The case for Brexit largely rested on the assumption that the United Kingdom is a unitary nation-state in which the people give effect to their will through a unitary and all-powerful Parliament. In this post, Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen) uncovers the shortcomings of such an approach and asks whether Brexit marks the end of the first of two unions?

The Scottish Government paper claims Brexit is damaging business, migration and devolution itself, with External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson (below) insisting “Scotland has to consider its future path” when the coronavirus pandemic is over.

The wealthy ghouls who fund the Tory party expect their quid pro quo – and this legislation will deliver it.

A majority of people who voted to leave the European Union are also against reducing the powers of the Welsh Parliament, according to a survey by Cardiff University experts.

Twenty-five committees and five study groups to cover almost every conceivable area of interest between the EU and UK have still not been established.

The leader of Swansea Council has raised concerns about the funding which will replace the hundreds of millions of pounds Wales used to receive from the European Union each year.

Ministers from across the devolved regions have jointly criticised the UK Government for their approach to allocating previous EU funding.

Philip Rycroft says PM’s ‘muscular brand of unionism’ has deepened divisions between four nations.

Analysis finds changes such as removal of blanket ban on hormone-disrupting chemicals. / The UK has been accused of “silently eroding” key environmental and human health protections in the Brexit-inspired rush to convert thousands of pages of European Union pesticide policy into British law.

Ministers criticised for failing to fight for ‘ambitious’ commitments to cut CO2 emissions.

A senior Welsh politician has accused the UK government of rushing through its "Brexit Freedoms Bill".

BORDER checks between Scotland, England and Wales could be required because of varying food standards after Brexit, academics have warned.

Government ignored legal advice over proposed withdrawal agreement changes.

However far less attention has been given to the considerable impact Brexit has had on devolution and the relationships within the UK between its constituent parts.

The survey, fieldwork for which was conducted last year, found 52% of people said Scotland should be governed as an independent country.

THE SON of the late Rev Ian Paisley has said talk of a united Ireland is not as easily dismissed as it once was and that Brexit bears much of the responsibility for transforming attitudes.

Although a narrow majority UK-wide (not, of course, in Scotland) voted for Brexit, many have already realised it was a grave mistake. It is the biggest economic, diplomatic and ­constitutional mistake in the history of the ­United ­Kingdom. It is likely to be proximate cause of the ­United Kingdom’s ultimate ­collapse.

The Scottish government is using devolved powers to secure the rights of EU nationals beyond the end of June, as new figures suggest thousands of Scottish residents are likely to miss a crucial Brexit deadline to continue legally living and working in the UK.

Border checks between Scotland, England and Wales could be required because of varying food standards after Brexit, academics have warned.

MEETINGS of key bodies set up to “smooth” the relationship between the EU and UK after Brexit are taking place “rarely”, a new research report has warned.

CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to step up their fight to protect the NHS after a legal bid to prevent it being “on the table” in post-Brexit trade deals was voted down by Tory MPs.

Senior figures in Scotland and Wales warn Brexit is bringing a ‘statutory fist crashing down’.

When thinking about what I might about say in this lecture it occurred to me that it would be appropriate to look at parliaments and sovereignty, which are hugely important concepts when it comes to understanding Euroscepticism and Britain’s place in the European Union (EU).

Fishing has been one of the key sticking points in talks over a future UK/EU trade deal.