A webinar organised by UK in a Changing Europe and the Centre on Constitutional Change. The upcoming Scottish Parliament election could have a critical impact on the future of the… Read More »
The UK, Scotland and Ireland
John Bruton writes: There is a real prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence, if pro-independence parties win an overall majority in next month’s Scottish Parliament elections.… Read More »
England’s Scotland panic
“It would not be a small thing for the UK to fragment. European observers find the possibility in many ways quite extraordinary (humiliating say some, what would it be called ask many others). At the same time, across the EU there is plenty of experience of new states coming into existence or regaining their sovereignty and re-establishing their own democracies…”… Read More »
Sliding into a tough 2021
Deal or not, the UK and Scotland with it face a chaotic New Year that hardly squares with the promises of “sunlit uplands” and “Global Britain”, says Kirsty Hughes, moderator of our European Conversations podcast… Read More »
UK federalism: German lessons
On the day Keir Starmer sets out his ideas on devolution, we republish a long read from Prof Sam Whimster on whether and how Germany might serve as a federal model for the UK.… Read More »
Petitions: MPs debated
MPs debated two of the petitions we supported on October 5 so let’s keep up the pressure. Here are the transcripts/research…… Read More »
Taking back control from Scotland
‘Third-country status confronts the devolved governments with difficult choices. Ending transition without a future relationship deal would make them even harder.’… Read More »
Reviving Sewel – or killing devo?
Are devolution and the related Sewel Convention dead and buried? We report on two key webinars this week…… Read More »