Declan McLean
@declanmclean.bsky.social
PhD Student. Conducting research on the UK’s territorial constitution
At #PMQs Kemi Badenoch claimed that she personally blocked the GRR Bill.
But s35 of the Scotland Act hands the veto power exclusively to the SoS for Scotland.
Either Badenoch has misled the House or s35 was/is interpreted as a veto power for ANY UK Gov minister
But s35 of the Scotland Act hands the veto power exclusively to the SoS for Scotland.
Either Badenoch has misled the House or s35 was/is interpreted as a veto power for ANY UK Gov minister
April 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
At #PMQs Kemi Badenoch claimed that she personally blocked the GRR Bill.
But s35 of the Scotland Act hands the veto power exclusively to the SoS for Scotland.
Either Badenoch has misled the House or s35 was/is interpreted as a veto power for ANY UK Gov minister
But s35 of the Scotland Act hands the veto power exclusively to the SoS for Scotland.
Either Badenoch has misled the House or s35 was/is interpreted as a veto power for ANY UK Gov minister
Ministers put in long hours and work hard. For me, the issue isn’t so much the pay, but how many are being paid it.
The Scottish Government is bloated with a number of seemingly overlapping portfolios, blurring lines of accountability
The Scottish Government is bloated with a number of seemingly overlapping portfolios, blurring lines of accountability
NEW; Scottish ministers are set to get a pay rise of thousands of pounds after a 16-year freeze is to be partially lifted
Scottish ministers to get pay rise of thousands as freeze 'partially' lifted
www.thenational.scot
April 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ministers put in long hours and work hard. For me, the issue isn’t so much the pay, but how many are being paid it.
The Scottish Government is bloated with a number of seemingly overlapping portfolios, blurring lines of accountability
The Scottish Government is bloated with a number of seemingly overlapping portfolios, blurring lines of accountability
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Ymchwil gan Rob Jones yn cael sylw (haeddianol) yma>>>
Research by @walesgovernance.bsky.social colleague Rob Jones featuring here>>>
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Research by @walesgovernance.bsky.social colleague Rob Jones featuring here>>>
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system, there is silence on class | Kenan Malik
New sentencing guidelines for England and Wales address gender and ethnicity but ignore poverty
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ymchwil gan Rob Jones yn cael sylw (haeddianol) yma>>>
Research by @walesgovernance.bsky.social colleague Rob Jones featuring here>>>
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Research by @walesgovernance.bsky.social colleague Rob Jones featuring here>>>
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In case you missed it, we published a new report on options for constitutional reform today.
@lisajames.bsky.social, Patrick Thomas, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and Meg Russell discuss the current situation and possible reforms in 31 areas across the constitutional landscape.
Read all about it 👇
@lisajames.bsky.social, Patrick Thomas, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and Meg Russell discuss the current situation and possible reforms in 31 areas across the constitutional landscape.
Read all about it 👇
Constitution Unit publishes major new report on options for constitutional reform
The Constitution Unit has today published a major new report, The Constitutional Landscape: Options for Reform, by Lisa James, Patrick Thomas, Alan Renwick and Meg Russell.
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In case you missed it, we published a new report on options for constitutional reform today.
@lisajames.bsky.social, Patrick Thomas, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and Meg Russell discuss the current situation and possible reforms in 31 areas across the constitutional landscape.
Read all about it 👇
@lisajames.bsky.social, Patrick Thomas, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and Meg Russell discuss the current situation and possible reforms in 31 areas across the constitutional landscape.
Read all about it 👇
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Voting on the landmark Employment Rights Bill in Parliament - our new deal for working people and the biggest upgrade to rights at work in a generation.
🔴day one rights in work
🔴strengthening sick pay
🔴ending fire and rehire
🔴banning exploitative zero hour contracts
🔴day one rights in work
🔴strengthening sick pay
🔴ending fire and rehire
🔴banning exploitative zero hour contracts
March 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Voting on the landmark Employment Rights Bill in Parliament - our new deal for working people and the biggest upgrade to rights at work in a generation.
