The English Question

England remains a gaping hole in the devolution settlement. Devolution will not be complete, and the settlement may not be stable, until the English Question has been solved. Does England need to find its own political voice, following devolution to Scotland and Wales? Do the English want an English parliament; regional assemblies in England; or 'English votes on English laws'? Or are the English content to muddle through, with no separate representation or political voice? The book includes analysis of the 2004 North East referendum and the feasibility of English votes on English laws. Other chapters give the latest survey findings on English identity and English attitudes to devolution, and place the English regional debate in a European comparative context. This is an important and timely book, written by the leading experts in the field. It will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners dealing with the realities of governing England, and to academics and students of devolution and the English Question.