If unionist politicians want to stave off Welsh nationalism, then they must deal with its terrible causes. That means actually caring in the first place.
He would have a chance to campaign with his Party for a fair new deal for the whole UK – one decided not by the Westminster elites but by the people.
Three-quarters of all bank credit is still being gobbled by domestic householders to service mortgages and fund related consumption.
His unilateral promise of “Home Rule” has exposed the untenable position of Labour’s Scottish and Welsh MPs.
Plus: CCHQ V Montgomerie. On the Road. The SNP push. Go for the Groat. Why don’t I feel more Scottish? And: I blame Shirley Williams.
The Cabinet Secretary told my committee that contingency planning was actually banned by the Government.
If Scotland votes Yes and the UK votes Labour then Ed Miliband will have to choose between illegitimacy and impotence
It should not be held next May amidst the constitutional uncertainty that would follow a Yes vote.
In any scenario, the main parties are in for a bumpy, uncomfortable ride.
Meanwhile, David Cameron remains the least unpopular party leader – and the only one to outpoll his party.
This is the last chance saloon for the Union – we must make an offer that counts.
We hope and believe that No will win, and that these inquiries will come to nothing. But it is necessary to put them.
The latter need to ask themselves: when did they become the thing they most hate in the world. When did they become LibDems?
Advances in medical science have left the law outdated – but many on both sides of the debate are happy to leave the issue to civil servants.
As ever, it’s a snapshot – but the detail reveals some disturbing popular doubts about the Opposition and Ed Miliband.