Westminster’s Time Is Ending — But Who Speaks for the Nation That Pays Most of Its Bills?
The Cardiff memorandum calls for Scotland, Wales and Ireland to determine their constitutional futures. England is absent from its account of national self-determination — even though England provides the largest share of the UK’s public revenues. Three parties,...
A New Runnymede? How English Devolution Could Unintentionally Lead to an English Parliament
Could the Government’s own devolution reforms create a collective demand for English self-government? The comparison with Runnymede in 1215 is not that today’s elected mayors are medieval barons. It is that regional leaders seeking practical concessions...
The British State and English National Identity: see no EVEL.
Why can Britain celebrate English history and culture while resisting the creation of distinct national political institutions for England? The answer may lie less in hostility towards Englishness than in the constitutional interests of Westminster itself. Celebration...
Andy Burnham Wants to ‘Rewire’ the UK – But Where Does England Plug In?
Andy Burnham Wants to ‘Rewire’ the UK – But Where Does England Plug In? Direct answer: Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he wants to “rewire” the United Kingdom by moving power out of Whitehall and closer to people and places. But there is a striking difference in the...