Devolution in the UK: Will Thursday’s Election Lead to the Break Up of Britain?
Author: Ben Bryant, Vice News |
Localis’ Alex Thomson spoke to Vice News on the practicalities of devolution and whether greater localism will affect national identity.
When Scotland made its biggest effort in centuries to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom in a national referendum on independence in September 2014, what was a huge story in Britain was apparently an official non-story on the other side of the Atlantic.
While Scotland’s sovereignty does actually have important international significance, the nuances of the United Kingdom’s four countries can be lost beyond its borders, where the UK is often seen as synonymous with England.