The four constituent nations of the United Kingdom (UK) exist within a unitary state which is not underpinned by the transparent checks and balances of a formal written constitution. Many are appalled when they realise that the UK’s uncodified constitutional practices can seemingly vary on a fancy, depending on where a clause sits in a Bill and is debated, and whether … [Read more...] about UK-wide constitutional reform is an unavoidable must
Should Wales leave the UK?
This is an issue which is increasingly focusing the minds of many in Wales, especially since Brexit and the impetus in Scotland towards another independence referendum, possibly in October 2023. As highlighted by the author of Independent Nation..., Will Hayward, recent polls put support for Welsh independence at about 30%. Scotland polled similar numbers in 2007, increasing to … [Read more...] about Should Wales leave the UK?
It’s time to talk to the neighbours
The challenge of our time is not so much that exploration of constitutional futures is not being had, but that it is progressed separately within each nation rather than collectively as neighbours. What about the neighbours? We're a fractious lot, the four nations of the United Kingdom. We're all facing the same daunting outlook yet progressive thinking is … [Read more...] about It’s time to talk to the neighbours