It has been 25 years since the start of Welsh devolution Monday 6 May marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution. It followed a referendum two years earlier where a narrow majority of voters backed setting up ...

Last week, the world’s most globe-spanning empire until the mid-20th century let its fate be decided by 3.6 million voters in Scotland. While Great Britain narrowly salvaged its nominal unity, the episode offered an important reminder: The 21st century ...

You may have noticed that there's lots in the news lately about the political issue of devolution. But what is devolution, and why is everyone talking about it right now? Here's everything you need to know. Devolution is the name given to the way that ...

“Devolution has helped me in becoming more confident using Welsh as a language through the roll-out of Welsh in the school curriculum, and encourages me that politics can be done differently compared to Westminster.

English devolution has emerged as a prominent feature of the 2015 general election campaign for a number of reasons. One is the ongoing process of devolution that has been taking place across the UK, with the formation of the assemblies for Northern ...

Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and still the darling of her party, is a restless woman. Having only last week launched a set of radical reforms to England’s planning rules, she is now announcing the biggest shake-up of local government since at ...

The three councils in Cheshire have asked the government for a devolution deal which would include an elected mayor. Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington Councils have written to the devolution minister and said they are committed to ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Former Prime Minister and Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard ...

At the start, devolution north of the border was fascinating – because it was to be the rebirth of a Scottish Parliament after centuries of absence. There was a kaleidoscope of parties and celebrations, mixed with just the right amount of Royal pageantry. But in essence it was all phoney.