Millions of voters will head to the polls on 7 May, for local elections in England and national parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales. The UK has had devolved governments since the late 1990s, ...

Last week, the world’s most globe-spanning empire until the mid-20th century let its fate be decided by 3.6 million voters in Scotland. While Great Britain narrowly salvaged its nominal unity, the ...

Portsmouth City Council was one of four authorities to put in a "Hampshire and the Solent" devolution bid Five councils in Hampshire and Dorset have submitted applications this week asking to be part ...

In exactly three weeks’ time, Andy Burnham is expected to walk through the door of No 10 as the UK’s new Prime Minister. ...

The United Kingdom is made up of four nations: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, but they are not equal. England alone accounts for more than 80% of the Union's population, wealth and ...

Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, suggested the size of Whitehall departments should 'shrink' if some ...

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced the government’s intention to revolutionise the way local authorities pursue economic growth. At the Conservative Party Conference, Osborne ...

Oladipo Adamolekun is a Professor of Public Administration and a former employee of the World Bank and the United Nations. In this interview with PETER DADA, the octogenarian scholar speaks about the ...