Devolution

Just because it worked in the big city, doesn’t mean it’s going to work across the north. If you want to understand the problem, just go to County Durham

Andy Burnham calls it ‘Manchesterism’. Other countries have tried it too, with varying degrees of success.

Kenya inherited a post-colonial state where power was held tightly in the centre. But after an outbreak of political violence in 2007, everything changed

The PM-in-waiting is riding a wave of hope – but his key policy has no chance of bringing equality to a divided nation

From Catalonia to Cumbria, there are around 100 active separatist movements in Europe. What drives them, and how many are serious about full independence?

Years of political turbulence, economic shocks and the failure to ‘level up’ as pledged have turned English devolution into a key political and constitutional issue