The Northern veto

<p>This book provides the only available historical account and comprehensive assessment of the factors surrounding the 2004 referendum on an elected assembly in the North-East region of England. <br><br>The referendum delivered a 'no' vote of considerable magnitude and called a halt to the programme of gradual reform being pushed through by the Labour government. This book examines the campaigns around and the lead-up to the referendum and offers in-depth analysis of the result plus explorations of future options available to policy-makers around the sub-national governance of England (a key aspect of the 'English Question'). Crucially the book contains chapters from scholars who carried out cutting-edge research at the time of the referendum and are thus in a unique position to contribute authoritatively to the historical understanding of these events. <br><br>This volume will be of great benefit to students and researchers in Regional Studies Local Government Studies and Constitutional Studies.</p>