The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

The UK Government has been accused of ditching “Pride in Place” for a “know-your-place attitude and treating Wales with ...

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance ...

You may have noticed that there's lots in the news lately about the political issue of devolution. But what is devolution, and why is everyone talking about it right now? Here's everything you need to ...

New research commissioned by the Welsh Government will examine whether greater control over broadcasting should be devolved ...

Mayor Rotheram said the deal was a big step towards tidying the “mess” of the UK rail system. Credit: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Mayor of Liverpool in the UK has signed a rail ...

If the vision for devolution is only realised in places where the politics suit, the government risks failing in its own mission to deliver growth across the UK. Investment in Combined Mayoral ...

The Cameron/Osborne approach to devolution had a number of distinctive features. Chief among these was its fixation with the directly elected metro-mayor as the answer to urban governance problem. In ...

Richard Whitman receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council under the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. He is affiliated with Chatham House as a Senior Visiting Fellow. When the ...