The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
A People's War: Brenda Boardman | The shadow over Brown's plan's to change the way we are governed: … More…
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The question of regional governance has to a large extent been stuck in political purgatory since the North East overwhelmingly voted against an elected regional assembly in 2004. There are some who still believe that directly elected and accountable regional bodies are the most sensible way forward — John Prescott recently said that ‘England will eventually move to elected regional government — just as Scotland and Wales originally rejected devolution and then voted for it&…
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