Osborne shows how out of touch he is. Again
In a sign of how out of touch he has become, George Osborne yesterday said the Welsh government’s opposition to the coalition’s welfare reforms was “unbelievable”.
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.
Murray calls on Scots to use their heads in independence vote
Britain’s number one tennis player, Andy Murray has waded into the world of politics, by urging fellow Scots to use their heads rather than their hearts in deciding whether to become an independent country.
Cardiff airport nationalised
The Welsh government has taken the unprecedented step of buying Cardiff Airport amidst on-going concerns about its performance and ability to compete with nearby Bristol.
Cameron’s corporation tax cop out
Businesses and politicians across Northern Ireland have united in condemning David Cameron’s decision to delay an announcement on devolving powers over corporation tax to Stormont.
Devolution is better bet that independence, argues Carwyn Jones
This weekend two first ministers went head to head with their competing views on the future of the Union.
Poll blow as Scots reject SNP currency proposals
Just days after Alex Salmond formally announced the date of the referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish nationalist’s campaign has been dealt a blow with new polling showing a majority of Scots against their currency policy.
It’s time the SNP published their plans for an independent Scotland
If Scottish nationalists can’t persuade the country of their case while they are led by what is universally accepted to be Scotland’s best political communicator, when can they?
A bleak budget for the nations
George Osborne’s 2013 budget has received a tepid response in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scottish politicians unite against press regulation
As Westminster debates how best to secure an effective new system of press regulation, Alex Salmond has sought to distance himself from a report his own government commissioned into how to implement the recommendations of Lord Justice Leveson north of the border.
Pope Jorge Bergoglio: what the papers are saying
The world this morning wakes up with a new Pope, someone that no one expected to take the post. Here’s how the papers have reacted to the news.