The Impact of COVID-19 on Devolution: Recentralising the British State Beyond Brexit?

Front Cover -- Epigraph -- The Impact Of Covid-19 On Devolution: Recentralising The British State Beyond Brexit? -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- List Of Abbreviations -- One Devolution In The Uk: The Twin Challenges Of Brexit And Covid-19 -- Why Does The Government Want To Recentralise Power? -- I: Letting Go -- Ii: Holding On -- Iii: Restoring The Centre -- The Opportunity Of Covid-19: The Battle Between Centralisation And Devolution -- Two Central Government, Brexit And Covid-19: Centralisation Through Privatisation? What Is The Role Of The Government In National Crises? -- How Has The Uk Central Government Managed Crises Before Covid-19? -- Uk Approaches To A Pandemic Within A Global Context -- The Prime Minister's Response To Covid-19 -- I: Personalisation -- Ii: Centralisation -- Iii: Privatisation -- Iv: Politicisation -- Brexit, Covid-19 And Centralisation -- Three The Role Of The Devolved Nations In Meeting Covid-19 -- Introduction -- The Role Of The Eu In Devolution And Its Application In The Uk -- The Four Nations' Approach To Covid-19 -- I: Leadership -- Ii: Devolved Distinctiveness -- Iii: Borders The Relationship Between Covid-19 And Brexit In The Four Nations Of The Uk -- Four Getting To The Local: Managing The Pandemic In Practice -- Introduction -- Local Authority Roles In Managing Crises -- What Roles Did The Government Give To English Local Authorities In Managing Covid-19? -- What Did English Councils Do In Addition To Government Assigned Roles? -- Local Lockdowns -- Has This Changed The Centre's View Of Local Government? -- Five Covid-19 And A Uk Unitary State Post-brexit? -- Introduction -- The Uk As A Centralised Union? -- The Uk Status Quo? -- The Uk As A Federal State? The Uk As An Idea? -- England's Future: Unfinished Business? -- The Future Of The Uk? -- References -- Index -- Back Cover Janice Morphet. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.