In light of Dafydd Elis-Thomas’ decision to leave the Plaid group, Nye Davies explores the role of Plaid and the opposition in the National Assembly Clement Attlee called it “the greatest betrayal in the political history of the country”. Ramsay MacDonald’s decision to form a National Government in 1931 has dented his legacy in the Read more
With Party Political Broadcasts celebrating their 65th year on our screens this week, Aled Morgan Hughes takes a look at their history and contemporary role in devolved Wales and Scotland… “This is a party political broadcast from the ___ party”. Few sentences on television are greeted with the same recognition and, quite possibly, dread, as Read more
In 2003, the National Assembly for Wales made waves worldwide as the first legislature to achieve 50:50 gender balance. Having shown such swift progress on equal representation, the Assembly has enjoyed a reputation as an institution more progressive – and representative – than Westminster. Yet in the years since, we’ve already begun to see the Read more
The blog was first published on Welsh Housing Quarterly’s website on the 29th of September 2016. Housing associations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to be reclassified as part of the public sector, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced today (October 29). The announcement will come as no surprise to those who work Read more
