Vote 2012: A tale of two Labour parties
As local election campaigns begin, the Scottish and Welsh Labour parties take radically different approaches to confronting the threat from nationalism.
Wales
Vote 2012: Welsh local council elections preview
In the second of our series of articles looking ahead to the May 2012 elections, Tom Harris and Harry Hayfield preview the Welsh local council elections.
On jobs, Wales shows Clegg the way
The Welsh government yesterday outlined plans for 12,000 new jobs for young people over the next three years, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
The Week Outside Westminster – Salmond supper, “village idiots” and regional pay rage
Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the week’s local council by-election results.
Welsh government wants independence (for its legal system)
Ed Jacobs reports on the Welsh government’s plans for an independent legal system.
The Week Outside Westminster – The “dead man’s hand” of slasher Osborne
Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the week’s local council by-election results.
Budget 2012: “Clegg’s face said it all: Distant, pale and sullen” – Sco/Wal/NI reaction
Left Foot Forward’s devolution correspondent Ed Jacobs rounds up the Budget 2012 reaction from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Week Outside Westminster – Plaid leadership contest ends as UUP’s begins
Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the week’s local council by-election results.
The Week Outside Westminster – “Home Rule beats Tory rule any day,” roars Salmond
Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the week’s local council by-election results.
The Week Outside Westminster: Murdoch goes Salmond-fishing
Ed Jacobs presents the news of the week in Northern Ireland, Wales, and – yes! – even Scotland.