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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.
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In Scotland, how long is a generation?

Ed Jacobs
12 April, 2017

Alex Salmond said IndyRef was a ‘once in a generation’ event. But what does that mean?

Calls for Wales to be first “Nation of Sanctuary” for asylum seekers and refugees

Ed Jacobs
6 April, 2017

Wales should become the first “Nation of Sanctuary” for asylum seekers and refugees. That’s the call being made today in a new report by the Welsh Assembly’s “Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee.” The Committee reports that in 2015, onetest

Labour is squandering an opportunity by failing to call out Brexiteers’ lies

Ed Jacobs
3 April, 2017

The country is in desperate need of a strong opposition

Scots believe Holyrood, not Westminster, should decide when a referendum is held

Ed Jacobs
31 March, 2017

Uncertainty remains over how May and Sturgeon can break the referendum impasse

Unity? Theresa May didn’t consult Scotland and Wales on Article 50 letter

Ed Jacobs
30 March, 2017

The PM is wrecking relations with devolved regions over Brexit

Theresa May warned Brexit would make us less safe and prosperous. What happened?

Ed Jacobs
29 March, 2017

A reminder as the PM triggers Article 50 of what she said last year

Theresa May is meeting with Nicola Sturgeon – who will blink first?

Ed Jacobs
27 March, 2017

Serious PM-FM negotiations will have to happen eventually

What dangers await Labour in Manchester Gorton?

Ed Jacobs
24 March, 2017

The seat should be super-safe, but some have doubts

Labour needs to win power, not morph into a pressure group

Ed Jacobs
20 March, 2017

A weak Labour could lose Scotland and break up Britain, writes Ed Jacobs

Bad news for Brexiteers, as Australia hints firms could ditch Britain for Ireland

Ed Jacobs
16 March, 2017

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called Brexit a ‘real opportunity’

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