Intergovernmental Relations in the UK: Co-Operation,Competition and Constitutional Change

Abstract

This article provides a commentary on the evolution of intergovernmental relations in the UK from one of its leading practitioners. As the former Director General for Devolution in the UK Cabinet Office and the UK Ministry of Justice, Jim Gallagher was at the centre of the process of intergovernmental exchange, and provides rich practice-based insights into both the character and dynamics of IGR before and after 2007.

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practitioner government JMC co-operation

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