devolution
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"People seem to be kind of dangling the carrot of more devolution and never actually giving it to us," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
"You have about a third who want to get rid of the devolution altogether, maybe just less than a third who want independence."
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
TfW's flagship scheme to transform an old Victorian railway into a turn-up-and-go rapid transit service, similar to the London Underground and Manchester Metrolink, is Wales' single-biggest infrastructure project since devolution in 1999.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Manchesterism, a term associated with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, is about the devolution of power to the regions, combining economic growth withh social progress.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
But there was the dangerous rock of finance, on which all devolution schemes must be wrecked.
From The Viceroys of Ireland by Charles O'Mahony
"Oh," said Mrs. Germain, absorbed by the devolutions of the tale.
From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Maurice Henry Hewlett
It did, however, mean an increasing pressure on the government for fresh devolutions of authority.
From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard
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Human Geography - High School
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