Russell Deacon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075097 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell Deacon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell |
| FAMILY NAME | Deacon |
| SIGNATURE | DEACON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wales Institute Cardiff |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1018-7011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Defectors and the Liberal Party
Unpopular as the Liberal Democrats are in the current opinion polls the party has stayed together, albeit in a dwindling form electorally. There have been no MPs or Peers defecting to either Labour or the Conservatives. In the past such poor showing led to wide-scale defections, but when you dig beneath the surface there were also many other reasons for a Liberal MP or peers to defect to another political party beyond dire electoral prospects. It…
The British Party System
The credit crunch, devolution, globalisation, the rise of the web and decline of the traditional print media are just some of the threats we have had to the existence of the conventional party system in the UK, over the last few years. Some of these challenges are examined in the final chapter of Stephen Ingle's The British Party System: An Introduction. Political parties and in particular the conflicts within them remain one of the key areas of …
Devolution in Wales
Devolution is a process and not an event’, so said former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies. He had been referring to the political process after Wales voted ‘Yes’ for an Assembly in the 1997 devolution referendum. Davies could have also applied his comment to the century or so of devolutionary campaigning that led up to this referendum result. Part of this century and more of campaigning is covered in John Gilbert Evans' book Devolution in Wales: Claim…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats
For over 50 years from 1945 onwards, the Liberal Party and then the Liberal Democrats were either in decline in Wales or struggling to survive from election to election. Since 1997, however, there has been a steady evolution in the party's electoral and political strength. Over this past decade, the Welsh Liberal Democrats, as a state party, have experienced a change in electoral fortunes that has on occasions put them into national political pow…
Pushing at a closed door’
In March 1998 the Welsh Office launched a Green Paper on ‘Local Democracy and Community Leadership’. After an extensive consultation period a White Paper (July 1998) was issued which appeared to leave the door open for further changes to the electoral system. Yet, since this date, the issue of reforming the Welsh electoral system has remained dormant. This paper examines the drive towards modernising electoral arrangements. It discusses the main …
The hidden federal party
Identifying the origins of welsh local government reform
Although those within Welsh local government circles were aware that the Welsh Office was considering restructuring local government as early as December 1990, the first the general population knew of the proposed changes was in June 1991. It was in that month that the Welsh Secretary produced a consultation paper entitled The Structure of Local Government in Wales. 1 This advocated the introduction of unitary authorities throughout Wales. The pu…
How the additional member system was buried and then resurrected in Wales
Following the narrow 'yes' vote in the referendum on a Welsh assembly, Russell Deacon examines the electoral system proposals for the assembly
Policy Review Section
At the UK Political Studies Association Conference, held at the University of Glasgow on April 10-12 1996, the British Territorial Politics Group of the Association held a panel on New Labour and Devolution. Regional Studies subsequently invited panellists to submit their papers to the Policy Review Section in two parts. Part One in the last edition of the Section featured papers on the Labour Party's approach to devolution in Scotland. Part Two …
Launching the devolution decade? Labour and devolution to Scotland and Wales
Labour day
In May 1995 Wales elected its new unitary authorities, leaving Labour the largest party by far in Welsh local government ‐an imbalance that cannot be redressed until 1999
Policy Review Section
At the UK Political Studies Association Conference, held at the University of Glasgow on April 10-12 1996, the British Territorial Politics Group of the Association held a panel on New Labour and Devolution. Regional Studies subsequently invited panellists to submit their papers to the Policy Review Section in two parts. Part One in the last edition of the Section featured papers on the Labour Party's approach to devolution in Scotland. Part Two …
The Welsh Liberal Democrats
For over 50 years from 1945 onwards, the Liberal Party and then the Liberal Democrats were either in decline in Wales or struggling to survive from election to election. Since 1997, however, there has been a steady evolution in the party's electoral and political strength. Over this past decade, the Welsh Liberal Democrats, as a state party, have experienced a change in electoral fortunes that has on occasions put them into national political pow…
How the additional member system was buried and then resurrected in Wales
Following the narrow 'yes' vote in the referendum on a Welsh assembly, Russell Deacon examines the electoral system proposals for the assembly
Labour day
