devo max

English

Alternative forms

• devo-max

Etymology

Clipping of devolution maximum. First attested in 2009[1].

Noun

devo max (uncountable)

1. (UK, politics) Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland.
   • 2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian:

     We will know soon enough whether Cameron's was a masterly piece of nerve keeping, or the fatal blunder that broke the union of 1707. In 2012, Salmond gave some listeners the impression that devo max is what he really wanted. Whatever the outcome, Fleet Street's introspective pundits will say: "I told you so", and make dire predictions for the future, which are likely to be off the mark.

Synonyms

• devolution max
• fiscal federalism
• independence lite
• independence-minus