SNP crushed by Labour in Cowdenbeath
Labour has held the seat of Cowdenbeath in a Scottish Parliamentary by-election sparked by the death in November of the sitting MSP, Helen Eadie.
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.
SNP and Labour unite to seek bedroom tax repeal
Labour has agreed to work with the SNP to look at legal ways of removing the bedroom tax.
Tax proposals ‘useless’, argues Welsh First Minister
The First Minister of Wales has declared that the tax varying powers being offered to the Welsh government are “pretty much useless”.
Wales removes ‘treadmill of bureaucracy’ for GPs
Doctors’ leaders have welcomed changes being made to GP contracts in Wales which will reduce bureaucracy and improve access for patients to GP surgeries.
Better Together challenged on blueprint for Scotland
The SNP have sought to throw down the gauntlet to the Better Together Campaign by challenging them to produce their own blueprint for a future Scotland.
Brighton bomb almost derailed peace talks
Newly released government papers show the impact that the IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference had on the peace process in Northern Ireland.
New year messages across the nations
Ed Jacobs reviews the New Year messages from leaders across the nations.
Spare a thought for persecuted Christians this Christmas
Let us all pause this Christmas to consider those who will not be able to freely express and follow their religion.
Fitch warns of ‘uncertainty’ over SNP plans for currency union
The credit ratings agency Fitch has warned of instability if an independent Scotland were to remain part of a currency union with the UK.
Proposals to be published to boost powers for Wales
The UK government is today expected to publish draft legislation that would pave the way for the Welsh Assembly and government to be given greater powers and freedoms to raise money.