The issue of Irish home rule was the dominant political question of British politics at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.
Earlier in the 19th century, Irish politicians like 查看更多內容

The Acts of Union 1707 merged the Scottish and English Parliaments into a single Parliament of Great Britain. Ever since, individuals and organisations advocated the return of a Scottish Parliament. The drive for home rule for Scotland first … 查看更多內容

England is the only country of the United Kingdom to not have a devolved Parliament or Assembly and English affairs are decided by the Westminster Parliament. Devolution for England was proposed in 1912 by the Member of Parliament for Dundee 查看更多內容

Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales enjoy different levels of legislative, administrative and budgetary autonomy. The devolved administration has exclusive powers in certain policy … 查看更多內容

Home Rule came into effect for Northern Ireland in 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 ("Fourth Home Rule Act"). The Parliament of Northern Ireland established … 查看更多內容

Following the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, Wales was treated in legal terms as part of England. However, during the later part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th … 查看更多內容

The legislatures of the Crown Dependencies are not devolved as their origins predate the establishment of the United Kingdom and their attachment to the 查看更多內容