Labour and Lib Dems work together (in Wales)
Ed Jacobs covers the negotiations over the Welsh budget, passed by Labour with the help of the Lib Dems
Wales
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.
Strike build-up latest from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Scottish and Welsh patients face cancelled appointments as Northern Ireland’s SDLP outlines support for striking workers, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
Parties unite in condemning closure of Swansea coastguard station
Campaigners and politicians across the political spectrum are outraged at the implications the closure of Swansea coastguard station will have for safety.
Welsh Labour has big decisions to make in face of budget gridlock
The current impasse over the passage of a budget in Wales, triggered by last week’s vote, was in hindsight always likely, writes Ed Jacobs.
Report warns families face being “impoverished” by coalition’s welfare reforms
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs writes about the disproportionate effect the welfare reforms will have on poverty in Wales and Scotland.
Almost half of Welsh nurses considered leaving posts over past year
Ed Jacobs writes about the crisis forming in Welsh Nursing – half have considered leaving – and covers the work Cafcass Cymru faces to improve its performance.
Wales calls for second u-turn on coastguard closures as Salmond hits out at Huhne
Carwyn Jones has urged the government to rethink plans to downgrade Wales’s busiest coastguard station in Swansea, while Alex Salmond has attacked Chris Huhne.
Hain calls for improved resourcing of mine rescue service
Peter Hain has called for better resources for mine rescue services after saying the Swansea Valley Gleision mine disaster highlighted “potentially lethal” flaws.