Reflections on devolution: Twenty years on

Greer, Alan

Abstract

May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. This report discusses a paper published by the Institute for Government (IFG) that reflects on the experience to date of devolution, drawing on interviews with thirteen individuals who have served as ministers in the devolved governments. Reflecting the structure of the IFG paper there are three main themes in this report: governing without a majority, institutional change, and – in the light of Brexit - relationships between the devolved governments, Westminster and the EU. The conclusion is that the report, although limited in coverage, provides a useful addition to the literature on devolution.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 14, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 15, 2020
• Journal: The Political Quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0032-3179
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-923X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 90
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 553-558
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12700
• Keywords: devolution, ministers, Scotland, Wales, Brexit
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1492806
• Publisher URL: http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12700
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Greer, A. (2019) Reflections on devolution: Twenty years on. The Political Quarterly. ISSN 0032-3179 ], which has been published in final form at [https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12700]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
• Contract Date: Jun 24, 2019