Is It Now Time To Undo Blair's Folly And Un Devolve?

[ToraToraTora]

All it's done is create another layer of, snout in trough, politicians causing grief for their long suffering inhabitants. The PM has the power to undo these silly talking shops and their uppity members.

[New Judge]

Absolutely.

It was of the gravest errors among many made by that administration. As you say, it has caused a completely new layer of "government" to be created, full of its own importance whilst, in many respects being utterly inept. It has caused rancour and division, especially with our Scottish friends and in Ireland has seen former terrorists appointed to government.

What's not to like? Plenty.

[Canary42]

And then it will be time to undo Boris's folly and un-devolve from Europe :-D

[ToraToraTora]

I believe we are already undevolving from the EUSSR canary, do keep up.

[ichkeria]

Do have any sort of news link suggesting this is on anyone’s agenda?
I suspect not.
Far from undevolving the UK risks going the other way.
In what alternative universe do some of you live I wonder

[david small]

The trouble is once ensconced, it’s easier to remove a tick from a limpet’s backside. Somewhat like higher hospital management, high rank police, senior civil servants etc.

[ichkeria]

The work done by the devolved governments of Wales Scotland and NI is work that central government does not have to do.
Furthermore, in the case of NI, when people always that it costs the GB taxpayer too much, devolving fiscal powers to Stormont might actually seem like an attractive prospects - if not necessarily for the same reasons UK-wide

[KARL]

TTT, devolution/devolving means something akin to decentralisation, partial/incomplete/selective transfer/separation, un-devolving is presumably the opposite. Thus Canary and you are talking about opposites, you suggesting re-unification/cetralisation he realigning with Europe (i.e. undoing the separation/devolution/Brexit).........unless my command of the English language completely fails me. You perhaps had already come to the same (revised) conclusion.

[KARL]

In Scotland's case, devolution was resorted to in order to take the pressure out of the growing sentiment toward independence. To that extent it might be judged a failure because the desire for independence has grown, albeit not for reasons that were truly foreseen and therefore ones that could be fended off.

[Ellipsis]

Or we could devolve some of the English regions, most of which have larger populations than Scotland, Wales or NI ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_England#List_of_regions

[jim360]

No. However a better definition of the roles of the devolved Parliaments would be welcome. Brexit is a UK-wide policy, and in that sense belongs to the UK Parliament.

[Theland]

As long as they all pay for their own talking shops . . . .

[Deskdiary]

Bloody hell Tora, you're brave.

Some people have been losing their minds of late over the word 'uppity'.

[Boto]

Definitely. In Wales it’s just another expensive layer of bureaucracy. The politicians are useless, health and education dire.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe we can unscramble eggs while we're at it.

[soxmis_sid]

I'm telling on you! You used the uppity word!

[Haggisdj]

@New Judge "and in Ireland has seen former terrorists appointed to government." Is that not democracy?

[New Judge]

//@New Judge "and in Ireland has seen former terrorists appointed to government." Is that not democracy?//

No. Terrorists should not be allowed to stand for election and there is no doubt that many that did were big cheeses in terrorist organisations.

[jourdain2]

What's wrong with 'uppity' - I called my grandson that the other day - along with instructions not to get above himself and to do as he was told. Leaving that excursion behind. Yes, it probably is time to rein in the various assemblies - they are trying to act like parliaments and postulating powers they don't have. 'Give an inch and they'll take a mile' comes to mind.

They should be concerning themselves with local issues which may need UK approval if they can't handle it themselves. You may as well say that London, or York (both of which cities voted remain) should influence the whole of the UK. The UK is one country in this matter.