Territorial inequalities under devolution

Primary Author or Creator:
Davide Vampa
Publisher:
Centre on Constitutional Change
Alternative Published Date
2024
Category:
Type of Resource:
Survey Report
Fast Facts

Do Scottish and Welsh residents perceive a gap between capital cities and their local communities?  

Yes.

More details

Correlation is not causation, but after the EU referendum, it became apparent that diffuse perceptions of being ‘left-behind’ or disadvantaged compared to other places may produce a backlash capable of subverting established institutional and constitutional equilibria. If a complex process like Brexit, which was unthinkable until a decade ago, could partly occur as a consequence of this, it is not unreasonable to think that devolution may be exposed to future challenges to its legitimacy and, possibly, its very existence.

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