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Alex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>For me, the one thing that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> has taught us is: Trying to work with 2 diametrically opposed governments does not work... </p><p>Dump <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>westminster</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishRepublic</span></a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Independence</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a>...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OneIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneIreland</span></a>...🇮🇪 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotlandinEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScotlandinEurope</span></a>... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿... 🇪🇺 ... </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/YouYesYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouYesYet</span></a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Latest email from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bandcamp</span></a>: “Significant changes are coming to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> (import taxes imposed by a government) that may impact how packages enter the United States.</p><p>In practice, this means <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/fees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fees</span></a> may be applied to some types of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/merchandise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>merchandise</span></a> on US-bound shipments, and some Bandcamp sellers may choose to temporarily pause <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/shipments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shipments</span></a> to the US.</p><p>Also, several international postal carriers are temporarily suspending delivery to the US. These <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/restrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restrictions</span></a> do not come from the artists or labels but from global carriers. If you have questions about how an artist or label is handling this for your order, you can contact them directly by clicking the “Contact” link on the right side of their page.</p><p>Remember, that while some artists and labels may suspend shipments to the US, you can always support them directly by purchasing digital music.</p><p>For more information, head to our help center.</p><p>Bandcamp”</p><p>Backwards evolution. This is an example of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DEVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEVO</span></a> documentary talks about. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/globalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalisation</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a></p>
Cosmik Laila 🪐<p>💫🪐 FIND OUT WASS 'APPENIN'! 🪐💫<br>Tune in THIS SATURDAY at 9PM EST for a NEW WAWTC - HOTTT OFF THE SLACK PRESSES! An ALL NEW DEVO's JERRY CASALE 'Third Eye' INTERVIEW! LISTEN HERE 👉 <a href="https://slackradio.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">slackradio.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>HIT 'PLAY' Below for a message from Jerry!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Ferg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ferg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@RStreetSweeper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RStreetSweeper</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@onan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>onan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@philo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@mazigazi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mazigazi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@samatari" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>samatari</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@RevVeggieSpam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RevVeggieSpam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@thomas_klopf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thomas_klopf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Unca" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Unca</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interviews</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devo</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/geraldvcasale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geraldvcasale</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/jerrycasale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jerrycasale</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/radiopromo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiopromo</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devoslack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devoslack</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/slackmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slackmusic</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/slackradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slackradio</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/subgenius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subgenius</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/wawtc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wawtc</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DEVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEVO</span></a> documentary explains the real-time devolution happening in the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> now 🥔👦</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Ackron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ackron</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/KentState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KentState</span></a></p>
Richard Martin<p>Listening to a very clear Welsh Labour comment Jenny Rathbone MS (Cardiff East) on <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WalesCast" target="_blank">#WalesCast</a> that goes beyond ‘Red Welsh Way’ sloganeering to an evidence-based call for good government. Westminsterism is the problem with Welsh policing and justice, not the solution. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Senedd26" target="_blank">#Senedd26</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Wales" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Devolution" target="_blank">#Devolution</a></p>
Spytfyre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>I asked <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ground</span></a> news app not to say <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> doctor strike on their <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headlines</span></a> and change it to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <br>And they actually did so!<br>Quickly!!!<br>If you haven't checked out:<br><a href="https://ground.news/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ground.news/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>yet I recommend you do<br>News aggregator (but I needed to ditch <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> ) and it shows the bias and political leaning split of spun sources which is fun. If you subscribe the highest level does <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/factCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factCheck</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> and outlets so you know where salt pinch/mountain is a help<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a></p>
Cosmik Laila 🪐<p>For those of you asking, U can now watch the Super Mario Bros Movie (DEVO Chamber scenes pristinus status) here! (Copy/Paste the URL) ~~&gt; rumble.com/v6v3fsl-sup-mario-bros-93.html</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Ferg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ferg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@RStreetSweeper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RStreetSweeper</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@onan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>onan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@philo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@mazigazi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mazigazi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@samatari" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>samatari</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@minimallysimple" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>minimallysimple</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@RevVeggieSpam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RevVeggieSpam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@thomas_klopf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thomas_klopf</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/supermariobrosmovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermariobrosmovie</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devo</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/dennishopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dennishopper</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/subgenius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subgenius</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfhH-hW4cnA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=qfhH-hW4cn</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
Ed Bridges<p>A classic bit of England-centric reporting on <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/r4today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>r4today</span></a>. The lead story was the extension of free school meals in England, and to discuss they had a talking head from the IFS and a plummy-voiced self-styled “food campaigner”.</p><p>Why not ask someone from <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> or <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> about whether their governments’ policies (which already go further than the proposed English one will) have worked, and their impact‽</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/NotInventedHereSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotInventedHereSyndrome</span></a><br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devolution</span></a><br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a></p>
