The state and the nations : the first year of devolution in the United Kingdom /
Hazell, Robert,editor.
This text charts the asymmetry and instability of New Labour's constitutional "settlement" and records changes in public attitudes and national identity. The book covers Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England, intergovermental regions, Westminster and the London assembly. It covers the first year of devolution in the UK, bringing together the work of a five-year research programme funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The programme comprises 11 research projects that bring out the dynamics of devolution. The book also looks at the tensions which have emerged in Wales and Northern Ireland, the growing demand in Westminster for "English votes on English Laws" and the machinery created by Whitehall to manage devolution from the centre.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the first year of devolution / Robert Hazell -- Scotland / Graham Leicester -- A constitutional convention by other means : the first year of the National Assembly for Wales / John Osmond -- A 'bare knuckle ride' : Northern Ireland / Rick Wilford and Robin Wilson -- The regional governance of England / John Tomaney -- Intergovernmental relations : Whitehall rules OK? / Robert Hazell -- Devolution and Westminster : tentative steps towards a more federal government / Meg Russell and Robert Hazell -- The people's verdict : public attitudes to devolution and the Union / John Curtice -- The governance of London / John Tomaney -- Conclusion : the state and the nations after one year of devolution / Robert Hazell.
This text charts the asymmetry and instability of New Labour's constitutional "settlement" and records changes in public attitudes and national identity. The book covers Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England, intergovermental regions, Westminster and the London assembly. It covers the first year of devolution in the UK, bringing together the work of a five-year research programme funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The programme comprises 11 research projects that bring out the dynamics of devolution. The book also looks at the tensions which have emerged in Wales and Northern Ireland, the growing demand in Westminster for "English votes on English Laws" and the machinery created by Whitehall to manage devolution from the centre.
Decentralization in government
Regionalism
Home rule
Home rule