A bleak budget for the nations
George Osborne’s 2013 budget has received a tepid response in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scotland
Scottish politicians unite against press regulation
As Westminster debates how best to secure an effective new system of press regulation, Alex Salmond has sought to distance himself from a report his own government commissioned into how to implement the recommendations of Lord Justice Leveson north of the border.
Devolved governments unite to call for change in economic policy
The devolved administrations have united to call on the UK government to adopt Vince Cable’s call for much greater expenditure on infrastructure to boost growth.
Patients likely to lose out in independent Scotland
If Scotland achieves independence from the UK, patients north of the border requiring specialist surgery elsewhere in the UK could have to go through the same process as if they were travelling to a European Union state, leading, some argue, to delays in treatment and medical costs having to be paid by the patient.
Increase in A&E waiting times in Scotland
New figures reveal that almost 10% of Scottish patients have been made to wait longer than the four hour target to be seen in Accident and Emergency Departments.
Credit downgrade takes centre stage in Scottish independence debate
While Westminster is absorbed by the difficulties facing Nick Clegg over allegations relating to the conduct of the former Lib Dem chief executive Lord Rennard, it remains the economy that will decide the result of the next General Election.
Poll warns Holyrood not to obsess on independent Scotland
A new poll has found that Scottish voters are more concerned with the bread and butter issues such as the cost of living than they are an independent Scotland.
Independence campaign will be ‘annihilated’ says Clegg
Nick Clegg yesterday upped the rhetoric in the debate over Scottish independence by declaring that the case for Scotland going it alone will be ‘annihilated’.
New poll shows boost for independent Scotland
Alex Salmond has received a boost to his dream of an independent Scotland as the latest polling shows a four per cent increase in support for independence since October.
Nightmare for SNP as NUS slams budget
The Scottish government’s budget risks damaging students and colleges, the NUS has argued.