According to reports in this weekend’s edition of Scotland on Sunday, sources within the Ministry of Defence have confirmed that major RAF and army bases across Scotland face possible closure as part of budget cuts.
A round-up of the week’s political news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Yesterday’s headline figures on unemployment masked the mixed news on jobs that came out from across the devolved nations.
David Cameron’s apology to the families of those who lost their lives on Bloody Sunday following the publication of the Saville Inquiry was a powerful moment in Northern Ireland’s political history.
When David Cameron later today addresses parliament to publish Lord Saville’s findings into the events of Bloody Sunday, he will do so against a backdrop of anger and hurt.
Many within the Conservatives have dubbed those leading the review as being akin to a “dads army” and too close to the Scottish leadership for it to be effective.
The latest news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Council of Europe sets next year’s elections to Stormont, Holyrood and Cardiff Bay as the date by which it expects the UK government to allow prisoners to vote.
None of the minority parties from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would be represented on a new cross-party committee on reforming the House of Lords.
It would be “quite wrong” to rush into replacing the controversial Barnett Formula given the size of the deficit, Government whip Lord de Mauley, has said.
