Britain needs a constitutional convention – and a federal solution.
Welsh Government tells councils “restrictive freezes do not apply”.
Cameron and Jones face off over tax powers; Lib Dems try to write PR into English votes; and might we need Ulster Votes for Ulster Laws?
Also: The Union’s treatment at this year’s party conference; the Welsh Conservatives won’t be following the Scots to a new logo; I’m on the wireless.
Nobody identifies himself as a “south westerner”
Power must flow down to towns, districts, counties, cities and individuals,
English votes for English laws, soft and hard versions. English Parliament, soft and hard versions. Cutting the number of Scottish MPs. Doing nothing at all.
Ignoring the West Lothian Question meant Labour MPs could act as if nothing had changed whilst the Union was hollowed out beneath them.
As yet, we do not know what they mean for Wales.
For your post-referendum delectation, a snapshot from the 1970s of a truly British national conversation.
Number 10’s exam crisis style of leadership has once again been found wanting – but, this time, on a matter so serious that it cannot be allowed to continue.
We must enter this period of constitutional change in a positive spirit.
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.
The answers themselves raise more questions that only a subject matter specialist who understands the physical complexities of deep sea cabling can properly comprehend.
In an ideal world, it would therefore be much better to proceed to a single reform that addresses not just Scotland but the other parts of the United Kingdom as well.