Financial Times: At the whim of the Tory party, Scots have been told to surrender their European identity
By Philip Stephens 1 May 2019 When Scotland voted to maintain the union with England, the argument that separation would diminish both nations seemed compelling. Five years on, Nicola Sturgeon says Brexit has broken the bargain. Scotland’s first minister and leader…
read moreThe Times view on proposals to reform the House of Lords
New constitutional approaches are needed to better represent regional areas 22 April 2019 Murdo Fraser is not the first politician to propose reforming the House of Lords in an attempt to make it more representative of a changing union. The…
read moreFinancial Times: How struggling towns are starting to shape UK politics
18 April 2019 By Andy Bounds In 1981 after a summer of urban riots, environment secretary Michael Heseltine wrenched government policy towards the city. He convinced Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, which had discussed the “managed decline” of Liverpool, to pour hundreds…
read moreThe Telegraph: The Prime Minister has a point: a no-deal Brexit could unravel our United Kingdom
William Hague 8 April 2019 Any approach by a prime minister to the leader of the opposition to work out a joint solution to the nation’s most pressing issue is fraught with risks and dangers. It is undoubtedly infuriating to…
read moreConstitution Reform Group to speak at Aberystwyth University, Thursday 24 October 2019
Lord Hain, Sir Paul Silk and the Rt Hon Gisela Stuart, all members of the Constitution Reform Group Steering Committee, will be speaking at Aberystwyth University about the Act of Union Bill 2018 and the Group’s proposals on Thursday 24…
read moreBloomberg Businessweek: Brexit Exposes Painful Disconnect Between England and Britain
By Alan Crawford 12 April 2019 At first glance, there’s little to betray the village of Edington’s status as the lodestar of Brexit. Squeezed between the chalk hills of Salisbury Plain and Wiltshire’s clay downs to the north, Edington lacks…
read moreFinancial Times: Goodbye EU, and goodbye the United Kingdom
Philip Stevens 4 April 2019 During the spring of 1975 the Wall Street Journal ran a powerful headline. “Goodbye Great Britain”, the American business newspaper declared. The UK was known as the sick man of Europe. Investors were taking flight…
read moreFinancial Times: Could Brexit Break the Union?
By Mischa Glenny 22 March 2019 My A-level history course at school taught me about the English civil war: a feckless crypto-Catholic king denying earthy parliamentarians their natural rights as true sons of England. This interpretation is hopelessly outdated now,…
read moreFollow us on Twitter!
10 March 2019 You can now follow the activities of the Constitution Reform Group on Twitter by visiting our page @ActofUnionBill We welcome constructive feedback, suggestions and comments! For information and interview requests, please send us a message on our…
read moreConstitution Reform Group welcomes three new MPs to the Steering Committee
27 February 2019 The Constitution Reform Group is delighted to welcome Lisa Nandy MP, Bim Afolami MP and Seema Malhotra MP to the Steering Committee. This announcement comes in light of the recent introduction of the Act of Union Bill…
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