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28 05, 2021

Sovereign Conquest?
Sovereign Conquest?
Brexit, Coronavirus, Devolution, Federalism, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, UK Devolution

Sovereign Conquest?

By Colin Talbot|2021-05-28T11:17:08+00:00May 28th, 2021|Categories: Brexit, Coronavirus, Devolution, Federalism, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, UK Devolution|Tags: Boris Johnson UK Parliament, Brexit UK federalism, Covid UK Federalism, Federal Futures, Scotland UK devolution, UK devolution, UK executive Power, UK federalism, UK parliament executive, UK parliament scrutiny|

“Take back control” was one of the main battle-cries of Brexit. Underpinning it was the notion that the UK had ceded its sovereignty to the EU and was no-longer an ‘independent’ country. We will leave aside the issue of whether or not Brexit really represents a return of sovereignty to [...]

3 03, 2021

Federalism for the United Kingdom: an answer that raises questions
Federalism for the United Kingdom: an answer that raises questions
Brexit, Devolution, Federalism, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, UK Devolution

Federalism for the United Kingdom: an answer that raises questions

By Prof Andrew Blick|2021-03-04T11:21:22+00:00March 3rd, 2021|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Federalism, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, UK Devolution|Tags: Andrew Blick federalism, Andrew Blick KCL, Andrew Blick UK constitution, Brexit, Brexit UK constitution, Brexit UK federalism, Federal Trust, federalism, Federalism in the UK, Federalism UK Constitution, Scotland federalism|

Federalism is best defined as a system in which constitutional authority is divided between a ‘federal’ tier of government and a set of territorial ‘states’. It is a comprehensive and symmetrical model in which the entirety (or almost the entirety) of the country is covered by states, which have identical [...]