In May 1995 Wales elected its new unitary authorities, leaving Labour the largest party by far in Welsh local government ‐an imbalance that cannot be redressed until 1999
The British Party System
The credit crunch, devolution, globalisation, the rise of the web and decline of the traditional print media are just some of the threats we have had to the existence of the conventional party system in the UK, over the last few years. Some of these challenges are examined in the final chapter of Stephen Ingle's The British Party System: An Introduction. Political parties and in particular the conflicts within them remain one of the key areas of …
Devolution in Wales
Devolution is a process and not an event’, so said former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies. He had been referring to the political process after Wales voted ‘Yes’ for an Assembly in the 1997 devolution referendum. Davies could have also applied his comment to the century or so of devolutionary campaigning that led up to this referendum result. Part of this century and more of campaigning is covered in John Gilbert Evans' book Devolution in Wales: Claim…
Pushing at a closed door’
In March 1998 the Welsh Office launched a Green Paper on ‘Local Democracy and Community Leadership’. After an extensive consultation period a White Paper (July 1998) was issued which appeared to leave the door open for further changes to the electoral system. Yet, since this date, the issue of reforming the Welsh electoral system has remained dormant. This paper examines the drive towards modernising electoral arrangements. It discusses the main …
The hidden federal party
Labour day
In May 1995 Wales elected its new unitary authorities, leaving Labour the largest party by far in Welsh local government ‐an imbalance that cannot be redressed until 1999
Policy Review Section
At the UK Political Studies Association Conference, held at the University of Glasgow on April 10-12 1996, the British Territorial Politics Group of the Association held a panel on New Labour and Devolution. Regional Studies subsequently invited panellists to submit their papers to the Policy Review Section in two parts. Part One in the last edition of the Section featured papers on the Labour Party's approach to devolution in Scotland. Part Two …
Launching the devolution decade? Labour and devolution to Scotland and Wales
Identifying the origins of welsh local government reform
Although those within Welsh local government circles were aware that the Welsh Office was considering restructuring local government as early as December 1990, the first the general population knew of the proposed changes was in June 1991. It was in that month that the Welsh Secretary produced a consultation paper entitled The Structure of Local Government in Wales. 1 This advocated the introduction of unitary authorities throughout Wales. The pu…
How the additional member system was buried and then resurrected in Wales
Following the narrow 'yes' vote in the referendum on a Welsh assembly, Russell Deacon examines the electoral system proposals for the assembly
The hidden federal party
Pushing at a closed door’
In March 1998 the Welsh Office launched a Green Paper on ‘Local Democracy and Community Leadership’. After an extensive consultation period a White Paper (July 1998) was issued which appeared to leave the door open for further changes to the electoral system. Yet, since this date, the issue of reforming the Welsh electoral system has remained dormant. This paper examines the drive towards modernising electoral arrangements. It discusses the main …
The Welsh Liberal Democrats
For over 50 years from 1945 onwards, the Liberal Party and then the Liberal Democrats were either in decline in Wales or struggling to survive from election to election. Since 1997, however, there has been a steady evolution in the party's electoral and political strength. Over this past decade, the Welsh Liberal Democrats, as a state party, have experienced a change in electoral fortunes that has on occasions put them into national political pow…
Devolution in Wales
Devolution is a process and not an event’, so said former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies. He had been referring to the political process after Wales voted ‘Yes’ for an Assembly in the 1997 devolution referendum. Davies could have also applied his comment to the century or so of devolutionary campaigning that led up to this referendum result. Part of this century and more of campaigning is covered in John Gilbert Evans' book Devolution in Wales: Claim…
The British Party System
The credit crunch, devolution, globalisation, the rise of the web and decline of the traditional print media are just some of the threats we have had to the existence of the conventional party system in the UK, over the last few years. Some of these challenges are examined in the final chapter of Stephen Ingle's The British Party System: An Introduction. Political parties and in particular the conflicts within them remain one of the key areas of …
Defectors and the Liberal Party
Unpopular as the Liberal Democrats are in the current opinion polls the party has stayed together, albeit in a dwindling form electorally. There have been no MPs or Peers defecting to either Labour or the Conservatives. In the past such poor showing led to wide-scale defections, but when you dig beneath the surface there were also many other reasons for a Liberal MP or peers to defect to another political party beyond dire electoral prospects. It…
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