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Will the Assembly of Nations and Regions fly?

March 1, 2023 by Meg Russell Leave a Comment

“If the purpose of a second chamber of the nations and regions is to bind the devolution settlement together, engagement with key figures from beyond Westminster, particularly at the devolved level, is clearly essential. Consultation should also meaningfully engage the public, ideally through deliberative exercises such as citizens’ assemblies.” On Brown Commission plans for a second chamber at Westminster

It’s time to talk to the neighbours

November 21, 2022 by Glyndwr Cennydd Jones Leave a Comment

“There is now a pressing need to investigate some common ground, if not a broad strategic compromise, in a new isles-wide partnership of states for the 21st Century.” Glyndwr Cennydd Jones puts the case for constitutional collaboration

Holyrood needs a second, reforming chamber

March 27, 2021 by James Mitchell 2 Comments

Scottish Parliament designed by Enric Miralles bearing strong resemblance to Barcelona market

“Holyrood needs to revive its commitment to power sharing and subsidiarity.  At its inception, the Scottish Parliament could legitimately claim to be bold and innovative.  It can be again.”

Binary choice and multi-party politics

August 16, 2020 by James Mitchell Leave a Comment

‘.Like the Bourbons, the Conservatives have learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.  But Labour are in danger of the same.  Time is running out for a reasonably well developed alternative option that might be included in a future referendum.  Not only would this enrich a stale debate but would allow Labour to escape the potentially lethal embrace of working with the Tories again.’

A new strategy for the Union

October 18, 2019 by Akash Paun Leave a Comment

‘The Sewel convention will need to be revived and reformed, with stronger guarantees that Westminster will not rewrite the rules of devolution without agreement.’

A new post-Brexit UK of quasi-independent member states?

April 24, 2019 by Roddy Thomson Leave a Comment

‘Just as the nation-state replaced Empire, so the plates delineating optimal, governable units within larger, common systems are again moving.’

Brexit lessons for #indyref2

March 15, 2019 by John McLaren 9 Comments

Hence in the same sense that ‘Brexit means Brexit’ is a meaningless statement (without defining Brexit), then so too would ‘Independence means Independence’ be.

Popular sovereignty and written constitution

February 23, 2019 by Vernon Bogdanor Leave a Comment

‘Perhaps, therefore, Brexit might prove a constitutional moment for the UK, leading to the creation and adoption of a codified constitution so aligning Britain with almost every other democracy.’

Brexit, devolution and local government

July 8, 2018 by Serafin Pazos-Vidal Leave a Comment

‘One thing is clear – the days of a neat division of powers between UK, Scottish and local government are gone. Brexit will paradoxically make these multilevel dynamics very much like those of the regionalised states in the EU27,’ the bead of COSLA office in Brussels writes.

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