Without a “major overhaul” of how Whitehall approaches the devolved nations, the union is at “serious risk,” says report, 'Union at the Crossroads: Can the British state handle the challenges of devolution?'
Existential threats to the Union, crystallised during the Scottish referendum, and exacerbated by Brexit and coronavirus, keep exposing the inadequacy of the ad hoc approach long adopted by UK governments.
Professor Michael Kenny, Director, Bennett Institute
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Read the news release: ‘Complacent and un-strategic’: Whitehall’s failure to adapt to devolution has left Union on the brink – report
Read the report: Union at the Crossroads: Can the British state handle the challenges of devolution?
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