The OBR normally only includes growth measures in their scorecard if they will increase growth by at least 0.1% of GDPHere are some more comments on the report for the Casey commission released today looking at how social care...
Read MorePM, in response to Ed Davey at PMQs, says measures could help address ‘poisonous politics’Here are some more comments on the report for the Casey commission released today looking at how social care is run in England. (See...
Read MoreReform UK leader in the Senedd, Helen Jenner, backs Joe Martin after his banHere are some more comments on the report for the Casey commission released today looking at how social care is run in England. (See 9.56am.)This is...
Read MoreRegional leaders criticise Met chief’s call for merging of 43 forces into eight or 10, saying it runs counter to devolution drivePlans to slash the number of police forces in England and Wales represent a “real threat” to local...
Read MoreJohn Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not WestminsterScotland and Wales’s first ministers tell Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their...
Read MoreThe prime minister has suggested that he wants a public debate on the UK’s partnership with the EU.Downing Street has paid tribute to Patrick Stewart following the actor’s death. At the daily lobby briefing, the PM’s...
Read MorePM hoping for improved relations and ‘model of deeper devolution in Scotland and Wales’Downing Street has paid tribute to Patrick Stewart following the actor’s death. At the daily lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson gave a...
Read MorePrime minister in Glasgow to meet with Scottish and Welsh leaders to talk about ‘next stage of devolution’Andy Burnham has admitted his first budget as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the...
Read MoreProposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and WalesPlans by the government to give the public free access for the first time to information on who owns England’s land are at risk of being...
Read MoreThe AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting backDale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes...
Read MoreEach of those 144 deaths was entirely avoidable, but nobody was held to account. We still don’t know how to get justice for ordinary peopleAberfan taught us a lot. Mostly, of course, that those in power cannot be trusted....
Read MoreThis summer alone, 26 local authorities in the UK had to stop accepting fridges and freezers for recycling. Now the appliances are piling up around the country – with no proper disposal date in sightNot much is happening in the...
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