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b"Westminster\\u2019s relationship with the UK\\u2019s nations and regions has changed radically over the last 25 years. Powers have been devolved, and new institutions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been created. But does the UK\\u2019s constitution still work for these new arrangements or is reform needed?\\n\\nIn Scotland, the question of independence looms large. In Northern Ireland, the future of power-sharing is in doubt. In Wales, there is growing interest in federalism. And in England, the pursuit of economic development is driving regional devolution. There are shared challenges too, including relationships with the central UK government and the lack of constitutional protection for devolved powers.\\n\\nThis event \\u2013 part of the IfG and the Bennett Institute Review of the UK constitution \\u2013 brought together reflections from four roundtables held across the UK to discuss these issues, in partnership with the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace at Queen\\u2019s University Belfast, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, and Cardiff University\\u2019s Wales Governance Centre. What are the shared constitutional issues facing devolution across the UK? How can the unique constitutional questions across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England be addressed? And are there ways that the constitution could be improved?\\n\\nTo explore these questions, the IfG brought together an expert panel including:\\n\\nProfessor Jo Hunt, Professor of Law in the Cardiff School of Law and Politics and a member of the Wales Governance Centre\\nProfessor Nicola McEwen, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Glasgow\\nProfessor Andy Pike, Chair of Regional Development Studies at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies\\nSir David Sterling, former Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Chair of the Chief Executives' Forum.\\n\\nThis event was chaired by Jess Sargeant, Associate Director at the Institute for Government"