Adam is the former Head of Policy for the Welsh Labour Party and author of the party’s 2003 manifesto. As a Special Adviser in the Northern Ireland Office, he was involved in the negotiations to restore devolution and accelerate paramilitary decommissioning. He now works for Ofcom, and writes for WalesHome in a personal capacity.

Making drama out of crisis

Why do action movies fill the box office charts but almost never win awards?

Put down the placards and enjoy yourselves

What is it with people who think the royal wedding is an opportunity for a protest?

X misses the spot

Even “yes” campaigners can’t bring themselves to fully endorse the Alternative Vote. Yet if you stop seeing proportionality as the goal, it is possibly the best electoral system on offer

The Gipper got it

Ronald Reagan would have been 100 today. He’d have known how to respond to the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt

What Seimon said

Seimon Glyn’s criticism of English “incomers” hit the headlines ten years ago this week. It wasn’t what he said, but the philosophy behind it that should have caused the real concern

Arch enemies

Radio 4 stalwart The Archers reaches its 60th birthday this week – that’ll do, pig. That’ll do

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without…

It used to be your parents returning from their weekly shop clasping copies of both the Radio and TV Times. But what now marks the truly modern festive period?

…Or not to blog?

Probably the best-known blogger in Britain has announced his retirement. What does this tell us about the way the medium is going?

In defence of the Hollywood remake

Another remake of an acclaimed foreign-language movie means more criticism of the American movie industry. But subtitled originals are also an unsatisfactory compromise

Feed Fawkes to the goblins

Hallowe’en is now the main event at this time of year, and the the traditional marking of November 5th is becoming little more than a nostalgic echo. A good thing, too

A paean to politics

Ten years ago today, The West Wing made its UK television début, and earned an instant and enduring place in the hearts of activists, party workers and politicians alike. Why?

Cotton wool and chains

The fuss about one zealous council’s road safety warning obscures the real danger of over-protecting our children