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Devolving England Online Symposium PDF Download and Sponsorship Opportunity
Following up to the recent Online Symposium “Devolving England” that we ran during October, I’m making the articles available as a download.
This was the introduction by Dave Cole:
One of the issues that’s always bubbling under is devolution in the UK. While three of the four home nations have their own parliaments, England is run from Westminster, where the West Lothian Question still holds - why can Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs vote on issues that don’t affect them? Should we give more power to local councils, or are city regions a better way to go?
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The semi-obligatory post on David Davis’ Resignation
It is very rare for a politician to volunteer for an election. The risk calculus is pretty simple; even if the chances of you losing are minimal, the consequences for you are (at best) unemployment and the consequences for your party can be even worse.
So what to make of David Davis’ decision to resign his seat in order to stand again in opposition to the Government’s victory on 42 days?
