Also: Swinney accused of coercing councils; Plaid want all young children taught in Welsh; Holyrood rejects national anthem.
Labour have fed the SNP by laying the blame for every calamity at the door of Westminster.
A proposal that’s fair, socially just – and would lead to more affordable housing for poorer people.
The former ground the Commons to a halt in his campaign for Home Rule. That wouldn’t be so easy for the SNP. But they will make their presence felt…
Also: UUP accuse Sinn Fein of ‘rolling over’ on universal credit; SNP revive Labour ID database; and Stormont minister proposes Irish-language courts.
The Strathclyde Commission’s proposals have paved the way for one.
If the opinion polls are anything to go by, their share of the Scottish vote will descend to a record low. The SNP’s will hit an all-time high.
If these results were replicated in May, Douglas Alexander would lose his seat. So, too, would the Liberal Democrats’ Danny Alexander.
P.S: We need it for its own sake anyway.
Also: Jones grilled on local government term limits; Clegg accused of trying to buy Alexander’s re-election; and Plaid urge English supporters to vote Green.
On English bills, MPs with English constituencies should have a vote in a new Grand Committee. But the whole Commons should vote at Third Reading.
If, once the overall budget has been set by the UK Parliament, MSPs take decisions on the NHS in Scotland, shouldn’t English MPs alone do the same for England?
Plus: David Davis, worst ties offender. Re-predicting my election predictions. Labour’s plight in Scotland and Wales. And: Why books by female political authors aren’t stocked.
Also: Miliband pressed over NI candidate ban and Welsh NHS performance; Villiers rejects call to nullify OTR letters in law; and Murphy walks in Findlay’s shoes.
The SNP is winning the referendum aftermath. The Unionist parties are losing. The Smith Commission proposals aren’t working. Only a radical UK-wide solution will.