LISTEN: Hill on how devolution has failed Scotland, Wales, and Ulster

Our assistant editor talks to the New Statesman’s Jonn Elledge about why the new legislatures have not defeated nationalism, improved governance, or stabilised the constitution.

Henry Hill: Showdown in Cardiff as Jones threatened Assembly with legal action

Also: Government to challenge devolved Brexit legislation in court; Dodds accuses Tusk of ‘bully-boy’ tactics over the border; and more.

Henry Hill: Trimble warns that Irish Brexit stance risks antagonising loyalist paramilitaries

Also: Wallace attacks Scottish Government for objection to ‘British values’; Geldof says Easter Rising was a ‘mistake’; SNP woes deepen over indy divisions; and more.

Henry Hill: SNP ask Government to delay handover of welfare powers

Also: Border Force recruitment sparks fear of hard border for Wales; SDLP denies rumours that it will step aside for Fianna Fail; and more.

Rebecca Lowe: As Brexit looms in less than a year, here’s how to approach devolving power

To me, it is clear that the UK could benefit from greater decentralisation. But, to repeat, that does not mean that new arrangements must be introduced now.

Henry Hill: Holyrood and Westminster face off as MSPs pass Brexit bill

Also: Commons gives Bradley the power to cut MLA’s pay – but the Government insists that it isn’t introducing direct rule.

Monima O’Connor: Wales’s blanket ban on electronic animal collars was poorly thought-through – England should not copy it

The ban is underpinned by a failure to understand essential differences between two distinct types of device. Pets and people suffer as a result.

Henry Hill: Davidson warns May that she can’t take the votes of Scottish Tory MPs for granted

Also: Welsh Government accused of trying to narrow inquiry into Sargeant’s death; Sturgeon attacks disgraced ex-SNP minister for clinging to seat; and more.

Henry Hill: SNP square up for court battle as Holyrood chief says their Brexit bill is unconstitutional

Also: AMs vote to publish inquiry into whether Jones leaked Sargeant’s sacking; Davidson announces Tory push to form Scottish Government; and more.

The Brexit negotiation. Raindrops keep falling on May’s head. But that doesn’t mean her eyes will soon be turning red.

Yes, the negotiation may break down. But some of the playing to the gallery has a ritual element about it, not unlike the staged theatrics of all-in wrestling.

“Wide-ranging devolution from Westminster as well as Brussels”. Lidington’s Brexit and the Union speech: full text.

“This would mean a very big change to the EU Withdrawal Bill that is before Parliament and a significant step forward in these negotiations.”

The Belfast Agreement is the best agreement we’ve got

For all its compromises and ambiguities, it is the only practicable means to hand of giving the province something approaching normalcy.

Henry Hill: Stormont talks collapse as Foster joins calls for direct rule

Also: SNP’s deputy leadership contest reveals splits over Europe and ‘Indyref2’; and Jones demands ‘soft border’ between Irish and Welsh ports post-Brexit.

Britishness is a political, not a racial, characteristic

Afua Hirsch recounts her inability, as a person of mixed race, to feel she truly belongs in either Britain or Ghana.

Henry Hill: Deal to restore Stormont could apparently be done ‘in days’

Also: Tension in Welsh Labour as Sargeant’s son wins Assembly by-election; and Robertson resigns and triggers SNP deputy leadership election.