Anthony Barnett argues that the mess that Jeremy Hunt wishes to see sorted out is the very fusion of politicians, journalists and media owners that govern us – the political class.

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Anthony Barnett argues that the mess that Jeremy Hunt wishes to see sorted out is the very fusion of politicians, journalists and media owners that govern us – the political class.
Jonathan Brooks-Jones casts an eye over a new report on a neglected Welsh cultural sector
Gerald Holtham discovers that the Barnett formula no longer meets its original aims
John Osmond says the new leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Assembly will find it difficult to reach out
John Osmond admires the breath-taking chutzpah of the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, but disagrees
Geraint Talfan Davies looks at the issues that arise from a depressing set of figures on inward investment
First Minister Carwyn Jones’ statement to the National Assembly yesterday
John Osmond says David Cameron’s ‘announcement’ in the Senedd yesterday on a new devolution Commission was a damp squib
Rhys David believes the consequences of the News of the World scandal for the Murdoch empire will be more profound than those currently exciting most interest