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.
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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
Welfare reforms are not well fair for the regions
A housing association in Wales has warned that the Government’s Bedroom Tax will hit many tenants “like a hurricane”. Under the Welfare Reform Act, passed last year, the new tax will, from April 2013 see the level of benefit thattest
What does 2013 hold for devolution?
Left Foot Forward’s Devolution Correspondent Ed Jacobs looks ahead to what 2013 has in store for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Icy reception to Osborne’s “toxic legacy” from across the country
Ed Jacobs rounds up the reaction to George Osborne’s autumn statement from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The message is clear across the UK – it’s time to change course now
The UK braces ahead of the autumn statement tomorrow and the message from all the nations is clear – now is the time to change course.