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Wales vs England. A Twitter Story

Wales vs England. A Twitter Story

Posted on 21 February 2017 by Jac Larner

*Following is a joint-post with Nye, Steffan and Aled* And Now For Something Completely Different... We decided to have a bit of a break from politics/law last week on Thinking […]

Dryswch yng Nghymru Fydd?

Dryswch yng Nghymru Fydd?

Posted on 14 February 2017 by Aled Hughes

Aled Morgan Hughes sy’n ymateb i argymhellion diweddar gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar ddiwygio etholiadau cyngor sir… Dros yr ugain mlynedd ddiwethaf, gyda thwf pwerau a chynrychiolaeth, does fawr amheuaeth i […]

Political Knowledge in Wales

Political Knowledge in Wales

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Jac Larner

The issue of measuring the political knowledge of voters is one that can be traced to the origins of modern political science. Without the ability to measure public opinion on […]

The Wales Bill – Deal or no deal?

The Wales Bill – Deal or no deal?

Posted on 16 January 2017 by Steffan Evans

With its progress through the House of Lords nearly complete, the Wales Bill faces one final hurdle before it becomes law. On Tuesday the 17th of January, the members of […]

Wales and John McDonnell’s ‘radical federal UK’

Wales and John McDonnell’s ‘radical federal UK’

Posted on 11 January 2017 by Nye Davies

As John McDonnell calls for a 'radical federal UK' in order to strengthen Labour's position in Scotland, Nye Davies explores the implications for Wales and the tensions arising from different […]

Welsh Radicalism: The political traditions of David Lloyd George and Aneurin Bevan

Welsh Radicalism: The political traditions of David Lloyd George and Aneurin Bevan

Posted on 15 December 2016 by Nye Davies

This year marks the 100th anniversary of David Lloyd George becoming the British Prime Minister. His legacy includes the disestablishment of the Church of Wales, his role during the First […]

What does the Autumn Statement mean for the Welsh Government budget? – Guto Ifan

What does the Autumn Statement mean for the Welsh Government budget? – Guto Ifan

Posted on 24 November 2016 by Guto Ifan

This article was written by Guto Ifan. Guto joined the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University as a research assistant on the Government Expenditure and Revenue Wales (GERW) project, estimating […]

Elwyn Davies: how the media got away with it

Elwyn Davies: how the media got away with it

Posted on 18 November 2016 by Nye Davies

This article was written by Nye Davies and Steffan Evans The mysterious Elwyn Davies has suddenly become one of Wales’ most popular politicians (at the time of writing there are […]

Housing law and the jurisdiction

Housing law and the jurisdiction

Posted on 8 November 2016 by Steffan Evans

Friday November 5th saw one of the first legal cases brought before the courts under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, Tovey v Rent Smart Wales. Some of you may have […]

All those opposed: Plaid and the role of opposition in the National Assembly

All those opposed: Plaid and the role of opposition in the National Assembly

Posted on 25 October 2016 by Nye Davies

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 […]