Former prime minister Gordon Brown’s review of the UK constitution could be a hugely significant moment for the UK. A radical agenda for political change is being offered by the party tipped to win the next election.
The Brown review outlines a wide-ranging reform agenda but its core theme is the need to reverse the UK’s economic fortunes. Political reforms (such as replacing the House of Lords with an assembly of the nations and regions) are presented as solutions to the UK’s economic challenges, particularly its regional inequalities and its productivity problem.
The report takes direct aim at the Conservative government’s levelling up agenda, dismissing it as a failure and proposing that “a bigger vision is needed”.
