Peter Hetherington The Guardian and CURDS Regions to be cheerful The long road to devolution

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Peter HetheringtonThe Guardian and CURDSRegions
to be cheerful?The long road to devolution
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• 1707 and all that
• The long road to centralism
• North Britain
• A Scottish nation reborn

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• The growth of nationalism, leading to
• Labours U-turn the first devolution referendum
• 1979 and all thatthe Thatcher years
• Scottish Constitutional Convention

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• John Smiththe settled will.
• Prescott gets interested
• The Millan Commission
• The second devolution referendums1997

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• A resounding yes74.3
• And 63.5 say yes to limited tax raising
• And south of the border?
• Prescotts grand plan

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• England arises
• Regional Development Agencies born
• And regional chambers, re-labelled assemblies
• Your region, your choice, 2002

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• Referendum bill approved 2003
• The Great North vote
• Whoopsnot quite
• North East goes it alone

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• November 4referendum day looms
• A campaign in full swing
• What about the rest of England?
• A Geordie nation arises?