Wales Vote 2011: Devolved elections campaign round-up
Ed Jacobs gives a round-up of the key issues, policies and dividing lines between the parties and their leaders in the forthcoming Welsh elections.
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.
Scotland Vote 2011: Devolved elections campaign round-up
Ed Jacobs looks at all the key issues, policies and dividing lines between the leaders and parties in the Scottish Parliament elections tomorrow.
Is a vote for the Scottish Lib Dems a vote for independence?
Will Lib Dems compromise on the issue of Scottish independence for the sake of cutting a deal for power; the issue hots up the Scottish elections, Ed Jacobs.
Dissidents cannot be allowed to derail first “every day” election
Ed Jacobs reports on the unified condemnation and disgust seen across Northern Ireland’s political divides over the murderous actions of dissident republicans
Local Elections 2011: View from a student ward
When the Lib Dem MP Adrian Sanders wrote that his party had ‘lost a generation of young voters’, he may have had his party’s screeching u-turn on tuition fees in mind. So whether student disaffection with Nick Clegg’s party is likely to have an electoral impact is one of the key questions of the 5th May elections.
Vote 2011 – Could Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland swing AV vote?
Ed Jacobs looks at the likely impact the votes of Scots, Welsh and North Irish voters are likely to have on the referendum on the Alternative Vote on May 5th.
Where do the Welsh Tories stand on the deficit?
Ed Jacobs reports on the Welsh Tory tactic of claiming to support the cuts, whilst simultaneously calling for extra spending.
Scottish Lib Dem leader “not particularly comfortable” with ConDem coalition
Ed Jacobs with the latest news north of the border: the Lib Dem Scottish leader Tavish Scott’s PR campaign to distance himself from the Westminster coalition.
Election 2011: Campaign round up
Ed Jacobs reports on all the latest news, polling and issues from the campaign trail in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Warnings over impact of poor housing on Welsh NHS
A leading housing organisation has outlined how poor housing is costing the NHS in Wales £67 million a year, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.