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The English Question

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Devolution to Scotland and Wales throws up related questions about the government of England. Does England need to find its own separate political voice? Does England too need devolution? There is little demand for an English parliament. “English votes on English laws” commands more support but would be impossible to implement in practice. Despite the setback of the Northeast referendum defeat, the future will see further development of regionalism in England. Regional government is the only institutional solution that could help to give England a louder voice and also help to decentralize the government of England. But it is not inevitable. There is no logic in the process of devolution that requires the English to have devolution too. Copyright , Oxford University Press.

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  • Robert Hazell, 0. "The English Question," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 36(1), pages 37-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:36:y::i:1:p:37-56
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    1. John Harrison, 2012. "Life after Regions? The Evolution of City-regionalism in England," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(9), pages 1243-1259, October.
    2. Amy Glasmeier, 2006. "Book reviews," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(7), pages 801-809.
    3. John Harrison, 2013. "Configuring the New 'Regional World': On being Caught between Territory and Networks," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(1), pages 55-74, January.
    4. Joyce Liddle, 2001. "RDAs, Sub-Regional Partnerships and Local Regeneration," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 16(4), pages 312-323, November.
    5. Charlie Jeffery & John Mawson, 2002. "Introduction: Beyond the White Paper on the English Regions," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 715-720.
    6. Danson Mike & Gordon MacLeod & Gerry Mooney, 2012. "Devolution and the Shifting Political Economic Geographies of the United Kingdom Introduction and Context," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 30(1), pages 1-9, February.
    7. James Mitchell, 2002. "England and the Centre," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 757-765.
    8. Kevin Morgan, 2002. "English Question: Regional Perspectives on a Fractured Nation," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 797-810.
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    10. Mark Sandford, 2002. "What Place for England in an Asymmetrically Devolved UK?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 789-796.
    11. Allan Cochrane, 2012. "Making up a Region: The Rise and Fall of the ‘South East of England’ as a Political Territory," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 30(1), pages 95-108, February.
    12. Martin Quinn, 2013. "New Labour’s regional experiment: Lessons from the East Midlands," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(7-8), pages 738-751, November.

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