Did the opening ceremony undermine the SNP’s attempts to break up the UK?
Douglas Alexander: “As Scots we may believe there’s nowhere better – but Friday reminded us there’s something bigger”
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.
Cardiff prepares to welcome the world as Team GB take on the Kiwis
All eyes will be on Cardiff tonight as the British Women’s football team take on New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium to kick off the London 2012 Olympics.
New archbishop of Glasgow could delay Scotland’s same sex marriage proposals
Yesterday, the Pope appointed a new Archbishop of Glasgow in a move likely to cause friction with the Scottish government over its plans for gay marriage.
Tories take a battering from Scotland and Northern Ireland
A former Conservative candidate dumped by his party just weeks before last year’s elections has dubbed the party north of the border as “rotten to the core”.
Is Labour about to get a majority in Wales?
Is Plaid Cymru about to see a high profile defection to Welsh Labour and hand Carwyn Jones an outright majority?
Alex Salmond blames Westminster for double-dip recession
Alex Salmond has demanded that Westminster do more to support jobs and growth
Welsh universities face radical overhaul
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has announced plans for a radical overhaul of Higher Education in Wales.
Comment: Independence is denting the SNP’s radicalism
. Since its establishment in 1934 the SNP has had as its raison d’etre the pursuit of an independent Scotland, a nation able to exercise self-determination free from the “dead hand of Westminster” which, ministers at Holyrood would argue,test
Rangers decision sparks wider debate on Scottish football and TV revenue
The decision to place Newco Rangers in the Scottish League division three will have serious consequences on revenue from TV rights.
Northern Ireland urges politicians to make good on promises of a shared future
Today marks the yearly protestant celebration in Northern Ireland, marking the victory of Protestant king William of Orange over Catholic King James II.