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27 FEB 2018 Comment

Scotland and Wales reject the Government’s latest Brexit offer – what next?

Negotiations between the UK and devolved governments are at risk of failure.

06 MAR 2018 Comment

The Welsh and Scottish continuity bills have been published, but challenges remain

The Scottish and Welsh governments' continuity bills have edged intergovernmental relations closer to a constitutional crisis.

04 APR 2018 Comment

Tax devolution is welcome – but the system increasingly lacks coherence

There is a strong case for a review of how devolved and local government is funded.

28 JUN 2019 Comment

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland must bridge the divides in Scottish politics

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is an innovative approach but it needs buy-in from across the political spectrum.

21 DEC 2017 Comment

Legislating Brexit in 2018

This is the year Parliament started to get to grips with Brexit. And it will dominate 2018 to an even greater extent, argues Maddy Thimont Jack.

01 MAR 2021 Comment

The five flaws of Scotland’s government

The Salmond-Sturgeon clash has exposed serious weaknesses that need urgent remedy

19 DEC 2019 Comment

Holding the Union together may be this government’s biggest challenge

The general election result and the next stage of the Brexit process means serious questions must now be asked about the future of the United Kingdom.

15 AUG 2019 Comment

Simply blocking a second Scottish independence referendum could increase support for one

The government must decide how to respond to growing pressure in Scotland for a second independence referendum.

30 JUN 2022 Comment

Sturgeon’s independence plan is likely to be blocked – but that won’t end the row

The Union will only survive in the long run if based on consent

24 NOV 2022 Comment

Supreme Court's Scottish referendum verdict doesn't end Sunak’s need for a union strategy

Rishi Sunak needs a strategy to convince voters of the value of the union.

28 OCT 2013 Online event

Scotland's referendum and the future of the UK

How would an independent Scotland be governed? What currency would it use? And how sustainable would its level of public spending be?

28 OCT 2020 Report

Co-ordination and divergence: devolution and coronavirus

The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown restrictions.

10 FEB 2021 Report

The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

The steps the UK government needs to take to manage the UK internal market and ensure it works in the long-term.

26 FEB 2021 Report

Funding devolution

Since March 2020 an extra £19 billion has been sent from the UK Treasury to the three devolved nations to tackle Covid.

29 MAR 2021 Report

Scottish independence: EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border

What EU membership would mean for Scotland and its relationship with the rest of the UK.

27 APR 2021 Report

The fiscal position of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Breaking away from the UK would leave Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland facing sizeable fiscal deficits.

06 MAY 2020 Report

A four-nation exit strategy

The UK’s four-nation lockdown exit strategy could create confusion amongst the public and lead to non-compliance of guidance and rules.

07 AUG 2020 Report

Trade and regulation after Brexit

The government will not be able to conclude a large number of trade agreements at speed and maintain its much-prized regulatory autonomy after Brexit.

01 MAY 2019 Report

Devolution at 20

A comprehensive analysis of how devolution has worked in the UK.

16 JUL 2019 Report

Has Devolution Worked?

The success of devolution to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, London and the English regions since 1999.

05 APR 2018 Report

Devolution after Brexit

All four governments of the UK – Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Westminster – must go back to the drawing board to redefine their relationships

02 FEB 2016 Report