Left Foot Forward
The week outside Westminster
A round-up of the week's politics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Labour should support a “Yes” vote on AV
With a date now set for a referendum on switching the electoral system to the Alternative Vote, a debate will no doubt rage inside both the Labour and Conservative parties as to how they should campaign.
Politics Summary: Friday, July 2nd
Several papers cover the news, broken by Left Foot Forward yesterday afternoon, that there will be a referendum on the […]
AV referendum to be announced next week & held in May
Left Foot Forward understands from a source close to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister that the timetable for the promised referendum on AV will be announced next week, and that the referendum itself is most likely to be scheduled to coincide with the May 2011 Local Elections.
Ed Miliband: Scottish Labour should be free to formulate its own policies
Labour leadership hopeful Ed Miliband has called for Scottish Labour to be allowed to formulate its own policies free from interference from London and attacked David Cameron's 'respect' agenda with the devolved bodies in a visit to Edinburgh yesterday.
Politics Summary: Thursday, July 1st
Secret documents released yesterday show the "grave reservations" of Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith about the legality of war.