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Mark McGeoghegan writes on how Humza Yousaf’s termination of the Bute House Agreement (BHA) was rooted in broader political processes affecting the Scottish independence movement, which continue to be relevant beyond its collapse for his successor as First Minister, John Swinney.

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU has had a fundamental impact on devolved government’s ability to influence the UK Government’s position in relation to the EU. We discuss the ways in which Scottish and Welsh perspectives shape the new relationship between the UK and the EU.

Richard Parry discusses how the SNP is generating a large volume of material in their ‘Building a New Scotland’ series while facing challenges on the use of civil service time to do it and on the uncertain political and legal route to independence

Exploring the sub-national and national implications of the English Local Elections ahead of the UK General Election

Bringing together leading academics and practitioners to reflect on 25 years of the Scottish Parliament

Join Antoine Bilodeau, Professor of Political Science at Concordia University, for this in person event.

There is increasing concern that territorial autonomy can generate new violence at the subnational level, in the form of communal clashes.

New book analyzes participation in local elections across Europe and applies a comparative approach. The book is based on the study of electoral results at the municipal level in 18 countries and more than 70,000 municipalities.

Kirsty Hughes interviews Dr Anwen Elias on The Final Report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales.
28 February 2024.