Scottish commentator Iain Mcwhirter reflects on First Minister Carwyn Jones’s intervention in the referendum debate this week
WALES, SCOTLAND AND THE UK
Carwyn Jones,
First Minister of Wales
Speech in Edinburgh,
20 November 2013
First Minister tells Scots UK has a future
Carwyn Jones says the Welsh experience of devolution offers the prospect of a stable future settlement for the UK as a whole
Fiscal autonomy should mean better Welsh governance
David Roberts says tax powers present Wales with an unprecedented opportunity for Wales to find innovative ways to thrive
With power comes responsibility
Jess Blair and Lee Waters argue that the full response to the Silk Commission by the UK Government is a double edge sword.
Polls suggest we’re a land of wishful thinking
Roger Scully finds a counter-intuitive response to how far people think devolution in Wales has gone
The case for an all-Wales devolved police force
Sophie Chambers examines the record of the four Welsh Police and Crime Commissioners a year on from their election
The taxing nature of Welsh devolution
Josh Miles argues that the failure of the UK Government to devolve business rates in their Silk announcement is critical.
Are the Silk threads unraveling?
Lee Waters argues that the chances of having another Yes campaign for a referendum on income tax devolution are slim.