Even after 21 years of devolution the UK continues to have one of the most centralised constitutions in the world based on the sovereignty of the Westminster Parliament. Within a few square miles of central London you will find the Houses of Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Bank of England, most financial services, the BBC and national centres for music, culture and the arts.
London doesn’t create the wealth and talent of the UK, but its elite suck it in leaving whole swathes of the rest of the UK struggling with low pay, unemployment, poor health and lack of opportunities. It is not only Scotland that feels excluded, so does Wales, Northern Ireland and many of the regions of England as well as large parts of London itself.
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