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Akash Paun
Programme Director
Akash's recent work
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English devolution
What is the history of English devolution? How much of England has devolution? Which powers are devolved?
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Six things we learned from the May 2024 local and mayoral elections
IfG experts analyse the results of the local and mayoral elections.
All work
Lord German
Lord German reflects on leading the Liberal Democrats into coalition and making the best use of the limited powers of the Welsh Government.
Lord McConnell
Lord McConnell reflects on managing the first budget of the Scottish Government, becoming First Minister and promoting an outward-looking Scotland.
A second Brexit referendum: the practical questions
A ‘people’s vote’ cannot be ruled out as a possible outcome of the current parliamentary chaos.
Mark Durkan
Mark Durkan was interviewed on 23 May 2018 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Irish reunification
What is a border poll? What would happen if Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland voted in favour of reunification?
The Scottish Parliament has rejected the Brexit bill – are we heading for a second independence referendum?
The Prime Minister now faces an unpalatable choice: concede defeat or help the SNP make the case for indyref2.
Westminster is taking Edinburgh and Cardiff to court – but it faces difficulties even if it wins
The Supreme Court's decision will do little to resolve the underlying problem of poor relations between the UK and devolved governments.
Devolution after Brexit
All four governments of the UK – Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Westminster – must go back to the drawing board to redefine their relationships
Tax devolution is welcome – but the system increasingly lacks coherence
There is a strong case for a review of how devolved and local government is funded.
Tax and devolution
Why are taxes being devolved?