devolution
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For more than a year, Scottish politicians have been grappling with matters of life and death as they debated one of the most contested bills in the history of devolution.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Antoniw, who like Rathbone is standing down at the Welsh Parliament election in May, also said he expected the Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens "to respect devolution".
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
It would be a complicated move, because this ancient office - which dates back to 1478 - is knitted into the devolution settlement itself.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
"And so again, we've seen the devolution of the discourse. How do we come back from a place that we have fallen into?"
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
He offers federal devolution as the solution of the Irish question.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
