Mark Sandford is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, University College London

A timely set of studies which will also form a useful record to be used in later research.

• List of tablesList of figuresList of mapsContributors1. Introduction – Mark Sandford 2. Elected regional assemblies in England: an anatomy of policy failure – Charlie Jeffery3. The grassroots and the elites: campaigns promoting regionalism in England – Mark Sandford 4. The North-East Referendum – the result and public reaction – Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher 5. Campaigning and the media: the North-East referendum of November 2004 – Steven Musson, Peter John and Adam Tickell 6. The Local Government Review: Banham revisited? – Steve Leach 7. The sub-national governance of England: alternatives to regions? – Alan Harding 8. The Devolution Referenda in Wales 1979 and 1997 – Rebecca Davies 9. Regional evolution: the future role of the regions in the governance of England – Mark Sandford 10. Elected regional assemblies: lessons for better policy-making – Tim May and Simon Marvin 11. Conclusion – Mark Sandford Appendix A: Timeline of major events Appendix B: Referendum results Appendix C: Glossary of acronyms Appendix D: Referendum questions Bibliography Index