The new territorial politics: Rivalry and justice in post-devolution Britain

The advent of democratic devolution in the UK will trigger a new debate about territorial justice and regional rivalry issues which have been latent in UK politics for many years. Far from being a pre-modern residue, territorially-based politics can help to reform the UK's over-centralized state system. But if the 'dark side' of territorial politics is to be contained-in the shape of rivalry, chauvinism and parochialism, for example-the UK will need to develop a fairer and more transparent system for allocating public expenditure, a system which can claim to be territorially just.