A bleak budget for the nations
George Osborne’s 2013 budget has received a tepid response in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Wales
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.
Welsh Tories propose tax cut for the wealthy
The Welsh Conservatives are aping their colleagues in Westminster by calling for tax cuts for the very highest earners at a time when living standards are falling for the majority.
Welsh low-middle income families hit hardest by welfare reforms
The coalition’s government’s welfare reforms will hit low-middle income families in Wales the hardest, according to a report produced for the Welsh government.
Wales could lose out on £400 million due to EU budget cut, warns first minister
Wales is set to lose out financially because of the cut in the EU budget agreed by David Cameron and other European leaders.
GCSEs u-turn: Wales welcomes “foolish and unhelpful” Gove as the “repentant sinner”
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has welcomed Michael Gove’s humiliating u-turn on GCSEs, declaring the education secretary a “repentant sinner”.
Owen Smith: Wales is leading the way with One Nation public services
Wales is leading the way with One Nation public services, writes Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Owen Smith MP.
Jones warns of Welsh NHS “collapse” without reform
Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has issued a stark warning the Welsh NHS faces collapse without reorganisation.
While Gove tinkers, Wales retains the GCSE
The Welsh government has opted to retain the current exams model of GCSEs and A-Levels, putting Wales and England on course to see radically different systems.
Cap on benefit increases will do more harm to Wales than recession
A leading Welsh think tank has warned that the decision to cap benefit increases at 1% could end up doing far more harm to the Welsh economy than the recession itself. In concluding that the policy will “hit Wales hard”test