Back to the Future? Warnings from History for a Future UK Constitutional Convention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10359688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Evans (0000-0003-4150-1517, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-32 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-923x.12135 |
| OpenAlex | W2056456796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Amid the fallout from the Scottish independence referendum, a UK constitutional convention has been proposed as a mechanism to take stock not only of the referendum, but also of the past fifteen years of devolution. However, despite longstanding conceptions of British constitutional development, a constitutional convention would not herald a brave new world for the UK 's constitution. As the article highlights, in the past hundred years there have been two attempts to treat the territorial constitution in the round: the Speaker's Conference on Devolution, 1919–1920 and the Royal Commission on the Constitution, 1969–1973. This article examines both of these forums, arguing that they provide clear warnings for a future UK constitutional convention, in particular the threat of internal division that any such forum risks facing. A danger that this article highlights is heightened by the associated difficulty of reaching agreement across the UK 's ‘state of unions’
Brexit · Commission · Constitution · Convention · Devolution (biology · Economics · European union · International trade · Political science · Politics · Ratification · Referendum · Sociology · State (computer science · European and International Law Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Political Systems and Governance
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |