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 on the edge as Robinson and McGuinness hold “defining talks”
Gordon Brown & Brian Cowen will hold talks in Downing St. today while Martin McGuinness & Peter Robinson meet at Stormont on a crucial day for Northern Ireland.
The week outside Westminster
Scotland • News emerged that Scots drink 20 per cent more alcohol than the rest of Britain. SNP Health Secretary, […]
Nottinghamshire County Council: numbers that aren’t adding up
There are signs that Tory-run Notts County Council’s budget proposals, advocating cuts totalling £33 million, aren’t be as well thought through as they suggest.
After the Robinson affair, is a deal on policing and justice within reach?
Signs are emerging that a deal on policing and justice powers in Northern Ireland could be near to completion - a deal could be struck by the end of the week.
The NHS – is it truly national?
The Nuffield Trust’s report into the state of the NHS since devolution has painted a picture of a health service that has fragmented across the four nations.
More money planned for education in Wales
There will be a full-scale review of how education funding in Wales is allocated to schools, colleges & universities, the Welsh Education Minister has announced