Rewiring the state means handing over real power.
Articles on Devolution
Displaying 1 - 20 of 123 articles
Before services were centralised to London, many regions looked after their own affairs – and thrived.
Wales is pushing for a greater say over broadcasting as the UK’s constitutional balance continues to shift.
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation.
After ending Welsh Labour’s long rule, Plaid must balance the demands of government with its constitutional ambitions.
Our experts explain how devolution in the UK has worked in practice – and what needs to change.
If Burnham becomes PM, it shows that Westminster is no longer the only route to the top job.
Kenya’s devolution has led to tangible improvements in everyday life in places that had long been left behind.
Public finance is the means through which societies either raise living standards or entrench dependence.
The Senedd byelection tests shifting loyalties in postindustrial Wales, and the strength of Labour, Plaid Cymru and Reform.
The Conservatives and Labour have allowed resentment to fester in the biggest part of the UK – and the only region not to have its own parliament.
With two mayoral wins, Reform has secured its first government roles.
A devolution white paper will restructure councils and hand significant planning powers to mayors.
While Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own justice systems, Wales remains in a single legal jurisdiction with England.
The crown estate was devolved to Scotland in 2017 and calls have grown since then for Wales to be afforded the same.
Local government raises about 4% of New Zealand’s tax revenue. The equivalent in Denmark is about 36%. If the government believes in ‘localism’, it has to give councils more power to raise revenue.
Research has long shown that globally, left-behind communities are less likely to vote in either local or general elections, largely because they feel neglected by the political process.
Plaid Cymru’s Adam Price is leading proposals to make lying by politicians a criminal offence.
The current Conservative government has not met actual housing need in England. The proposals in the party’s manifesto are not likely to either.
More than half of people now support electoral reform.
Top contributors
-
Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
-
Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
-
Professor of Politics, Cardiff University
-
Chief Policy Fellow, University of Leeds
-
Lecturer in Politics and Public Administration, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool
-
Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
-
Professor of Political Science, Cardiff University
-
Professor of Housing and Communities, University of Huddersfield
-
Professor of Public Policy, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
-
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, University of Huddersfield
-
Assistant Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin
-
Dean of Education, School of Education and Institute for Education, Bath Spa University
-
Senior Research Fellow, Law Reform and Policy Analysis, University of Sheffield
-
Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter
-
Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen