The week outside Westminster
A look back at the week’s political news in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland facing more cuts
The Scottish Government’s Chief Economic Adviser, Andrew Goudie, has warned that following the UK government’s emergency budget, the funding squeeze facing Scotland is now much larger than was previously thought. In April, Dr Goudie reported that Scottish expenditure would betest
Commission calls for greater financial freedom for Wales
The Holtham Commission report will heap yet more pressure on the Government to look seriously at how best to fairly fund the nations and regions of the country to address what a House of Lords committee has dubbed an “arbitrary and unfair” system.
The week outside Westminster
A round-up of the week’s politics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The week outside Westminster
Ed Jacobs rounds up the news from around the devolved nations…
The week outside Westminster
A round-up of the week’s political news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Unemployment – a mixed picture around the nations
Yesterday’s headline figures on unemployment masked the mixed news on jobs that came out from across the devolved nations.
The week outside Westminster
The latest news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Smaller parties to have no say on Lords reform committee
None of the minority parties from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would be represented on a new cross-party committee on reforming the House of Lords.
Lord De Mauley: It’d be “quite wrong” to rush into replacing Barnett Formula
It would be “quite wrong” to rush into replacing the controversial Barnett Formula given the size of the deficit, Government whip Lord de Mauley, has said.