A written record from 2004 shows the then prime minister saying his government had 'lanced the boil of separatism'.

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 ...

NEWLY released cabinet papers reveal that Tony Blair believed Labour’s devolution settlement had "lanced the boil of ...

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance ...

IT HAS now been two weeks since Scotland got control over income tax, the so-called Scottish Rate of Income Tax (or SRIT). Under this deal, Scotland has put in its own 10p rate of tax, and Westminster ...

Alex de Ruyter, director of the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University and David Hearne, researcher at the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University, on the prime ...

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The Smith Commission’s proposals on the devolution of further powers to the Scottish parliament were released on Thursday. The cross-party commission, comprising representatives from the Scottish ...

On Thursday, when Scottish voters put their relationship with the U.K. to the ballot, three hundred years of membership in the United Kingdom will be at stake. But those 307 years of togetherness ...

In the wake of last year’s ‘no’ vote on Scottish Independence, and the recommendations of the Smith Commission tasked with taking forward devolution commitments made by Westminster, the UK Government ...

The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

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