Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC

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Peter Fraser was Conservative Member of Parliament for Angus South (1979-83) and then Angus East (1983-87), serving as Solicitor General for Scotland between 1982 and 1988. He was ennobled in 1989 and agains served in government as Lord Advocate (1989-92), and as a Minister of State at the Scottish Office (1992-95) and the Department of Trade and Industry (1995-97). He authored The Holyrood Inquiry, a 2004 report on the Holyrood building project and for Politeia wrote Divided We Stand: Scotland a Nation Once Again (2012).

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‘Will a Referendum Resolve the Scottish Question?’, by Lord Fraser

By Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC
November 17, 2012

As the UK and Scottish governments agree on a referendum on independence for Scotland, Lord Fraser, Scotland's former Lord Advocate, suggests it will open, rather than close,...

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‘Divided We Stand: Scotland a Nation Once Again’, by Peter Fraser

By Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC
November 1, 2012

‘Divided We Stand: Scotland a Nation Once Again’, by Peter Fraser November 2012 Press Release

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