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7.1 Introduction 7.1 Introduction
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7.2 The Labour Government and England, 1997–2010 7.2 The Labour Government and England, 1997–2010
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7.3 The Forces Shaping Labour Policy and Practice 7.3 The Forces Shaping Labour Policy and Practice
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7.3.1 Labour’s Commitment to the Unitary State 7.3.1 Labour’s Commitment to the Unitary State
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7.3.2 Ideas of Regional and Local Government 7.3.2 Ideas of Regional and Local Government
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7.3.3 Labour and England 7.3.3 Labour and England
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7.3.4 England and Englishness 7.3.4 England and Englishness
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7.4 Labour in 2017: Engaging with England at Last? 7.4 Labour in 2017: Engaging with England at Last?
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7.5 Conclusion 7.5 Conclusion
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References References
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7 Labour and the Governance of England
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Published:November 2018
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Abstract
The 1997–2010 Labour Government introduced wide-ranging constitutional reforms, creating new democratically elected bodies and rights for UK citizens. However, the governance of England was left largely unchanged. With the exception of the Greater London Authority, no new democratic bodies were created for England, nor were any significant powers granted to local government. An extensive system of regional administration was created but then swiftly swept away by the incoming Coalition Government in 2010. England became the only part of the union whose domestic policy was determined by the UK Government. This chapter argues that this outcome was rooted in Labour’s traditions of political thought: its assumption of a unitary state, its centralist instincts, its distrust of local government and its reluctance to consider England’s identity and constitutional position within the union. It finds some evidence Labour is now taking the English Question more seriously, but old attitudes retain significant weight.
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