Scottish Cash for Access “looks like a clear breach of the rules”
It has now emerged that the SNP have held 6 fundraising lunches in Parliament, leading to allegations they are abusing their position to allow cash for access.
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.
“This is a good day for Northern Ireland”
The DUP and Sinn Fein have agreed a deal on the devolution of policing and justice, and parading in Northern Ireland following ten days of talks, and just over three years since the parties set a deadline of May 2008test
The week outside Westminster
The week’s events in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Warning of rising crime as SNP secures budget thanks to Tory “buddies”
The Herald newspaper has reported a warning from the Scottish Police Federation that budget cuts to the police will see crime rates increase across Scotland.
What are the SNP hiding?
Concerns have been raised by Scotland’s Information Commissioner that the SNP Government is routinely and systematically rejecting Freedom of Information bids.
Northern Ireland: It’s not over ’til it’s over
The weekend’s optimism in Northern Ireland has dissipated. DUP sources have said their assembly party is not ready to accept a deal and they won’t be pressured.
MSPs mount bid for Iraq prosecutions
Scotland on Sunday reports that a group of SNP MSPs are calling for Tony Blair to stand trial in Scotland over Iraq. It comes after Blair appeared at the Iraq Inquiry.
The week outside Westminster
Given that this week outside Westminster has been dominated by ongoing and tense negotiations over the devolution of policing and justice, this week’s “Week Outside Westminster” concentrates on how the week panned out. • On Saturday, Sinn Fein President, Gerrytest
Deadline Friday
The parties in N. Ireland have until Friday to resolve their differences over the devolution of policing and justice, and the future of the parades commission.
Wales has the worst child poverty in the UK
Research has found that Wales has the highest proportion of children in poverty in the UK, with 15% of children living in a home making less than £12,220 a year