In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Nicola McEwen is joined by Dr Sarah Kyambi, Director ofMigration Policy Scotland and David Bell, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling, for adiscussion on migration i

Northern Ireland After The Election

May 25th, 2022 33m 40s

In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Nicola McEwen is joined by Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast and a Senior Fellow of the UK in a Changing Europe, and David McCann, Deputy Editor of S

The Constitutional Future of Wales

Apr 4th, 2022 35m 19s

Laura McAllister is Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at the Wales Governance Centre in the School of Law and Politics. Her research focuses on Welsh politics and elections, devolution, electoral reform, and gender in polit

The Conservatives in Scotland

Mar 15th, 2022 31m 57s

Alan Convery is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, having joined the University in 2013. His PhD examined the impact of devolution on the Welsh and Scottish Conservative parties. He maintains research interests in conservatism an

Going Global: Exploring Scotland’s International Relations

Nov 3rd, 2021 28m 14s

As world leaders descend on Glasgow for COP26, we explore how much scope there is for the Scottish Government, as a devolved government, to have a presence on the international stage.Produced by After 12 Media

Northern Ireland: Conflict and Complexity

Aug 30th, 2021 35m 35s

In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Allan Little, is joined by Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast and Jonathan Powell was a British diplomat from 1979 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2007 was C

2021 Election Special

Aug 23rd, 2021 36m 50s

In this special edition of the Constitutionally Sound podcast, Professor Ailsa Henderson of the University of Edinburgh and Professor Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University join host Allan Little to discuss the election results in Scotland and

Scottish Independence, Then and Now

Aug 16th, 2021 31m 55s

In 2014, Scotland voted 55% to 45% that Scotland should not be an independent country, and many thought that settled the matter for a generation. But much has changed in the years since, most notably Brexit and Covid-19. In 2021, how much does

Labour and the Union

Aug 9th, 2021 31m 16s

Politics in Scotland since the independence referendum has been marked by the dramatic decline of a once dominant Labour Party. In Wales, Labour remains the largest party, leading government throughout the period of devolved government. In this

Brexit Deal or No Deal

Aug 2nd, 2021 31m 18s

The transition period for negotiating a future relationship between the UK and the EU will end on 31 December- what will be the consequences if a deal cannot be reached in the next few weeks? In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host,

Governing England

Jul 26th, 2021 33m 25s

The pandemic has not only exposed tensions between Westminster and the devolved nations of the United Kingdom, it has shone an unforgiving light on the way England is governed. It raises the question – is the UK state over centralised and unres

Brexit: What Does It Mean For Devolution?

Jul 19th, 2021 33m 30s

**Enjoy this episode from out archives! We will be back in September. In this first episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Allan Little is joined by Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Uni

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