A coalition at war over Lords reform
As the mutiny on the Tory backbenches over the prospect of Lords reform shows no sign of abating, elements within the Liberal Democrats seize upon the unrest.
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.
The Week Outside Westminster – Nukes, NATO, “pretty vile” Welsh Tories and Stormont
Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the week’s local council by-election results.
Starkey courts controversy (again) by comparing Alex Salmond to Hitler
Starkey has managed to unite Scotland’s political parties in outrage after he compared SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to Hitler.
Third of UUP MLAs could leave as MEP lays into “faceless, gutless” bully boys
A third of the Ulster Unionist Party’s MLAs could leave, as a UUP MEP launches a scathing attack on the “faceless, gutless” individuals briefing against him.
Vote 2012: A tale of two Labour parties
As local election campaigns begin, the Scottish and Welsh Labour parties take radically different approaches to confronting the threat from nationalism.
Can the SNP u-turn on NATO without u-turning on nuclear weapons as well?
Are the SNP about to perform a u-turn over its policy concerning whether an independent Scotland would join NATO?
Vote 2012: If Labour don’t win in Glasgow, where will they win on May 3rd?
Ed Jacobs looks ahead to next month’s Glasgow council elections, asking if Labour fail to win there on May 3rd, where will they win?
Calls grow for ex-SNP MSP to quit over domestic abuse allegations
A former SNP MSP, Bill Walker, has sparked fury after announcing he intends to continue sitting as an independent MSP despite allegations of domestic violence.
Adieu Dr Williams, the Archbishop unafraid to speak truth unto power
This Good Friday, this Easter, Ed Jacobs, a member of the Christian Socialist Movement, writes on the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams.
On jobs, Wales shows Clegg the way
The Welsh government yesterday outlined plans for 12,000 new jobs for young people over the next three years, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.