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13 05, 2022

A Design for Modern Britain: Confederal Federalism
A Design for Modern Britain: Confederal Federalism
Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, Views from the Federal Trust

A Design for Modern Britain: Confederal Federalism

By Federal Trust|2022-05-13T13:17:35+00:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: confederation UK, England federalism, Northern Ireland federalism, Scotland federalism, UK federalism, Wales federalism|

by Glyndwr Cennydd Jones In recent years, the national borders extant within these isles have been reaffirmed through Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. Further, the trend for significant divergence in policy stances across the various parliaments has compounded other clear political disagreements centred on constitutional reform and change, with different [...]

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 [...]