{"product_id":"north-country","title":"North Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the text of a draft Constitution for an independent Republic of Northumbria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the North-South divide widening, and 'Levelling Up' failing to deliver, this book accompanies the draft constitutional text with a short introductory essay considering whether there is a case for a more radical option: an independent Northern English state.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eResponding to the creation of the Northern Independence Party in 2020, this book starts by taking the case for an independent Northumbrian state seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of debates about the future of England, the English regions, and the United Kingdom, it envisages - in the form of a draft constitutional text - an alternative polity for the North, free from Westminster rule.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile an independent Northumbrian Republic might seem far-fetched - and indeed, it is not necessarily endorsed as a viable option - the real value of this book is as a constitutional thought experiment. It shows what a radically reformed, democratic, republican constitution might look like. It therefore has a resonance beyond Northern England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44388206313633,"sku":"9781446746271","price":32.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/w454n2y-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1717008675","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/north-country","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}