Cosmik Laila 🪐<p>Does anyone remember the DEVO Chamber from the Super Mario Bros (1993) Movie? ~~&gt; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIZSybic48" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xsIZSybic4</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Ferg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ferg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@RStreetSweeper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RStreetSweeper</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@onan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>onan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@philo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@mazigazi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mazigazi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@samatari" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>samatari</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@minimallysimple" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>minimallysimple</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dobbs.town/@RevVeggieSpam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RevVeggieSpam</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devo</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/supermariobros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermariobros</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/dennishopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dennishopper</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/devochamber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devochamber</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/subgenius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subgenius</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/slackfinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slackfinds</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>"It remains to be seen whether the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/devolutionWhitePaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolutionWhitePaper</span></a> can deliver transformative change if <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> reverts to the same familiar patterns of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Britishgovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britishgovernance</span></a> to achieve its missions."</p><p><a href="https://renewal.org.uk/blog/will-labours-governance-approach-lead-to-mission-success-or-mission-failure/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">renewal.org.uk/blog/will-labou</span><span class="invisible">rs-governance-approach-lead-to-mission-success-or-mission-failure/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukgovernment</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localgovernment</span></a></p>
Alex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>For me, the one thing that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> has taught us is: Trying to work with 2 diametrically opposed governments does not work... </p><p>Dump <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>westminster</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishRepublic</span></a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Independence</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a>...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OneIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneIreland</span></a>...🇮🇪 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotlandinEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScotlandinEurope</span></a>... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿... 🇪🇺 ... </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/YouYesYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouYesYet</span></a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿</p>
Mark Mason<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anon_opin</span></a></span> on the other hand <a href="https://mas.to/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> has worked perfectly. It allows <a href="https://mas.to/tags/westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>westminster</span></a> to keep the power but devolve the responsibility. The separation of power and responsibility is the guiding principle for all governments.</p>
Fiona Grahame Orkney News Ltd<p>That was the question addressed by the writer Gerry Hassan in his Bella Caledonia article earlier this week (After Sturgeon &amp; “Sturgeonism”: facing up to the undemocracy of Scotland). Tackling the legacy of the long Nicola Sturgeon administration, he characterised the SNP’s time in government as the “…politics of caution, management and administration”<br>Stands Scotland where it did? <a href="https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/03/26/stands-scotland-where-it-did-3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theorkneynews.scot/2025/03/26/</span><span class="invisible">stands-scotland-where-it-did-3/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AlecRoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlecRoss</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devolution</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NicolaSturgeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NicolaSturgeon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UKGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKGovernment</span></a></p>
Simon Jay<p>My City is considering plans to extend its boundaries following the Govt devolution agenda. <br>This is obv a big thing and people should be able to give their views, so a consultation process has just happened.<br>A report on the process contains the following: </p><p>“The report also said that its analysis of local consultation responses had been compiled using AI (artificial intelligence) which, the council warned, could mean that the summary contained some inaccuracies.”</p><p>How is this a thing?</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devolution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brighton</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Hmmm, as the devolution/reorganisation of the North West continues to be discussed &amp; lobbied about, it looks Angela Rayner is thinking that Lancashire will get an elected Mayor....</p><p>May the (shadow) campaigning begin!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lancashire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lancashire</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7890jempmvo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7890j</span><span class="invisible">empmvo</span></a></p>
Tony Meredith<p>And now, the public consultation has opened on Cumbria devolution.<br>H/t @JPSpencer.bsky.social<br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Cumbria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cumbria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cumbria-devolution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/government/consultation</span><span class="invisible">s/cumbria-devolution</span></a></p>
Fiona Grahame Orkney News Ltd<p>I recently read an excellent article by David Kauders FRSA arguing for federalism in UK political governance . ( RSA Journal 2nd quarter 2024 …I’m a slow reader .) Just because it was excellent doesn’t imply that I agree with his views .He was reflecting on what seems like a continual descent in respect for UK politics and politicians .<br>Federalism? <a href="https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/01/28/federalism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theorkneynews.scot/2025/01/28/</span><span class="invisible">federalism/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devolution</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fedarlism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedarlism</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federalism</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalism</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
Benjamin P. Taylor<p>Benjamin Taylor: Tips on making place-based working work | Local Government Chronicle (LGC) <a href="https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/governance-and-structure/benjamin-taylor-tips-on-making-place-based-working-work-16-06-2021/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgcplus.com/politics/governanc</span><span class="invisible">e-and-structure/benjamin-taylor-tips-on-making-place-based-working-work-16-06-2021/</span></a><br>Still stands up :-( <br>"work to integrate health and social care began on 6 July, 1948, and in 2013 I wrote a piece speculating about the success or failure of community budgets (the attempt at that moment to broaden ‘devolution’) which listed 37 previous attempts...<br>So, failure is overdetermined."<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a></p>
michael<p>here's a long read on what the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oxford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oxford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> debate is about: <a href="https://oxfordclarion.uk/rearranging-the-pieces-on-the-oxfordshire-cheeseboard/?ref=oxford-clarion-newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oxfordclarion.uk/rearranging-t</span><span class="invisible">he-pieces-on-the-oxfordshire-cheeseboard/?ref=oxford-clarion-newsletter</span></a></p>
LiverpoolWiz<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> Possibly the only way devolution will work is if the UK rejoins the EU, or at the least the Single Market. But Starmer's carryon the Tory policy of privatising the country with SEZs/Freeports. Shovelling our money to them in return for a truly fantastic 10% of any profits (which will be hidden by the accountants). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a></p>