In the news: honours, Scottish independence and police commissioners.
Author: James Graham
Published on Sep 06, 2012
As the debate over Scottish independence continues to rage, the upcoming police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales continue to fail to capture the public’s imagination. Meanwhile, David Cameron hands out honours as consolation to his ex-ministers.
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS REMAIN A MYSTERY TO MOST - A new survey commissioned by Victim Support raises new concerns about the upcoming elections for police and crime commissioners. How can we raise interest in these elections in the last few weeks in the run up to polling day?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19492318
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3529822.ece (paywall)
SCOTTISH REFERENDUM IS HARMING THE ECONOMY, SAYS CBI DIRECTOR GENERAL - In a speech today, John Cridland will argue that delaying the referendum until 2014 will hurt growth. To what extent should economic matters influence decisions over constitutional reform?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/9523596/Scottish-referendum-is-harming-the-economy-says-CBI-director-general.html
http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/politics/scottish-independence-uncertainty-over-vote-biggest-bogeyman-for-business-1-2509060
HONOURS FOR RESHUFFLE CASUALTIES - NUMBER 10 - A week after the House of Commons Public Administration Committee criticised the level of political honours, David Cameron has chosen to award honours to a number of MPs who have lost ministerial posts as a result of the reshuffle. Should honours be offered as consolation prizes in this way?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19461367