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

History, Rugby

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. […]

Brexit, British Politics, EU

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 […]

Finance

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 […]

National identity

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 […]

Issues, Accountability, and Labour’s Declining Support in Wales

Posted on 29 April 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 Polling day is fast approaching, and the 2026 Senedd election looks […]

2026 Senedd Election manifesto analysis: Devolution of more powers and the fiscal framework

2026 Senedd Election manifesto analysis: Devolution of more powers and the fiscal framework

Posted on 24 April 2026 by Guto Ifan

By Guto Ifan, Ed Gareth Poole and Owain Cynfab This blogpost outlines what the party manifestos say on the future of devolution and how it should be funded. Although any […]

2026 Senedd manifesto analysis: Capital spending and investment

2026 Senedd manifesto analysis: Capital spending and investment

Posted on 23 April 2026 by Guto Ifan

By Guto Ifan, Ed Gareth Poole and Owain Cynfab This blogpost – the fourth in a series of manifesto analyses as part of the 2026 Scottish and Welsh Elections Project, […]