Scotland opts not to change income tax
The Scottish Government has decided not to change the rates of incomes tax ahead of it gaining new powers to vary them.
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.
Poorest in Scotland face “double whammy”, argues think tank
The poorest families in Scotland face the prospect of being more than £800 a year worse off as a result of the Chancellor’s plans for spending and benefits.
Could Conservatives overtake Labour in Scotland?
“The Conservatives can replace Labour as the main opposition party at Holyrood.” That was the assessment of the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Conservative’s only MP north of the border, David Mundell, over the weekend. He was speakingtest
UKIP on course to gain 9 seats in Welsh Assembly elections
The party are on course to enter the Assembly for the first time in May in substantial numbers
Comment: Hilary Benn showed us what Labour is missing
The shadow foreign secretary showed yesterday what an effective, coherent opposition should look like
Boko Haram is responsible for more deaths than ISIS
2014 saw the largest ever year-on-year increase in deaths from terrorism
Scottish Tories just two points behind Labour
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has a satisfaction rating of just 4 per cent
Public mood on refugees hardens in wake of Paris attacks
Poll shows 49 per cent of adults believe the UK should take in either fewer or no refugees from Syria, up from 27 per cent last month
Scottish Labour supporters prefer Nicola Sturgeon to Kezia Dugdale
Scottish Labour has ‘a mountain to climb’ say pollsters
SNP demand powers to call for future independence referendum
The SNP have tabled an amendment that would give Holyrood the power to deliver a referendum on independence without having to seek agreement with Whitehall