…after the establishment of the Irish Free State and the establishment of a Parliament in Northern Ireland. Home rule, as an issue for Wales and Scotland, seemed to have had…
Book Review: The 3 Molas
…postcolonial commentary – and autobiography.” This book is a monument to that observation. Eric’s arduous life story inadvertently birthed a voice so unique it spans continents in a couple of…
Plaid Cymru Drops the Ball
…for an unequivocal commitment to national freedom. Those seeking leadership must look elsewhere. It will not come from Plaid Cymru. There is a case for a referendum – just one….
Welsh Community Radio: Rising to the Coronavirus Challenge
…communicating vital information to affected communities is going to be even more important. In Wales, the community radio sector plays a unique role in serving local (and hyper-local) communities. Whilst…
Is the Secretary of State for Wales Becoming Relevant Again?
…comeback.” For years he had championed the cause and, most helpfully, presided over the policy-making committee that in 1959 pledged to create a secretaryship if Labour was elected. Though Jim…
How the Senedd’s Standards System Can Do More to Tackle Racism
…addressed. The affair prompted the then Prime Minister John Major to set up the Committee on Standards in Public Life, establishing a set of seven principles of public life known…
For Wales, See England? The UK Media and Devolution
…impact. This is one of the reasons why the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee have published an inquiry into the Covid-19 outbreak in Wales. The inquiry considers the impact…
Haldane and Bevin: Greatness in the Shadow of Others
…of the University of Wales. Lest anyone think that Haldane took such responsibilities lightly, Campbell points out that in Wales the Commission held 31 sessions for examination of witnesses and…
Disorganised, Opaque and Unaccountable: Inter-Governmental Relations in the UK
…Last year we marked the twentieth anniversary of devolution in the UK. The famous comment by Ron Davies the then Secretary of State for Wales – that devolution was a…