The week outside Westminster
Ed Jacobs looks back at the week’s events in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scotland
Scots Labour leader: Alex Salmond “in office but not in power”
Alex Salmond has pledged to put his Government’s budget at the heart of the SNP’s programme leading up to next May’s elections to the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Conservative cut loose by Cameron
When David Cameron took the reins of government, within a week of doing so, he made a point of visiting each of the devolved governments, seeking to highlight his new mantra of respect between Westminster, Holyrood, Cardiff Bay and Stormont. Little did they know; it now transpires that the respect is not, it seems, applicable to relations between Conservatives in London and Scotland.
The Week outside Westminster
Scotland • The Herald warned of a winter of discontent. It was reported that the Coalition’s welfare reforms will cost Scotland at least £480 million while there was a warning that mass public sector redundancies would be needed if Holyroodtest
The week outside Westminster
Round of the week’s political news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Just 23% of Scottish secondaries meet target for school sports teaching
The SNP Government has been accused of giving up on its manifesto pledge to provide at least two hours of physical education to children in school each week.
The week outside Westminster
The Scottish government has refused a request by the US Senate for Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill to face the Senate foreign affairs committee to answer for the early release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi.
Scottish recovery stalls as Minister admits Wales will be worst hit by cuts
Official figures have revealed that the Scottish economy achieved no growth in the first three months of this year, having increased by 0.3% during the final 3 months of last year.
Holyrood urged not to rule out introducing tuition fees
The Scottish Government has been told not to rule out the introduction of tuition fees for university students as part of the ongoing debate over how to fund higher education.
The week outside Westminster
There were scenes of violence and riots as Northern Ireland faced its contentious 12th July parades, injuring a police officer. Northern Ireland’s political leaders were united in their condemnation.