The State of the Nations: The Third Year of Devolution in the United Kingdom
by Hazell, RobertFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-01-29
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Summary
The chapters in this book cover developments in the third year of devolution in the UK, and look ahead to the devolved assembly elections in May 2003. Part 1 of the book reports on the latest developments in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions, while Part 2 analyses the impact of devolution in Westminster and Whitehall. Part 3 looks at the growing divergence in public policy resulting from devolution, and Part 4 looks ahead to the 2003 elections. Written by the Constitution Unit and the leading experts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the book is packed with facts and figures, and is essential reading for those who want to keep bang up to date with the latest developments. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Contributors | p. xi |
| Figures | p. xiv |
| Abbreviations | p. xvii |
| Foreword | p. xix |
| Introduction: The Dynamism of Devolution in its Third Year | p. 1 |
| The Structure of this Book | p. 1 |
| The Nations: Wales | p. 3 |
| The Nations: England | p. 5 |
| The Nations: Northern Ireland | p. 4 |
| The Nations: Scotland | p. 6 |
| The Centre | p. 7 |
| Diverging Public Policies | p. 7 |
| The Devolved Assembly Elections in 2003 | p. 8 |
| Issues in the Second Term | p. 9 |
| The Nations | |
| From Corporate Body to Virtual Parliament The Metamorphosis of the National Assembly for Wales | p. 13 |
| A Clash of Priorities | p. 16 |
| The Assembly Government | p. 18 |
| Accountability | p. 21 |
| The Coalition | p. 25 |
| Policy Divergence | p. 28 |
| Education | p. 29 |
| Communities First | p. 31 |
| 'A Bilingual Wales' | p. 31 |
| Engaging with the European Union | p. 32 |
| The Richard Commission | p. 35 |
| Finance: A Core Concern | p. 38 |
| The 'Barnett Squeeze' | p. 38 |
| EU Money and Matched Funding | p. 40 |
| Financial Transfers and the Assembly's Powers | p. 40 |
| Unfinished Business | p. 41 |
| Bibliography | p. 46 |
| England Arisen? | p. 49 |
| Overview | p. 49 |
| 'Your Region, Your Choice': The Government's White Paper on Regional Governance, May 2002 | p. 54 |
| The Battle for the White Paper | p. 54 |
| The Character of the White Paper | p. 56 |
| Reactions to the White Paper | p. 60 |
| Institutions of Regional Governance | p. 62 |
| Government Offices for the Regions | p. 63 |
| Regional Development Agencies | p. 64 |
| Regional Chambers/Assemblies | p. 66 |
| Parliament | p. 68 |
| Whitehall | p. 69 |
| Mayors | p. 72 |
| Outlook | p. 74 |
| Bibliography | p. 76 |
| Northern Ireland: Valedictory? | p. 79 |
| Introduction | p. 79 |
| Fitful progress | p. 80 |
| Public Opinion | p. 84 |
| The 'Peace Process' | p. 88 |
| Trimble Agitated | p. 92 |
| The Executive | p. 94 |
| Reorganisation of Government | p. 96 |
| Divisive Issues | p. 98 |
| Annual Report | p. 101 |
| Direct Rule Ministers | p. 103 |
| Finance | p. 104 |
| Assembly | p. 106 |
| MLA's Temper | p. 112 |
| Conclusion | p. 116 |
| Bibliography | p. 117 |
| Third Year, Third First Minister | p. 119 |
| Introduction | p. 119 |
| Third Year, Third First Minister | p. 119 |
| The Scottish Narrative | p. 124 |
| Policy Divergence and Policy Convergence | p. 127 |
| Executive-Parliament Relations | p. 130 |
| Opposition Politics | p. 136 |
| Summary of Achievements of Devolution in the First Term | p. 136 |
| Issues in Elections and Challenges for the Second Term | p. 138 |
| Bibliography | p. 139 |
| The State | |
| Intergovernmental Relations Officialdom Still in Control? | p. 143 |
| The Formal Process of Interactions: Meetings and Agreements | p. 145 |
| The Joint Ministerial Committee and Concordats | p. 145 |
| The British Irish Council and North-South Ministerial Conference | p. 149 |
| Finance: Barnett Persists but so do the Questions | p. 151 |
| The Power of the Treasury: Paying for Sutherland and Objective 1 for Wales | p. 151 |
| The Comprehensive Spending Review | p. 152 |
| The Civil Service | p. 154 |
| Room at the Top? | p. 154 |
| The New Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | p. 155 |
| Legislation and the Law | p. 158 |
