Glyndwr Cennydd Jones is an is an author and commentator on UK constitutional issues and an advocate for a UK-wide Convention. He has written this piece on the future of the UK
It is the case today that the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom exist within a unitary state which is not underpinned by the transparent checks and balances of a formal written constitution. Many are appalled when they realise that the UK’s uncodified constitutional practices can seemingly vary on a fancy, depending on where a clause sits in a Bill and is debated, and whether established conventions are respected or not.
Sadly, this applies to the devolution arrangements of today, whereby the legislative powers delegated to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are openly undermined by Westminster.
