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Devolution is not a “constitutional settlement” but a dynamic (and potentially destabilising) process. Explain and discuss this contention.
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Devolution is not a "constitutional settlement" but a dynamic (and potentially destabilising) process. Explain and discuss this contention. Britain has traditionally been regarded as a unitary state. Yet since the late 1960's, developments have combined to move the nation at least some way down a path which some believe may lead to federalism. These developments have included devolution. The actual definition of devolution is "the delegation of specific powers by a higher level of government to a lower one. Unlike a federal system where the powers of the lower level are constitutionally guaranteed, devolved powers can always be taken back by the higher authority."1 One is the desire of nationalist parties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to secure at least some form of independence from the British state which they feel is dominated by England. Following the 1997 election, Scotland has been given, not independence, but devolution which means...
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