The week outside Westminster
A look back at the week’s political news in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Legal aid training scheme cuts will hit the poor hardest
The Junior Lawyers Division, Young Legal Aid Lawyers and the shadow legal aid minister Lord William Bach joined forces yesterday to condemn the Government for scrapping the legal aid training contract grants scheme.
We need a proper investigation into Murdoch’s takeover of BSkyB
Nearly 20,000 38 Degrees members have signed a petition demanding a proper investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s plans to buy the remainder of BSkyB.
Politics Summary: Friday, July 9th
Doctors will be given sole responsibility for overseeing front-line care to patients – with health authorities and primary care trusts being scrapped.
Will the Coalition’s cancer drugs policies work?
During the election campaign the Conservative Party frequently highlighted the issue of cancer drug rationing including David Cameron himself during the leaders’ debates.
Lib Dem turkeys vote for Christmas
Additional research by Maria Arbiter of the Fabian Society The Liberal Democrats will be the party most affected by the cut in the number of seats announced by Nick Clegg on Monday, research undertaken by Left Foot Forward reveals. In histest
How the Coalition came about and why it shouldn’t have come as a surprise
Under-factionalisation and higher than normal levels of leader loyalty are in fact two of the reasons Grayson identifies as resulting in the coalition.
‘Nasty’ party let off the leash with latest batch of presentation bills
Here are some highlights from the latest batch of ‘Presentation Bills’, bills put by MPs before the House of Commons without any serious chance of their becoming law, to make a political point.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland facing more cuts
The Scottish Government’s Chief Economic Adviser, Andrew Goudie, has warned that following the UK government’s emergency budget, the funding squeeze facing Scotland is now much larger than was previously thought. In April, Dr Goudie reported that Scottish expenditure would betest
Ed Miliband: greater income equality should be an “explicit goal”
Talking to LFF, Ed Miliband said greater income equality should be an “explicit goal” for the party. He expressed his concern with the date of the planned AV referendum.