The Brexit vote has thrown up issues of the sharp regional disparities that divide the UK. The vote has been seen as a protest by those who felt left behind by globalization and hence a need for government policy to address regional disparities. As a result there has been a re-emergence of...

Over the past few years, a process of devolution has brought enhanced powers and responsibilities to the nations and regions of the UK. In England, a plethora of new regional agencies and institutions was established and numerous strategies and other policy documents emerged in the regions. The...