Al-Megrahi release row: What do we know?
The release by Cabinet Secretary Gus O’Donnell of papers related to the freeing of the Lockable bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi has resulted in a furios debate.
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.
Budget cuts force council to consider four-day school week
North Aryshire council has confirmed it is considering changing to a four-day school week in an attempt to save money, reports Ed Jacobs.
Has the UUP/Tory link hit the rocks?
Is the Conservative Party’s electoral link with the Ulster Unionists about to come to an end? Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments in Northern Ireland.
Welsh Lib Dems urge Tories to “come clean” over health spending plans
The Liberal Democrats in Wales have criticised Conservative policy to ring fence NHS spending over the damage it is likely to do to education spending.
Academics question Salmond’s call for fiscal autonomy
A group of academics have challenged Alex Salmond’s assertion that granting the Scottish Government full economic powers would significantly boost the economy.
Hundred days to Holyrood – SNP and Labour launch their campaigns
With less than 100 days to go till voters across Scotland go to the polls to elect a new Scottish Parliament, the SNP and Labou have kicked off their campaigns.
A “new” age of Christian persecution?
Ed Jacobs discusses how Christian persecution isn’t new and it could be on the rise, looking at attacks on Christianity in Egypt, Nigeria, Iraq and Qatar.
By-election number 3 as Gerry Adams resigns his Westminster seat
Gerry Adams has triggered another by-election by resigning his Westminster seat, reports Left Foot Forward’s Devolution Correspondent Ed Jacobs.
Housing – a fault line between London and the devolved bodies
Just days after the government’s controversial localism bill, tenants in Wales and Scotland have received welcome news, writes Ed Jacobs.
Government wrong that cutting Welsh MPs is “fair”
The Wales Office has sought to defy the conclusions of a select committee by claiming that cutting the number of Welsh MPs would be fair, reports Ed Jacobs.