Devolution
Opinion
Fluctuating Fortunes, but a Permanent Presence? Small Parties in Scotland
Alistair Clark, Newcastle University, discusses small parties in Scotland since devolution for his chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics arguing that smaller par
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Sign Up Now: Seminar on the UK Internal Market and Devolution
The UK Government’s Internal Market Bill sparked controversy when the Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, conceded the government’s willingness to depart from international law in overriding
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Under the spotlight: the civil service in the Scottish devolved system
Building on themes in his chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Richard Parry discusses the unprecedented scrutiny now being faced by Scottish
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The Internal Market Bill: implications for devolution
Analysis from Nicola McEwen on the Internal Market Bill, exploring the suggested recentralisation of power and the implications for the Sewel convention and intergovernmental
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Scottish Labour
In their chapter for the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw trace the fall of Scottish Labour as Scotland's dominant party.
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Scotland’s media, politics and the digital revolution
For his chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Professor Philip Schlesinger of the University of Glasgow looks at Scotland’s post-devolution media and the wider forces driving cha
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Scotland at Westminster
Taken from his chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Adam Evans explores the influence Scottish constituency MPs have had within the Westminster party system, a
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The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics
On 20th August, The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics was published, edited by CCC Director Michael Keating.
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What has Covid-19 meant for devolution in Wales?
Does Johnson have an appetite to unpick devolution asks Dan Wincott as he evaluates communications, intergovernmental relations and devolution from a Welsh perspective during the current public