premier has lost him credibility among northern Italian voters who support the devolutionist League.
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It has given the Labour group the opportunity to reveal a more pro-devolutionist stance that was previously brought into doubt by their colleagues in Westminster.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Not to mention supporter (and arch-anti devolutionist) Mr Connolly ala his World Tour of England, Wales and Ireland - paid for out of BBC license payers money.
A carefully sculptured mask slips O'Neill 2009
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"Pro-devolutionist" and Y-front model Chris Bryant MP accuses Plaid of being a "busted flush" (whatever that is) in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Is this what Tories would describe as a the stance of a "pro-devolutionist"?
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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