Category: devolution

Cornwall Devolution Plan Hits the Buffers With Opposition to New Mayorship

Opposition to a controversial proposal for a new executive mayor for Cornwall—described by one resident as a “near dictatorship”—has derailed a £360 million “devolution deal” brokered between the UK government and Tory-run council. The Department for Levelling Up had said the “historic” arrangement would see almost half of England covered by a “devolution deal.” But…


The Culture of Devaluation, Destruction, and Devolution

Commentary This has been a week of spin, with every regime apologist assuring the public that inflation is getting better. Just look at the wonderful trend line! In the footnotes, you find the truth: it was a tiny drop and mostly for technical reasons and the main reason for the drop has already disappeared from…