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An inflation wave heading for Cardiff Bay: the stark choices awaiting next month’s Welsh Government Draft Budget

Posted on 29 October 2026 by Owain Cynfab

Owain Cynfab and Ed Gareth Poole Wales Fiscal Analysis, Cardiff University © HM Treasury Flicker A UK Government Budget should do more than just try to ride out the next […]

Senedd, Welsh Elections

Duw, it’s hard

Posted on 21 October 2026 by Wales Governance Centre

Lee Waters cyn Gweinidog Llywodraeth Cymru a darlithiwr gwadd cyson ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd | former Welsh Government Minister and regular guest lecturer at Cardiff University It's not yet six months […]

Labour’s First Budget Deal with a Plaid Cymru Government: the Supplementary Budget Agreement

Posted on 13 October 2026 by Owain Cynfab

Ed Gareth Poole and Owain Cynfab Wales Fiscal Analysis, Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre On Tuesday 13 October, the Welsh Government and Welsh Labour reached an agreement on a Second […]

The Superior Eight vs the Best Backs: Styles and Traditions in Welsh Rugby

Posted on 31 July 2026 by Nye Davies

Nye Davies discusses his recent article ‘The Scarlet Runners and the Welsh All Blacks: Traditions and Identities in Welsh Rugby’, published by The International Journal of the History of Sport. […]

From Leave to Rejoin: Welsh Public Opinion Ten Years On

From Leave to Rejoin: Welsh Public Opinion Ten Years On

Posted on 16 July 2026 by Jac Larner

Just over 10 years ago Wales voted to leave the European Union (52.5% Leave, 47.5% Remain). A few weeks ago I spoke at a Wales Governance Centre event marking the […]

The First Supplementary Budget: what it means and the options ahead

Posted on 8 July 2026 by Owain Cynfab

Owain Cynfab and Ed Gareth Poole A lot has changed since the outgoing Welsh Labour government set out its Final Budget for 2026–27. Not only has UK government spending crept […]

The World Cup is coming, but does football influence national identity at home?

The World Cup is coming, but does football influence national identity at home?

Posted on 9 June 2026 by Jac Larner

This is a guest post from James Griffiths at the University of Manchester. You can follow him on Bluesky @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social “The imagined community of millions seems more real as a […]

All change! The 2026 Senedd Election

All change! The 2026 Senedd Election

Posted on 12 May 2026 by Jac Larner

This is a guest post from Dr James Griffiths at University of Manchester. Follow him on Bluesky here: @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social The 2026 Senedd election was one of momentous change. Using a […]

Getting down to (plenary) business: the first day of the Seventh Senedd

Getting down to (plenary) business: the first day of the Seventh Senedd

Posted on 10 May 2026 by Wales Governance Centre

This post was written by Dr Adam Evans, Honorary Research Fellow at the Wales Governance Centre. Basking in the glow of Thursday’s historic Senedd election result, Plaid Cymru made clear […]

Uncertainty and Asymmetry: Electoral Understanding in the 2026 Senedd Election

Uncertainty and Asymmetry: Electoral Understanding in the 2026 Senedd Election

Posted on 5 May 2026 by Jac Larner

This is a guest post from William Davies, a PhD student at Cardiff University. You can follow him on Bluesky at @willdv2002.bsky.social As Thursday’s election draws closer and closer, it’s […]

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