🔴day one rights in work
🔴strengthening sick pay
🔴ending fire and rehire
🔴banning exploitative zero hour contracts
🔴day one rights in work
🔴strengthening sick pay
🔴ending fire and rehire
🔴banning exploitative zero hour contracts
Many thanks to @uofgpolicy.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute to this afternoon’s workshop on the challenges of devolved law-making following the UNCRC case.
It was an engaging discussion, exploring how the devolved policy sphere is navigated and the implications for future legislation.
It was an engaging discussion, exploring how the devolved policy sphere is navigated and the implications for future legislation.
March 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Many thanks to @uofgpolicy.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute to this afternoon’s workshop on the challenges of devolved law-making following the UNCRC case.
It was an engaging discussion, exploring how the devolved policy sphere is navigated and the implications for future legislation.
It was an engaging discussion, exploring how the devolved policy sphere is navigated and the implications for future legislation.
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Committee stage on the hereditary peerages bill began with a classic
March 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Committee stage on the hereditary peerages bill began with a classic
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UK unions welcome ministers’ decision to bolster workers’ rights bill
UK unions welcome ministers’ decision to bolster workers’ rights bill
Unions delighted that there has been no watering down of plans, which will apply to England, Scotland and Wales
Trade unions declared victory on Tuesday as Labour bolstered a string of measures in its workers’ rights bill, amid criticism of the…
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
UK unions welcome ministers’ decision to bolster workers’ rights bill
This is like watching a dumbstruck theatre cast member being handed their lines during a performance.
The only difference is that parliamentary debate shouldn’t be so blatantly scripted.
The only difference is that parliamentary debate shouldn’t be so blatantly scripted.
March 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is like watching a dumbstruck theatre cast member being handed their lines during a performance.
The only difference is that parliamentary debate shouldn’t be so blatantly scripted.
The only difference is that parliamentary debate shouldn’t be so blatantly scripted.
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New House of Commons Library paper on the law officers by two of the good guys
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
The law officers: a constitutional and functional overview
This paper provides an overview of the constitutional status and functions of the law officers of the United Kingdom. This includes the law officers of the UK Government and those that advise the thre...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
February 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
New House of Commons Library paper on the law officers by two of the good guys
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
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For those following the English #devolution debate, the UK Govt has today confirmed that six areas will be prioritised for potential mayoral elections in 2026:
1) Cumbria;
2) Cheshire and Warrington;
3) Greater Essex;
4) Hampshire and Solent;
5) Norfolk and Suffolk; and
6) Sussex and Brighton
1) Cumbria;
2) Cheshire and Warrington;
3) Greater Essex;
4) Hampshire and Solent;
5) Norfolk and Suffolk; and
6) Sussex and Brighton
Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
February 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
For those following the English #devolution debate, the UK Govt has today confirmed that six areas will be prioritised for potential mayoral elections in 2026:
1) Cumbria;
2) Cheshire and Warrington;
3) Greater Essex;
4) Hampshire and Solent;
5) Norfolk and Suffolk; and
6) Sussex and Brighton
1) Cumbria;
2) Cheshire and Warrington;
3) Greater Essex;
4) Hampshire and Solent;
5) Norfolk and Suffolk; and
6) Sussex and Brighton
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Delighted to be (a small) part of the big @ukandeu.bsky.social big Brexit Files report. media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u... My 1000 words (at p 123) considers how UK political leaders - and decisions taken by the U.K. Supreme Court - have weakened devolution since the Brexit referendum. A wee 🧵 1/n
media.ukandeu.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Delighted to be (a small) part of the big @ukandeu.bsky.social big Brexit Files report. media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u... My 1000 words (at p 123) considers how UK political leaders - and decisions taken by the U.K. Supreme Court - have weakened devolution since the Brexit referendum. A wee 🧵 1/n
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🎉 IT’S HERE! 🎉
📔 Our major new report
‘The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset’
✍️ Written by leading academic experts for the fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, it covers three key areas of the Brexit story 🧵
📔 Our major new report
‘The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset’
✍️ Written by leading academic experts for the fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, it covers three key areas of the Brexit story 🧵
January 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🎉 IT’S HERE! 🎉
📔 Our major new report
‘The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset’
✍️ Written by leading academic experts for the fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, it covers three key areas of the Brexit story 🧵
📔 Our major new report
‘The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset’
✍️ Written by leading academic experts for the fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, it covers three key areas of the Brexit story 🧵
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Britain's first official Overdose Prevention Centre opened in Glasgow this morning. I am grateful to everyone who has worked for many years to realise this.
