Politics archive

3 leaders
Jun
17

Looking ahead to another coalition at Westminster

Stuart Weir says Andrew Adonis’s insider account of the coalition talks in 2010 suggests there will be a Lab-Lib deal in 2015

HomeRuleEngland
Jun
14

The English dog finds its voice

Adam Evans explores evidence showing that Englishness is emerging from the shadow of Britishness

Senedd1
Jun
11

Nation building versus evolutionary devolution

Wayne David makes a pragmatic case for extending some of the National Assembly’s powers

ScotRef2
Jun
09

Road to the Scottish referendum

Iain Macwhirter says the most extraordinary thing about next year’s independence referendum is that it is happening at all

Gerald Holtham
Jun
01

How to reform the Barnett formula

Gerry Holtham explains how the National Assembly’s block grant has become the arbitrary result of a series of historical accidents

Council-tax
May
31

Winners and losers in another Welsh council shake-up

Mike Hedges says another reorganisation of local government could cost some Council Tax payers dear

Jill Evans MEP
May
29

While England shifts right Wales goes left

Jill Evans says UKIP’s failure to make an impact marks out Welsh politics

Violence-against-women
May
24

Help needed for 20,000 Welsh women

Cathy Owens says its time for Wales to lead the way by appointing a Commissioner to tackle sexual violence

Raymond-Williams
May
22

The interplay of Wales’ social democratic traditions

Russell Elliott says UK Labour can learn from Plaid’s brand of community and identity based politics

Despite wishing to emulate Tony Blair, Cameron increasingly invites comparisons with another Prime Minister
May
19

U-turn if you want to

Adam Evans unpacks the travails of a Prime Minister whose concessions only feeds the zealotry of his Eurosceptic right