Analysis: Westminster May Have Given Up On Trans Rights But Scotland Hasn’t
by Emily Tolano
Scotland is defying Tory transphobia to push ambitious legislation that will make trans lives easier.
Tag: devolution
Analysis: Westminster Is Holding Scotland’s Drug Policy Hostage And It’s Killing People
by Andre Gomes
Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe. But new Conservative plans will only punish users – with deadly results, writes Andre Gomes.
Opinion: Council Tax Is Broken. Devolution Could Fix It
by Rio Goldhammer
Regional autonomy offers an opportunity tax to work for the people paying it, writes Rio Goldhammer.
Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might
by Ell Folan
Michael Gove’s levelling up white paper makes a mockery of our country’s enormous regional inequalities, argues Ell Folan.
Interview: Leanne Wood: ‘Just Wanting Independence Isn’t Enough. We Need a Strategy’
by Aaron Bastani
Plaid Cymru’s former leader Leanne Wood speaks to Aaron Bastani about what it would take to win Welsh independence – and why Labour won’t deliver.
Opinion: It’s Win or Die for Scottish Labour. So Why Is the Party Fighting to Lose?
by Finn Smyth & Coll McCail
Today Scotland elects a new parliament. Thanks to years of self-sabotage, Labour may lose this historic heartland once and for all.
Downstream: Independence for the North of England Interview With Philip Proudfoot
In recent years Scottish and Welsh independence, as well as Irish unification, have become increasingly plausible with Britain’s departure from the EU highlighting major points of difference, as well as economic imbalances, across the home nations. But could the break up of the UK ever include the North of England? And what would a sovereign […]
Opinion: Labour Must Take Welsh Independence Seriously
by Harriet Protheroe Davis
With the appetite for sovereignty growing across the country, the way Labour and the wider left choose to engage with the issue will determine their place in Welsh politics, writes Harriet Protheroe Davis.
Power to the People? Devolution, Metro Mayors and the North East
by Nick Dowson
The North East voted in force for the ringing Brexit slogan, 'Take Back Control', so why has the region repeatedly snubbed Westminster proposals for bringing power closer to home with a regional 'metro mayor'?
Can Devolution Solve Greater Manchester’s Housing Crisis?
by Isaac Rose
The housing crisis is no longer just a London issue. Its effects are being felt across the UK, including in Greater Manchester. There, in the context of the devolution of a wide package of powers to local government and the upcoming mayoral election, Greater Manchester Housing Action (GMHA) are organising around the issues of housing and homelessness.
Novara FM: What’s So Great About Britain?
This week on NovaraFM, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani are joined by Michael Walker and Zoe Gardner to discuss British identity and new models for citizenship.