The ‘Council of Nations and Regions’ met today in Edinburgh sans Sue, our new Envoy. Here’s John Denham:“Today Keir Starmer will chair the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions (CNR). But how much difference will it make to the way the United Kingdom and its nations are run? That’s certainly the case with the new Council.”He goes on:“Brown wanted the Council of Nations and Regions based in statute, with an independent secretariat. As Dr WE Bulmer puts it:“The ‘Council of Nations and Regions’ has one Scottish and one Welsh representative out of 18.

Source: The Irish Times October 11, 2024 20:43 UTC