The Week Outside Westminster – Salmond’s “fantasy” role in Thatcher’s downfall
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scotland
Opposition parties attack Salmond’s commitment to green agenda
Ed Jacobs looks at accusations Alex Salmond’s SNP government is backing down from efforts to be environmentally friendly.
Preview 2012 – Scotland
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs looks ahead to the political situation in Scotland in 2012.
Now the hard work for Lamont begins – Scottish Labour needs a full redesign
In many respects, Johann Lamont’s election as leader of the Scottish Labour party was the easy bit – the hard work to depost Alex Salmond starts now, writes Ed Jacobs.
SNP’s anti-sectarianism bill unites the opposition
Ed Jacobs writes about the unity between all the Scottish opposition parties against the SNP’s anti-sectarianism bill, which they say is badly drafted.
Cameron’s walkout is leaving Scotland’s fisheries to rot
SNP MEP Ian Hudghton writes about the damage David Cameron’s abdication of responsibility in the European Union is having on Scottish fisheries.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland savage Cameron’s anti-EU strategy
Ed Jacobs rounds up the withering contempt of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to David Cameron’s pathetic anti-European posturing.
The SNP one-ups Osborne on infrastructure investment
Ed Jacobs writes about the Scottish infrastructure investment plan, announced mere days after the Conservative one.
Devolved nations call for Osborne to boost growth
In anticipation for George Osborne’s autumn statement, Scotland calls for stimulus, Wales gets on with it.
Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast at panic stations as Westminster enters crunch week
Ed Jacobs runs through the press reaction in the devolved nations to the crunch week ahead for the British economy.