Politics archive

May
17

Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas

Dafydd Wigley examines proposals to reform the Lords and says the UK is heading for a constitutional quagmire

May
15

Election Special 4: Vaguely disillusioned Tories stayed at home

Suzy Davies says both sides of the coalition government in Westminster should do better at getting across their good news

May
14

Election special 3: Send a message to Cardiff Bay

Jonathan Edwards says Plaid’s challenge is to convince the people of Wales that Welsh democracy is better rather than changing the ruling clan at Westminster

May
13

Global democracy and the war on terror

Mary Kaldor asks whether global emancipatory movements can coalesce to create a critical mass for progressive change

May
11

Election special 2: Welsh Liberal Democrats press reset button

Peter Black finds that a deliberate abstention by voters to make a point cost his party the election across many parts of Wales

May
10
May
09

Wales should depart from Scotland on taxation

Gerald Holtham argues that income tax powers should enable us to change higher and lower bands differentially

May
08
May
07

Scotland special 1: Scottish devolution enters new phase

Jim Gallagher explains the significance of the Scotland Act that was passed into law last week

May
04

When Wales ruled the US Supreme Court

Mark Drakeford finds contemporary resonance in the impact of two Welsh Justices on Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal