| What rights will there be for me in the new constitution? |
| Wednesday, 18 March 2009 14:55 |
| A Charter of Rights guarantees the right to: a fair trial; freedom of thought, speech and worship; freedom of the press; freedom of assembly and the right to form a trade union; the right to housing and free health care and education; the right to property; the right to work and the right to support for those unable to work; the right to freedom of information; and the right to use Gaelic as one of Scotland’s official languages. Other rights contained in this constitution include: a right of responsible access to thecountryside; a right of freedom from restrictive trade practices; freedom frompersecution for those who seek asylum in Scotland; a right to dignity in old age; a right to privacy; and the right to vote for all citizens over 16 resident in Scotland. |
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