Institute for Government 61d ago

With a crucial set of local and devolved elections taking place in England, Scotland and Wales on Thursday 7 May, join the Institute for Government devolution team the day after for an expert webinar discussion of the results so far. What is the likely composition of the new governments in Edinburgh and Cardiff and what will be their policy priorities? What are the implications for UK-devolved relations? And what do election results in county councils, London boroughs, district and unitary authorities across England mean for the government’s local government reorganisation and devolution plans? To discuss these questions and more, including from the live online audience, will be the IfG’s expert devolution and local government team: Matthew Fright, Senior Researcher for Devolution at the Institute for Government Megan Isaac, Research Assistant for Devolution at the Institute for Government Harriet Shaw, Researcher for Devolution at the Institute for Government This event will be chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director for Devolution at the Institute for Government.