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Constitutionally Sound: Labour and the Union

10 February 2021 | Centre on Constitutional Change

With Scottish Parliament and Senedd elections in May, are there lessons that the new leader of Scottish Labour can learn from its counterpart in Wales? CCC's Deputy Director, Coree Brown Swan, and former First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones MS, discuss this and much more in the latest episode of our podcast Constitutionally Sound.

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Independence and the Union

On the timing(s) of IndyRef2

18 February 2021 | Centre on Constitutional Change

Alistair Clark (Newcastle University) on the legislation and timing governing a second Scottish independence referendum arguing that the vote is very unlikely to happen in 2021.

International

Opinion: 2021 Catalan Election

16 February 2021 | Daniel Cetrà, Michael Keating

Catalan regional election took place on Sunday (14 February) with pro-independence parties increasing their overall majority. This election saw the lowest turnout on record, but this does not take away from the constitutional significance of the vote. CCC's Daniel Cetrà and Michael Keating give their views.

Independence and the Union, Devolution

Constitutionally Sound: Labour and the Union

10 February 2021 | Centre on Constitutional Change

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Independence and the Union, International

Shades of Solidarity: Comparing Scottish and Flemish Responses to the Catalan Referendum

10 February 2021 | Centre on Constitutional Change

From their recently published article, Judith Sijstermans (University of Birmingham) and Coree Brown Swan (Centre on Constitutional Change) examine how European sub-state nationalist parties, specifically the Flemish Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) and the Scottish National Party (SNP), provided support and solidarity throughout the 2017 Catalan referendum.

Brexit, Independence and the Union, Devolution

Brexit and Beyond: England

1 February 2021 | Centre on Constitutional Change

John Denham, University of Southampton examines English identity and British unionism in the wake of Brexit - are we likely to see a change to the system of governance in England?

Brexit, Independence and the Union, Devolution

Brexit and Beyond: Northern Ireland

1 February 2021 | Katy Hayward

Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast discusses the implications of the Northern Ireland Protocol and what this might mean for Northern Ireland's place in the Union.