Devolution

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Devolution

Devolution involves the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.

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24th July 2026
Scottish Independence: Still a live political issue? (Part Two)

22nd May 2025
Scottish Independence: Still a live political issue? (Part One)

22nd May 2025
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More downsides of devolution

10th June 2024
New regional mayors

21st May 2024
Another English devolution policy example

28th March 2024
Budget 2024: more devolution delivered

11th March 2024
Sadiq Khan and his call for tougher action on zombie knives

24th January 2024
The case for more devolution to city regions

15th January 2024
The Changing UK Constitution | A-Level Politics

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Devolution problems: legal conflict between Holyrood and London

11th December 2023
Increasing the powers and responsibility of England's regions?

8th November 2023
On the buses for another English region

9th October 2023
Tory London Mayor candidate scandal

30th June 2023
Would more devolution benefit the English regions?

15th May 2023
Downside of devolution: the latest from Scotland

10th April 2023
Failure of devolution in Northern Ireland

27th March 2023
Budget 2023 - English regional devolution

15th March 2023
Devolution example: free school meals for London primary pupils

21st February 2023
Advantages of devolution examples continue

11th January 2023
Devolution continues to blaze a policy trail

10th January 2023
Devolution in action: London's ULEZ

1st December 2022
More English devolution

3rd August 2022
Have events surrounding Johnson's resignation highlighted weaknesses in our part-codified constitution?

12th July 2022
Scottish independence, if, and what?

5th July 2022
More devolution isn't worth it

12th June 2022
A slippery slope?

9th May 2022
Northern Ireland

2nd May 2022
Devolution in action

30th March 2022
Devolution differences

21st March 2022
More devolution differences

7th January 2022
Devolution differences: the Welsh smacking ban

7th October 2021
Government to push forward with more devolution

13th September 2021
Devolution in the UK: success or failure?

2nd September 2021
English regional devolution: the case of Yorkshire

2nd August 2021
Identity in Northern Ireland - video

5th May 2021
An independent Wales. Really?

26th April 2021
May 2021 elections primer

21st April 2021
Great backgrounder on the potential break-up of Britain

19th April 2021
Devolution: London to go its own way on drugs?

6th April 2021
Another new party in British politics

5th April 2021
The Scottish elections

31st March 2021
More devolution success

30th March 2021
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Federalism (UK and EU)

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Salmond v Sturgeon documentary - very good

19th March 2021
The early history of the UK government and covid

17th March 2021
The break of Britain?

3rd March 2021
Excellent devolution resource

29th January 2021
The latest goings on at Holyrood

25th January 2021
Who said devolution has been a 'disaster'?

25th November 2020
More devolution for the English regions?

2nd November 2020
Devolution differences: success or failure? A note on a major post 1997 constitutional reform in the UK

30th September 2020
Will there be a second referendum for Scottish Independence?

10th September 2020
Devolution in Scotland

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Devolution in Wales

Topic Videos
A Level Politics: Study Note Listing - UK Government

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Queen's Speech quick summary for AS students

18th May 2016
Example UK Politics Essay: to what extent do referendums enhance democracy?

10th May 2016
Example Essay: discuss the extent to which UK constitutional reforms introduced from 1997 have been important

4th May 2016
UK civil service increasingly centralised in London

7th March 2016
English votes for English laws "too complicated"

11th February 2016
The Scotland Bill and the "no detriment" principle

25th January 2016
English votes for English laws - the first outing

12th January 2016
Ireland and the 1916 Easter Rising

12th January 2016
U2 and politics

14th December 2015
English-only votes...a move to a federalist Britain?

22nd October 2015
Scottish independence referendum - one year on

18th September 2015
Will Northern Ireland's devolution be suspended?

9th September 2015

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