Dr Thom Oliver explores the recent debate around elected mayors across the UK, and considers their fate for Cardiff.

Comment, analysis and debate on the issues that matter for Wales, by writers from diverse sectors and political perspectives.
Dr Thom Oliver explores the recent debate around elected mayors across the UK, and considers their fate for Cardiff.
Geraint Talfan Davies puts the Swansea Tidal Lagoon into a wider context
Andrew RT Davies outlines his plans to increase interest in Welsh politics and tackle voter apathy.
Jill Evans explains why she is campaigning against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
James Downe reflects on the process of local government reform in Wales, and offers some thoughts about the future.
Dr Jayne Woolford and Dr Jo Hunt examine January’s Europe debate between Nigel Farage and Carwyn Jones.
Alan Trench calls says the opportunities within a new Wales Bill have yet to be seized.
Jocelyn Davies pays tribute to one of Plaid Cymru’s most irrepressible and committed activists, Glyn Erasmus, on the day of his funeral.
Kirsty Williams explains the Nurse Staffing (Wales) Bill.