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Tag Archives: devolution
Feb 13 2013
The challenge for Plaid Cymru’s leadership will be to harness the energy of their membership
1 CommentTweet After disappointing results in the 2011 Welsh Election, Plaid Cymru launched an internal review to reflect on their current situation and shape future strategy. Craig McAngus offers an analysis of the resulting report, Moving Forward, as well as its implications for the internal politics … Continue reading
Posted by: February 13, 2013
Tagged with: devolution, Plaid Cymru, Wales
Sep 23 2012
Book Review: Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives: Banal Activism, Electioneering and the Politics of Irrelevance
1 CommentTweet Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives is a unique ethnographic study of devolution and Scottish politics, exploring how Conservative Party activists who had opposed devolution and the movement for a Scottish Parliament during the 1990s attempted to mobilise politically following their … Continue reading
Posted by: September 23, 2012
Tagged with: activism, devolution, scottish conservatives
Jul 27 2012
The controversy over Civil Service accountability is symptomatic of an unstable constitution
1 CommentTweet Andrew Blick relates the recently completed Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom to the issue Civil Service accountability. While there have been substantial changes, the problematic constitutional principle that civil servants are only indirectly accountable to Parliament remains. The manner in which … Continue reading
Posted by: July 27, 2012
Tagged with: accountability, civil service, Democratic Audit, devolution
Jul 12 2012
The Prime Minister has no Scottish strategy and is at the mercy of events
Leave a commentTweet Alan Convery argues that the Tories have failed to outline a vision for Scotland’s place within the United Kingdom and thus Conservative policy on Scotland is constantly subject to ad hoc adjustments. If they want to get on the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 12, 2012
Tagged with: Conservatives in Coalition, David Cameron, devolution, scottish independence
Jun 12 2012
The middle option between full independence and the status quo could be central to the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum
Leave a commentTweet While a majority of Scots polled are against independence, opinion polls indicate that there is a pro-change electorate in Scotland. Peter Lynch argues that it is these voters who will play a decisive role regardless of what options are put to them. In … Continue reading
Posted by: June 12, 2012
Tagged with: devolution, Scotland, scottish independence
Mar 15 2012
A Yes vote in the Scottish Referendum would start a serious debate about independence for Wales
2 CommentsTweet Roger Scully argues that while independence for Wales does not presently enjoy significant backing, this would change with a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum. It would offer a clear example to which advocates of independence could point … Continue reading
Posted by: March 15, 2012
Tagged with: devolution, scottish independence, uk politics, united kingdom, Welsh independence
Jan 12 2012
Does devolution bring welfare improvements? Evidence from Spain shows that giving Scotland and Wales the power to set speed limits might save lives across the UK
Leave a commentTweet Does devolution bring welfare improvements? Joan Costa Font argues that evidence from the devolution of traffic responsibilities to the Basque Country and Catalonia by the Spanish government, suggests that decentralisation has managed to significantly reduce traffic accident deaths. Such … Continue reading
Posted by: January 12, 2012
Tagged with: Basque Country, devolution, Europe, policy, policy lessons, road accidents, Spain, traffic, traffic accident mortality, UK policy
Jan 11 2012
From Scottish devolution to the smoking ban and the national minimum wage, academic research has influenced successful policy across government
Leave a commentTweet Academic influence in policy-making is not a monolithic process. In addition to providing rigorous data and analysis, academics have contributed to successful policies through individual leadership and service on commissions and advisory boards. In a new report, Jill Rutter … Continue reading
Posted by: January 11, 2012
Tagged with: academics, climate change, devolution, evidence, evidence based policy making, IfG, Impact, minimum wage, Pensions, smoking ban, UK policy
