Devolution
Opinion
Should the devolved governments fear Westminster politicians bearing gifts?
Boris Johnson’s trip to Edinburgh was accompanied by an announcement of £300 million in spending for the three devolved nations, apparently by-passing the block funding mechanism that has been in o
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Education and the Scottish Parliament
Education was always destined to be at the heart of the Scottish Parliament’s activities.
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Social Justice in 2014 and Beyond
The White Paper ‘Scotland’s Future’ which set out a vision for an independent Scotland authored, which was essentially the SNP’s vision for an independent Scotland, stated that:
Opinion
A Constitutional Convocation
In a guest blog, Welsh commentator Glyndwr Cennydd Jones calls for a UK Constitutional Convention to explore the nature of the Union and make it fit for purpose for the 21st century.
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Social Justice in Devolution: A Scottish vision of social justice
In her first contribution to the twenty years of devolution series, Professor Kirstein Rummery (University of Stirling) explores social justice in Scotland in light of devolution.
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Scottish Parliament at 20: what does the future hold?
In this week's instalment of our Twenty Years of Devolution blog series CCC Co-director Professor Nicola McEwen looks at how Brexit in particular will shape the Scottish Parliament's future.
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The rise of the ‘others’: 20 years after devolution, a new middle ground in Northern Irish politics?
Jonathan Evershed (University College Cork) looks at the recent success of middle ground parties in Northern Ireland.
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England and Wales – the neglected political system
Richard Parry looks at the development and use of devolved powers after the Welsh Government decides not to make it easier to drive to England
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Has Devolution Lived up to its Promise?
In this week’s instalment of our series on devolution at twenty, CCC Director Professor Michael Keating asks whether devolution has fulfilled its promise?
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The English Question – from the margins to the mainstream?
In the latest blog in our "Twenty Years of Devolution" series, CCC Fellow Professor Michael Kenny (University of Cambridge) ponders the omission of England from the UK's twenty year old devolut