5 years ago, I volunteered with Peter Krykant to start the UK's first unofficial overdose prevention pilot.
5 years ago, I volunteered with Peter Krykant to start the UK's first unofficial overdose prevention pilot.
January 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Britain's first official Overdose Prevention Centre opened in Glasgow this morning. I am grateful to everyone who has worked for many years to realise this.
5 years ago, I volunteered with Peter Krykant to start the UK's first unofficial overdose prevention pilot.
5 years ago, I volunteered with Peter Krykant to start the UK's first unofficial overdose prevention pilot.
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Tony Blair’s vision of a technologically innovative economy could save Scotland's ailing state and stagnant politics.
By Chris Deerin
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
By Chris Deerin
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Scotland must confront its stagnant politics
Tony Blair’s vision of a technologically innovative economy could save the ailing state.
www.newstatesman.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Tony Blair’s vision of a technologically innovative economy could save Scotland's ailing state and stagnant politics.
By Chris Deerin
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
By Chris Deerin
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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🚨 NEWYDD: Dadansoddiad cyntaf o Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26 gan Guto Ifan o Ddadansoddi Cyllid Cymru 🧮
🚨 NEWLY PUBLISHED: Guto Ifan of Wales Fiscal Analysis makes sense of the detail in the Welsh Government's 2025-26 Draft Budget 🧮 blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
🚨 NEWLY PUBLISHED: Guto Ifan of Wales Fiscal Analysis makes sense of the detail in the Welsh Government's 2025-26 Draft Budget 🧮 blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
Making sense of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2025-26
Following Rachel Reeves’ decisions on taxation, spending and borrowing, this was always going to be a “big” budget. The Welsh Government had significantly more funding to allocate than was expected…
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
December 11, 2024 at 12:43 PM
🚨 NEWYDD: Dadansoddiad cyntaf o Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26 gan Guto Ifan o Ddadansoddi Cyllid Cymru 🧮
🚨 NEWLY PUBLISHED: Guto Ifan of Wales Fiscal Analysis makes sense of the detail in the Welsh Government's 2025-26 Draft Budget 🧮 blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
🚨 NEWLY PUBLISHED: Guto Ifan of Wales Fiscal Analysis makes sense of the detail in the Welsh Government's 2025-26 Draft Budget 🧮 blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
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Rydyn ni’n cynnal ein darlith flynyddol heno yn y Pierhead ym Mae Caerdydd gyda cyn-arweinydd tîm cynghorwyr arbennig Llywodraeth Cymru, Jane Runeckles.
Our 2024 Annual Lecture this evening is being delivered by Jane Runeckles, former head of Welsh Government special advisors.
Our 2024 Annual Lecture this evening is being delivered by Jane Runeckles, former head of Welsh Government special advisors.
December 4, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Rydyn ni’n cynnal ein darlith flynyddol heno yn y Pierhead ym Mae Caerdydd gyda cyn-arweinydd tîm cynghorwyr arbennig Llywodraeth Cymru, Jane Runeckles.
Our 2024 Annual Lecture this evening is being delivered by Jane Runeckles, former head of Welsh Government special advisors.
Our 2024 Annual Lecture this evening is being delivered by Jane Runeckles, former head of Welsh Government special advisors.
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Since he’s not here my colleague David Torrance has just published a paper that’s the result of a year long exercise of trying to ‘map’ or rather identify and summarise all the various sources of the UK constitution.
He’s asked for feedback on any omissions/errors etc
t.co/dl1BC68Pc0
He’s asked for feedback on any omissions/errors etc
t.co/dl1BC68Pc0
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9384/
t.co
November 26, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Since he’s not here my colleague David Torrance has just published a paper that’s the result of a year long exercise of trying to ‘map’ or rather identify and summarise all the various sources of the UK constitution.
He’s asked for feedback on any omissions/errors etc
t.co/dl1BC68Pc0
He’s asked for feedback on any omissions/errors etc
t.co/dl1BC68Pc0
