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An Unstable Union? The Conservative Party, the British Political Tradition, and devolution in Scotland and Wales 2010–23

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Anderson P & Brown Swan C (2024) An Unstable Union? The Conservative Party, the British Political Tradition, and devolution in Scotland and Wales 2010–23. Parliamentary Affairs, Art. No.: gsae020. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsae020

Abstract
While devolution in Scotland and Wales is often established as the settled will, it has been built on unsettled ground, lacking a robust system of intergovernmental relations, and sitting increasingly at odds with the central principle of parliamentary sovereignty. Examining successive UK Conservative-led governments, we evaluate devolution in Scotland and Wales through the lens of the Asymmetric Power Model and the British Political Tradition, documenting changes in the position of successive Conservative governments, from the more plurinationally sensitive respect agenda of David Cameron to the more assertive and intrusive Unionism advanced under those in post after 2016, notably Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

Keywords
Conservative Party

Journal
Parliamentary Affairs

StatusPublished
Publication date06/08/2024
Publication date online06/08/2024
Date accepted by journal17/06/2024
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/36187
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP)
ISSN0031-2290
eISSN1460-2482

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Dr Coree Brown Swan

Dr Coree Brown Swan

Lecturer in Politics, Politics