Constitutional Futures Revisited Britain's Constitution to 2020 [Hardcover]

The UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where are these changes taking us? In this book, leading political scientists and lawyers forecast the impact of these changes on the UK's key institutions and the constitution as a whole.Introduction: Forecasting Constitutional Futures; M.Glover ?& R.Hazell PART I: THE DECENTRALISED STATE Scotland and Wales: The Evolution of Devolution; A.Trench Tying the UK Together? Intergovernmental Relations and the Financial Constitution of the UK; A.Trench Northern Ireland: Polarisation or Normalisation?; R.Wilson ?& R.Wilford Answering the English Question; A.Harding , R.Hazell , M.Burch ?& J.Rees The Future of Britishness; A.Aughey PART II: THE CENTRAL STATE The Judiciary; A.Le Sueur ?& K.Malleson Whitehall; S.L.Greer The Future of the Monarchy: The Reign of King Charles III; R.M.Morris PART III: NEW FORMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY The New Human Rights Culture; C.O'Cinneide Downward Slope? FOI and Access to Information; M.Glover ?& S.Holsen Watchdogs of the Constitution  the Biters Bit?; O.Gay ?& B.K.Winetrobe Media Pressures on Politics; P.Riddell PART IV: REPRESENTATION Majoritarianism under Pressure: The Electoral and Party Systems; A.Blau Whither The Parties?; J.Fisher Parliament: Emasculated or Emancipated?; M.Russell Conclusion; R.Hazell

'Were there to be a Royal Commission on the constitution, this book would be its handbook.' - Lordon Philip Norton, Professor of Government at the University of Hull, UK

'Constitutional reform is a process not an event. It is taking us into uncharted waters. All students of the constitution

will be grateful to Robert Hazell and the Constitution Unit at University College, London, for Constitutional Futures Revisited, which shows us how to steer past the dangerous shoals and reach dry land.' - Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, l£8