Ed Jacobs
Ed writes on devolved and local government. He works as a political consultant at the only Northern based consultancy, The Public Affairs Company. Ed has previously helped establish and run a student news website therundown.co.uk.
Northern Ireland to increase security checks
With a little over a week until polling day, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has been forced to increase security checks in response to a car bomb attack last week.
Conservatives represent the old politics
The Ulster Conservatives and Unionists has formally launched its manifesto for the general election.
Tories are the biggest threat to the Union
At the start of the election campaign, William Hague predicted the Scottish Tory party was “on the verge of an important breakthrough”; as […]
The election week outside Westminster
Scotland • Polling data for STV had Labour on 36% (up 2), SNP 26% (down 6), Lib Dems 20% (up […]
Belfast South – sectarian politics alive and kicking
Northern Irish MPs must work together for the good of everyone & address the real concerns of the public instead of wrapping themselves in one flag or another.
Where they stand – the Scottish and Welsh nationalists
With the possibility of a hung Parliament looking increasingly likely, the SNP and Plaid Cymru have formed a strategic alliance to maximise their influence.