Towards a definition of subsidiarity; the British Federal tradition; subsidiarity - essence or antidote to European Union?; Legal aspects of subsidiarity in the UK; Europe of the regions, subsidiarity in Belgium, the application of subsidiarity, the German Federal experience, regions and Local Authorities in the governance of Europe; subsidiarity and Scotland, before the Edinburgh council, Scottish National Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, after the Edinburgh Council; the reform of Local Government, the Banham Commission, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal democrats; the Edinburgh Annex, conclusions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
