Millions of voters will head to the polls on 7 May, for local elections in England and national parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales. The UK has had devolved governments since the late 1990s, ...

Sometimes, the most encouraging signs of change in governance are found not in policy documents, but in the people preparing to lead. This past week, I had the privilege of spending time with ...

Readers respond to an editorial that argued for more accountability from local authorities in return for greater power Your editorial on Andy Burnham’s devolution plans rightly argues that greater ...

Is the UK too centralised and will devolution help? Devolution has long created separate administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, rather creating the illusion that the British state ...

Devolving power and resources from the centre to the counties was a key pillar of Kenya’s 2010 referendum vote. EPA/Dai Kurokawa It is five years since Kenya shifted from centralised control to ...