Where are my pro #Cymru and pro #devolution people at!

Come follow along my academic journey!

Would love to connect with fellow academics and/or politicians I can interview in 2027 for my MA on the intersection of cultural institutions, identity formation, and how people voted in the ‘97 ref.

Green spaces in growing Somerset village to be managed more locally Green spaces in the village of Street will be managed at a more local level in the future as part of a new devolution deal agreed with Somerset…

Green spaces in #Street will be managed more locally under a #devolution deal agreed with #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2597036... #LDReporter

But that encourages #Devolution of tax-raising powers, and we all know what the Treasury view on that is.

A really very interesting and potentially game changing development on #health #devolution.. 👏👏👏👏👏 @stkaye.bsky.social @charliepickles.bsky.social @davidjbuck.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social @ogden140.bsky.social @amc15.bsky.social @livuniheseltine.bsky.social

Worth a read - English #devolution offers hope for cash-strapped local public services.

A bill described as “community empowerment” risks doing the opposite, concentrating power in fewer hands while removing local layers rooted in communities.

We must ensure devolution genuinely shares power, not centralises it further away from people.

#Devolution #Democracy

If Eluned Morgan were to lose her seat this would be the first time that a serving First Minister (in any devolved UK legislature, incl. the 1921-72 Stormont Parliament) has failed to win re-election. #Senedd #Devolution

Full write-up of the poll, including analysis from @walesgovernance.bsky.social's @jaclarner.bsky.social here: #senedd #devolution

The dog that didn’t bark: the Separation of Powers in Wales The Divisional Court (Lewis LJ, Chamberlain J) sitting in Cardiff has held that recognising a common law duty on Welsh ministers to consult before introducing legislation in the Senedd would infrin…

For those interested in devolution in the UK and Welsh politics, this is an interesting analysis in @admincourtblog.bsky.social on the Divisional Court's judgement in the Greyhound Ban case vs Welsh Ministers #devolution #greyhoundracingban #Senedd

For those interested in Welsh politics and #devolution, this is the full judgement of the Divisional Court in relation to the challenge to the ban on greyhound racing in Wales. For longtime devolution anoraks, there are, unsurprisingly, plenty of references to the AXA Supreme Court decision… #Senedd

Deposit Return Scheme Regulations: In Brief The Welsh Government laid the Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026 (the Regulations) on the 12 February 2026, which put in place the legislative framework for the recycling an...

The Senedd will sit for the last time this week before May's elections. In a fitting tribute to Wales's traditional place in the slipstream of Scottish political debates, one of the final things MSs will do is to approve regulations for a deposit recycling scheme... #Senedd #Devolution

Theoretical I appreciate but all the same, the May Scottish elections could be our last independent [ish] go at them for governing #Scotland.

#Devolution being only power on loan until it isn't.

Transparency of intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny Transparency of intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny

For those interested in devolution & territorial governance in the UK, this is an interesting report by Holyrood’s Constitution Cttee on the transparency (& functioning) of intergovernmental relations and the implications for parliamentary scrutiny #devolution #holyrood

Homepage The Charter For Communities We believe in community rights – and that people are the solution, not the problem. Our Charter gives communities both protections and opportunities to drive positive…

The Charter for Communities sets out the basic rights people and places need to shape local decisions, protect the environment, and build healthier, fairer communities.

Sign the Charter:
charterfordemocracy.org

#Devolution #CommunityEmpowerment #CommunityRights

Who in their right mind would vote for Reform. Run and funded by millionaires for themselves and their cronies. Choose a party that care for you and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. #VoteSNP

#bothvotessnp #snp #independence
#reformout #scotland #devolution #election

Devolution plans lead the agenda at Cornwall Council Cabinet meeting

#NEWS: Cornwall Council’s Cabinet met in #Truro today, with #devolution plans top of the agenda.

Councillors also discussed new off-street parking changes, motorhome charges at 10 sites, and investment in the Kernow Industrial Growth Fund.

🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...

Yesterday MSs passed the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill. This Bill will, among other things, introduce a ‘recall’ process for Senedd Members. Last year I wrote an analysis piece for @publiclaw.bsky.social examining the recall proposals
#Senedd #Devolution

NEW PROPOSED LEGISLATION (or rather, a big batch of Government amendments to the English #Devolution Bill, via @se13ed.bsky.social ) bills.parliament.uk/publications... <- Search for the minister's surname 'Taylor'. Count the amendments tabled. #Localgov people, Combined Authorities - note these.

Scotland’s assisted dying bill fails to pass in final vote MSPs debate the assisted dying bill for the final time, before a historic vote at decision time

Moments ago, MSPs voted against the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill by 69 votes to 57 (a near full reversal of the margin, 70-56, that had endorsed the Bill, in principle, at Stage 1) #AssistedDying #Holyrood #devolution

Fast-paced real-time strategy where you rapidly conquer neutral and enemy bases to expand across a scorched wasteland. 🏜️⚔️

YT: youtu.be/Sj4cNzUKrrM
DL: windigoproductions.itch.io/devolution-g...

#c64 #commodore64 #game #gameplay #homebrew #devolution

This is what happens when the natural world shows the true consequences of ignoring environmental factors in ecological breakdown.

Earth Changes were inevitable when world leaders failed to stop escalating fossil fuel mining. This is only the beginning..

youtu.be/1jLDIbZfwzg?... #devolution

Assisted dying debate reaches final stages on eve of vote The long-running political battle over assisted dying comes to an end as MSPs get ready to vote.

Tomorrow MSPs will have their Stage 4 (final stage) vote on whether to pass the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill #holyrood #devolution

Britain’s Labour Party stares into the abyss in its Welsh heartland In the old coalfields of south Wales, Britain’s center-left establishment faces being crushed by a nationalist left and populist right. POLITICO went to find out why.

For those following the Senedd election, this is an interesting read in @politico.eu
on the challenges facing Labour as it attempts to fend off Plaid and Reform and defend the century long electoral hegemony it’s enjoyed in Wales… #senedd #devolution

For those interested in Welsh politics, this is an important report from @walesgovernance.bsky.social on the state of the Welsh budget during the 2021-26 #Senedd and the tight fiscal environment and challenging spending decisions facing whichever party/parties form the next Welsh govt #devolution

Tree trunk. Pencil sketch. #art #drawing #sketching #pleinair #nature #trees #treetrunk #devolution

With #LordsReform in the news, a plug for my recent @politicalquarterly.bsky.social article on an area where reform has previously been proposed - to make the Lords a chamber of the nations & regions - and the extent to which the upper House already functions as a territorial chamber #devolution

Keir Starmer breaks silence on leaked memo that sparked devolution row KEIR Starmer has broken his silence after he was accused of a “direct assault” on devolution in a row over a leaked memo.

Yet more proof UK gov undermining devolved powers.
Starmer says ok to deliver in devolved nations "even when devolved governments may oppose this"
No wonder #JohnSwinney doesn't trust Labour to protect #devolution
👏@stephengethins.bsky.social for raising in PMQs
www.thenational.scot/news/2592756...

Keir Starmer doing his best to further inflame the populous with "f**k devolved administrations". If he wanted to be a leader, maybe he'd get his balls out and support federalism.

First vote progressive nationalist party, list vote "not Labour" #labour #devolution #scotland

Keir Starmer: Leaked memo says ministers can go against Wales and Scotland The memo was obtained by Plaid Cymru, which has accused Labour of turning its back on devolution.

#Devolution in danger in #Wales & #Scotland? How far might lawyer PM #Starmer go to undermine #democratic framework?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Full text of #Starmer's memo to his #Cabinet about undermining #devolution devolution: