E.T.V that devolution has been good for Wales and Scotland but not for England and Northern Ireland

Question 1

LoA

Answer 1

For

Question 2

1) Devolution has been good in Scotland and Wales

Answer 2

• Both voted for an assembly
• PLP (1997 and 2012)
• Income variation
• Free Uni, Free prescriptions, ban smoking in public places, lower voting age
• Ban single use plastic, climate crisis, opt-out donor scheme, good leadership in C19
• Helped encourage national identity
• AMS is a proportional ES
• Allows them to be governed by other parties
• High turnouts for elections

Question 3

Counter

Answer 3

• Wales didn’t want an assembly at first
• low turnouts (34.6%)
• calls for independence causing tensions

Question 4

2) Devolution has been bad for Northern Ireland

Answer 4

• Stormont shut between 2002-2007
• Has to have power sharing - not a strong single party gov
• Doesn’t have PLP
• Brexit and Northern Ireland Protocol
• 2017 - Martin McGuiness resigned as DPM so Arlene Foster had to resign
• Direct rule until 2020

Question 5

Counter

Answer 5

• Has quelled the violence
• Encouraged power sharing
• passed 67 bills between 2011 and 2016

Question 6

3) Devolution has been bad for England

Answer 6

• Low turnouts with mayors (32.1% and 40% for London Mayor)
• Little demand and enthusiasm
• Rejected NE assembly by 68%
• West- Lothian question and EVEL
• Increased tensions with Holyrood over 2nd independence ref

Question 7

Counter

Answer 7

• 41% represented by a metro mayor