home rule

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"We have always worked towards independence when we got home rule in 1979 and more independence in 2009."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

But Denmark granted it home rule in 1979, and its 57,000 inhabitants retain the right to vote for independence.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Are there any other issues besides home rule and statehood that you’ll want to focus on?

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

Bonar Law was both a true believer in the Ulster cause and a shrewd political operator, who correctly perceived that home rule could be used to bring down Asquith and the Liberals.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

This was execrable jurisprudence, and even Mr. Cass, who was really the father of the idea of home rule in the Territories, dissented from it, and voted for Mr. Chase's amendment.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William