devolution

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devolution

Politics a transfer or allocation of authority, esp from a central government to regional governments or particular interests

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He is keen to stress his ability to attract broad appeal from not only the devolutionist wing of Labour but also from trade unions and MPs, and to appeal to Welsh speaking rural Wales as well as the urban south.

Carwyn Jones; THE CONTENDER ROUND 3

Law enforcement, of course, is not the only area where this devolutionist myth - that local officials, as a rule, are better managers - falls down.

Devolution chic: why sending power to the states could make a monkey out of Uncle Sam

I like to think that that guttural instinct comes from a real devolutionist, an ideological devolutionist as well as a practical one.

Scotland helped save Wales from 'nonsenses'

Smith, a proud devolutionist, would have been delighted to see a Scottish Parliament with a proud track record today celebrating its 15th birthday.

Remembering a giant of politics

He writes in A Journey: "I was never a passionate devolutionist.

Blair's fears over devolution danger; Former PM reveals all in memoir

It is a book which will not please zealous Scottish national separatists, political or cultural, for the author comes across as a fairly conservative patriotic but unionist Scot with devolutionist tendencies.

Scotland and England over 600 years

Why would two committed devolutionist parties cancel each other out and at the same time wipe out their opportunities to sit in Government.

MIRROR POLITICAL COLUMNISTS ON AFTERMATH OF ELECTION 'O3: Odds are DUP will speak to Sinn Fein

And the party will co-operate with the Scotland Forward devolutionists in order to secure a positive turn-out.

Nat'll do nicely - SNP say yes, yes to Devo

As one who lived and worked in North Wales for many years-until quite recently, I fear that the insular approach shown by the Devolutionists can only be off putting to many of those national ie British and international organisations traditionally responsible for the ingloriously required investments in industrial and commercial products/activities so vital for the very urgent job creation required nationwide.

Devolution can be harming Wales; LETTERS

TONY Lewis (Viewpoints, Wednesday May 7) was correct when he summed up this all-engulfing monster that devolutionists have created.