Devolution in England What was proposed? When and by who Why was it not implemented? What is the more recent idea

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1. Devolution in England What was proposed? When and by who Why was it not implemented? What is the more recent idea

At the time when devolution to the UK's three national regions was being implemented, John Prescott (DPM) was also floating the idea of devolution to the English regions - His plan was to devolve a similar amount of power to the regions that was being transferred to Wales -> administrative power - In order to test the public opinion, a referendum was held in the North East of England in 2004 -> rejected decisively - More recent plan has been devolution to the cities -> this is more decentralisation of power rather than devolution
The case was heard originally in the High Court and was brought to appeal in the Supreme Court later that year - Potentially the most important constitutional case to appear in the courts in recent history and illustrates the relationship between the judiciary and both Parliamennt and the government - Gina Miller requested a judicial review as to whether the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis, had the prerogative power to trigger Article 50 which would begin the process of the UK's EU departure - Her legal argument was that Parliament stands sovereign and therefore above the claimed prerogative power and so they should be able to decide, rather than the government - Both the High Court and the Supreme Court ruled that this was in fact the decision Parliament should make meaning the government had to seek a parliamentary confirmation that they could trigger Article 50 and begin the process The Miller case illustrates a number of constitutional realities: - That it is for the judiciary to determine the limits of the goverment's prerogative powers - That the rule of law is superior to political considerations - Reinforcement of parliamentary sovereignty - Referendums are not legally binding and must be confirmed by Parliament
1. Identity - The way one voted was part of one's identity, to be upper or middle class was to be conservative and to be working class meant you would support the party of the working class - Voting labour expressed class solidarity 2. Roots - Both major parties developed strong roots within communities, so there was a culture for voting one way or another, wealthy commuter belt around London became steeped in conservative values whilst the poorer east of London tended to be labour led 3. Selfishness - The Conservative Party was perceived to govern more in the interests of the middle class and the better off while Labour developed policies to help the working class and the poor
Although it is widely acknowledged that the establishment and protection of individual rights is vital in a modern democracy -> is also has to be accepted that the community as a whole has rights too, or certain sections of society - Problems can arise when the rights of individuals clash with that of the collective Individual rights 1. Freedom of expression 2. The right to privacy 3. The right to press freedom 4. The right to demonstrate in public places Conflicting and corresponding collective rights 1. The rights of religious groups to not have their beliefs satirised or questioned 2. The right of the community to be protected from terrorism by security services who may need access to private communications 3. The right of public figures to keep their private lifes private 4. The right of the community to their own freedom of movement

Devolution in England What was proposed? When and by who Why was it not implemented? What is the more recent idea

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