Centralisation

Uneven benefits? Territorial divides in perceptions of devolution in Scotland and Wales

Author / Creator: Davide Vampa

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

People do not perceive devolution gains for their local communities, particularly if located in rural and peripheral areas. 


Taking back control? Brexit and the territorial constitution of the United Kingdom

Author / Creator: Michael Keating

Media type: Article

Date published: 2021

Brexit removed the external support for Devolution. The territorial tensions are made worse by the fact that majorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland opposed it. There have been three responses: United Kingdom as a unitary state; to fragment into its nations; and to seek a Brexit with exceptions. Only Northern Ireland has been granted n exceptions.


We have devolution from Westminster but not from Holyrood: Scotland as a centralised state

Author / Creator: James Mitchell

Media type: Article

Date published:

James Mitchell decries the lack of local power in local government and advocates radical reform.