Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Sebastian Charleton
“The need for more devolution is one of the few areas of genuine consensus in British politics. From Boris Johnson’s levelling up programme to Gordon Brown’s proposed constitutional reforms, ‘the more devolution, the better’ has emerged as the unofficial slogan of Britain’s ruling classes. Politicians of all stripes line up to propose new metro mayors, PCCs and obscure assemblies. ‘Only when parliament is abolished and replaced with 37 regional authorities will Britain be saved!’ cry the devo-maxxers. Neither the left nor the right is immune from this misguided thinking — but the right should know better. The idea that different regions will compete to lower taxes and slash regulation rests on a series of hopelessly naive assumptions.” (06/19/24)
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/a-federalised-britain-is-a-pie-in-the-sky-fantasy