| Wales | p. 158 |
| Scotland | p. 160 |
| Devolution and the Courts | p. 162 |
| The Scrutiny of Intergovernmental Relations | p. 163 |
| Conclusion | p. 165 |
| Bibliography | p. 166 |
| Evolution from Devolution The Experience at Westminster | p. 169 |
| Introduction: The Limits of Modernisation | p. 169 |
| Inter-Parliamentary Relations | p. 173 |
| The Post-Devolution House of Commons | p. 173 |
| The House of Lords | p. 174 |
| The Role of MPs from Scotland and Wales | p. 175 |
| The Departmental Select Committees | p. 178 |
| Modernisation and the Select Committees | p. 179 |
| The Work of Territorial Select Committees | p. 180 |
| Joint Committee Meetings | p. 182 |
| The Grand Committees | p. 183 |
| Scrutiny of Legislation | p. 185 |
| Legislation--the West Lothian Question | p. 186 |
| Legislation for Northern Ireland | p. 187 |
| Legislation for Wales | p. 187 |
| Legislation for Scotland | p. 188 |
| Relations Between MPs and Members of the Devolved Parliaments/Assemblies | p. 189 |
| The Role of the House of Lords | p. 190 |
| Conclusion | p. 191 |
| Bibliography | p. 192 |
| Public Policy Divergence | |
| Policy Divergence Will it Change Something in Greenock? | p. 195 |
| Understanding Devolved Health Policymaking | p. 196 |
| What has happened? | p. 198 |
| Organisation | p. 199 |
| England | p. 199 |
| Scotland | p. 200 |
| Wales | p. 201 |
| Northern Ireland | p. 202 |
| New Public Health | p. 203 |
| Wales | p. 204 |
| Scotland | p. 205 |
| Northern Ireland | p. 206 |
| England | p. 207 |
| Public and Private | p. 208 |
| England | p. 208 |
| Scotland | p. 209 |
| Northern Ireland | p. 210 |
| Wales | p. 211 |
| Summary of Outcomes | p. 212 |
| Bibliography | p. 213 |
| Free Personal Care Policy Divergence and Social Citizenship | p. 215 |
| Introduction | p. 215 |
| Free Personal Care and the Sutherland Report | p. 217 |
| Analysing the Case | p. 222 |
| Central Policy Framework | p. 222 |
| Inter-regional Equalisation | p. 224 |
| Political and Cultural Differences | p. 226 |
| Relative Strength of Stakeholders | p. 228 |
| Structural Explanations for the Use of Policy Space | p. 229 |
| Design of the Scottish Parliament and Electoral System | p. 229 |
| The Division of Responsibilities | p. 230 |
| Conclusion | p. 232 |
| Bibliography | p. 233 |
| The 2003 Elections, and Issues in the Second Term | |
| Elections in Multi-Level Systems Lessons for the UK from Abroad | p. 239 |
| Introduction | p. 239 |
| Are Regional Elections 'Second Order' Elections? | p. 242 |
| First and Second Order Elections | p. 243 |
| Germany | p. 245 |
| Spain | p. 248 |
| Canada | p. 249 |
| The Territorial Dimension | p. 251 |
| Scotland and Wales: Lessons from Abroad | p. 253 |
| Conclusion | p. 260 |
| Bibliography | p. 261 |
| Devolution Meets the Voters The Prospects for 2003 | p. 263 |
| Introduction | p. 263 |
| Turnout | p. 266 |
| Party Choice | p. 272 |
| The Electoral System | p. 279 |
| Conclusion | p. 281 |
| Appendix | p. 281 |
| Bibliography | p. 282 |
| Conclusion: The Devolution Scorecard as the Devolved Assemblies Head for the Polls | p. 285 |
| Devolution's Main Achievements | p. 285 |
| Devolution is Here to Stay | p. 285 |
| Devolution has introduced a More Responsive Kind of Politics | p. 286 |
| Openness and Accessibility in the Scottish Parliament | p. 286 |
| Partnership Councils in Wales | p. 286 |
| Stakeholders in Regional Chambers in England | p. 288 |
| Impact of the 'New Politics' | p. 289 |
| Devolution has Produced Different Public Policies | p. 290 |
| Devolution's Difficulties and Failures | p. 292 |
| Wales Contemplates the Need for Stronger Legislative Powers | p. 293 |
| Northern Ireland Collapses for the Fourth Time | p. 294 |
| The English Regions Move Slowly Forward | p. 295 |
| Whitehall Muddles Through | p. 296 |
| The Lords Ride to the Rescue | p. 296 |
| Challenges ahead in the Second Term of Devolution | p. 297 |
| What will the Manifestoes Say? Challenges Facing the Parties in 2003 | p. 297 |
| Wales Needs a New Settlement | p. 298 |
| English Regions must make up their Minds | p. 299 |
| Can the System take the Strain? | p. 300 |
| Bibliography | p. 301 |
| Index | p. 303 |
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