King’s Fund apologise for “error” in figures on health spending in Wales
Health think tank The King’s Fund has been forced to write to the Welsh government to apologise for errors in figures it produced on health spending in Wales.
Wales
Leaked reports of 20 per cent cuts to BBC Wales “not acceptable” says Jones
Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has called for urgent talks with Westminster to discuss leaked plans for cuts to the BBC services in Wales, reports Ed Jacobs.
Welsh Lib Dems risk losing 40 per cent of their assembly members
Ed Jacobs reports on disqualification of two Liberal Democrats from the Welsh Assembly.
Break up Britain? It’s time the coalition took a different path
Ed Jacobs gives a moving analysis of the fragmentation of UK society caused by growing inequality as a result of government economic and social policy.
Labour to go it alone in Wales “without any triumphalism”
Ed Jacobs reports from Wales on the decision by first minister Carwyn Jones to govern alone and not in coalition with Plaid Cymru or the Liberal Democrats.
Vote 2011: Bad for Clegg, better for Cameron, OK for Miliband
Shamik Das summarises the state of play in the English local elections, and the Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh devolved elections, and looks ahead to the AV referendum result.
Vote 2011: The sustainable transport challenges in NI, Scotland & Wales
Left Foot Forward’s Eleanor Besley, a policy advisor at Sustrans, outlines the sustainable transport measures the devolved administrations should take.
Vote 2011: Labour campaign diary
Labour activist Shelly Asquith continues Left Foot Forward’s dispatches from the front; the campaign diaries of party activists on the election trail.
Wales Vote 2011: Devolved elections campaign round-up
Ed Jacobs gives a round-up of the key issues, policies and dividing lines between the parties and their leaders in the forthcoming Welsh elections.
Vote 2011 – Could Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland swing AV vote?
Ed Jacobs looks at the likely impact the votes of Scots, Welsh and North Irish voters are likely to have on the referendum on the Alternative Vote on May 5th.