A switch to unitary authorities would improve accountability.
Also: Crabb concedes Wales should have more powers; Lords call to pause Scotland Bill; second SNP MP faces police investigation; First Minister of Ulster steps down; and more.
Localism must mean greater tax raising powers for councils.
Also: Welsh Government tries to poach English doctors; Ulster health minister calls for prescription charges, SNP under pressure over Scottish police; and more.
It may be that the tight timetable of the devo-deals process has left the public feeling shut out of the discussion.
The UK is by far the most centralised nation in the G7.
It could easily have been dropped: that it has passed, albeit in modified form, is good news for those who believe in our more radical manifesto promises.
No Government should be able to force laws on England against the wishes of English MPs.
The Procedure Committee’s interim report suggests that the Government will have a fight on its hands to defend its vision for English Votes.
Also: Nationalists bow out of EU ‘In’ campaign; Labour AM attacks government culture in Cardiff; DUP might return to NI Executive; and more.
Also: Nationalists under fire over second MP; Cameron increases pressure for Ulster deal; Crabb claims slim chance of reaching Welsh devolution agreement; and more.
More can be achieved in reducing long term unemployment and defeating anti social behaviour.
Tamworth will be there at the table grabbing the opportunity of the new Combined Authority.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party can not be trusted to champion the Union
The reason given for their stance is a mere fig leaf. They care only about the bigger game of breaking up the United Kingdom.