What would Britain look like if we stopped trying to reform Westminster and redesigned the state from the ground up? A federal UK of twelve historic regions and four autonomous metropolises, with power, taxation, representation and administration distributed across the country rather than concentrated in London.
The UK has historically been one of the most centralized countries in the Western world, with Westminster politics and Whitehall bureaucracy deeply ingrained in almost every aspect of public life. This centralized model of public service delivery has been “tested to destruction,” leading to a lack of excellence and proving both ineffective and expensive due to attempts to micromanage services from the centre
