The UK government has been busy rolling out its programme of regional mayors in England under the banner of “English devolution”. What is being called “English devolution” is not devolution, it is local government reorganisation….
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Contrary to popular misconception, the Battle of the Boyne (Ireland) never took place on July 12th, 1690. It was initially scheduled for the 11th of that month due to the Gregorian Calendar shift, and then…
This week, the British Parliament passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by 314 votes to 291, legalising assisted dying in England and Wales. Eagle eyed readers might have noticed something isn’t quite…
It’s 24th April which means politicians and pundits can go back to being British for another year. It’s traditional for British nationalists to mark St George’s Day by demanding we reclaim our flag from the…
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Quangos, ( or arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) as they are properly known), are a critical feature of the UK’s public sector. There are approximately 600 Quangos (ALBs) in the UK, some of which receive government funding…
The UK government unveiled its English Devolution Whitepaper this week in which it sets out how it will avoid introducing devolution to England. The white paper sets out the UK government’s intention to mandate regional…
Today’s Guardian reports that “Councils will be forced to build homes to fix England’s housing crisis, says Starmer“. Whilst councils in England will, indeed, be forced to build an unsustainable number of homes to solve…
The UK Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has indicated that the UK Housing Secretary will be given the power to bypass local authorities and approve the building of new prisons in England. Prisons are devolved in…
Devolution has been a reality for the privileged minority in the UK for over a quarter of a century now, it simply isn’t plausible for politicians to pretend to be ignorant of how British rule works in England. Failing to be clear about territorial extent when announcing policies is a deliberate choice and one that misleads and misinforms the public through the whole of the UK, not just in England.