The week outside Westminster
Round-up of the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Tories break promise to legislate on 0.7% in first parliament
This week saw the first International Development questions of the new coalition government; unfortunately it revealed the Conservatives are already fudging their promises on aid.
Politics Summary: Friday, June 4th
The prime minister and home secretary will visit Cumbria today to talk to senior police officers and meet family and friends of the victims of Wednesday’s gun rampage.
Calls for tighter gun control in wake of tragedy
The home secretary today said the Government would “consider all the options” on gun laws, as the prime minister cautioned against a “knee-jerk reaction”.
Labour is still a moral crusade
The Welsh Assembly elections are a year away. The Labour Party in Wales is taking stock after the general election and preparing its manifesto and campaign for next May.
Will all six candidates make the ballot?
With less than a week to go before nominations close and pressure mounting, it is still possible for all six candidates to make it onto the ballot paper.
Osborne’s corporation tax cut will not boost private sector output
Progressives should stand against the reduction in corporate tax and argue for the point that a dynamic, highly skilled economy needs a dynamic and highly skilled citizenry.
More misleading claims about migration
Migration Watch are plain wrong to suggest that the introduction of the Points-Based System for managing immigration has led to an increase in the number of economic migrants entering the UK.
Cruddas is Labour’s most popular politician
A new poll for Politics Home finds that Jon Cruddas is Labour’s most popular politician with approval ratings of +3. All other Labour figures have negative ratings.
Politics Summary: Thursday, June 3rd
Want to receive this summary in your inbox before 9am every morning? Sign up here. All the front pages are devoted to the killing of 12 people in Cumbria while the main political story remains the fallout from the Gaza flotilla.test