The effect of the government's 'devolution settlement' on the position of England within the UK shows no signs, as yet, of departing from the tradition of British incrementalism. Despite significant changes still underway, attitudes and identity have yet to show decisive changes. The paper...

A<sc>yres</sc> S. and S<sc>tafford</sc> I. Managing complexity and uncertainty in regional governance networks: a critical analysis of state rescaling in England, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Network management is viewed as a way of dealing with uncertainty in complex policy networks, but little is known about the types of...

Pearce G. and Ayres S. (2007) Emerging patterns of governance in the English regions: the role of Regional Assemblies, Regional Studies 41, 699-712. The case for elected English regional government outside London has lost momentum, but the machinery of regional governance continues to expand....