Devolution or home rule is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a state to government at national, regional or local level. It differs from federalism in that the powers devolved may be temporary and ultimately reside in central government, thus the state remains, de jure, unitary.
Any devolved parliaments or assemblies can be repealed by central government in the same way as an ordinary statute can be. Federal systems or a federacies differ in that sub-state government is guaranteed in the constitution.
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BBC News: English 'want regional parliaments' - There is big support in the English regions for devolving power to elected regional assemblies, suggests a new poll for the BBC.
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BBC News: English devolution plans at-a-glance - Outlines the main points of the government's proposals for regional assemblies.
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BBC News: St George's Day call for devolution - The government is being urged to use St George's Day to announce a timetable for the introduction of elected regional assemblies.
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Campaign for the English Regions (CFER) - Campaigning for devolution to the regions of England. Includes policy statements and contact information.
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Constitution Unit - An independent research body on constitutional change. Site contains information on the House of Lords, devolution, elections and parties, human rights, courts and the legal system, House of Commons and freedom of information.
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Devolution and European Policy Making in the UK - The website of an academic research project (ESRC, UK funded) on devolution. The project seeks to determine the nature of multi-level governance across the constituent parts of the devolving UK by examining policy making on European Union matters.
Devolve! - Advocating the devolution of power both to England and to regions of England. Information about the group and their policies, and publications.
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English devolution - regional, democratic, cultural and economic devolution.
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DevWeb - Internet guide to UK Devolution, covering the constitution and the political structure of the United Kingdom and its dependencies.
English Independence Petition - Online petition calling for an English soverign state independent of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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Guardian Unlimited Special Report: Devolution in Britain - Extended coverage about the news and issues about Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and well as English devolution. Includes archives, timeline and links.
Regional Assemblies - Advice, news and views on EU, assembly system, and the regionalisation of Britain.
The English National Democratic Group - Discussion group for English nationalists who want to dissolve the United Kingdom and revert to country soverignty.
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Voice of the English (VOTE) - Calls for a referendum on English devolution.
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