UK Government
Constitution Executive Parliament Branches
Please note, older essays will not necessarily be formatted correctly, nor will they represent the requirements of the post 2019 linear changes.
Evaluate the view devolution has been successful within the UK
Devolution is the process of delegating powers away from Westminster to regions and cities within the UK, originally introduced in Labour’s 1997 election manifesto. There is consistent discourse over the success of this change, and thus this essay will reject that devolution in the UK was successful.
Evaluate the view that the need for further English devolution is now overdue
It is important for English devolution to be extended as it is currently increasingly unfair that England have less powers than the devolved bodies in Scotland specifically, and the issue of the Barnett formula is the biggest problem. This can be solved through English devolution and a parliament which is evidently overdue.
