The Scottish leaders’ debate: they clash on the economy.
Also: What the DUP would have said in the leaders’ debate; and Plaid Cymru try to build on Wood’s boosted profile.
Rushing out new commitments now would on the whole do more harm than good. But we would make three exceptions. Here (again) is the first.
The best way of removing the SNP from the realm of populism is to give the devolved parliaments full autonomy to raise taxes by as much as they wish.
Also: Alliance attacks unionist pact and bids for pro-Union voters; rocky start for Plaid Cymru’s campaign; and Northern Ireland awaits judgement in ‘gay cake’ case.
Also: Sturgeon faces revolt over all-women shortlists; unionist pact in four Northern Irish constituencies; and AMs introduce new Welsh language measures.
In a hung Parliament in which the Conservatives are the largest party, he would need the minor parties – starting with the SNP.
Also: Ofcom deem UKIP a ‘major party’ in Wales; Murphy’s ratings slump as he fails to stop Labour collapse; and Crabb denies that Wales is underfunded.
Also: Labour MPs promising on the doorstep not to ally with SNP; more bad news for Welsh Labour as support for more powers slumps; Irish Government legalises drugs by accident.
The prospect of losing most of their Scottish seats threatens to throw Miliband’s strategy into chaos.
The campaign is impoverished and the electorate insulted by the refusal of the main party leaders to talk about a new settlement for the United Kingdom.
I worry that we are not learning from the experience of the Scottish referendum, and what it might mean for the next plebiscite looming on the horizon.
Contractors have already begun to deploy their experience and infrastructure in offshore wind. More needs to follow in terms of wave and tidal power.
What drives voters most? What are each party’s strengths and weaknesses? And what is going on in the battleground seats?
Playing up Nicola Sturgeon to undermine Ed Miliband is a tempting game to play – my enemy’s enemy is my friend – but it is ill-judged, and is playing with fire.