Alex Still was born in Bridgend and raised in both Wales and the United States, before studying history at Durham University and international politics at Aberystwyth University. A Welsh Labour activist, Alex worked for a former MEP Eluned Morgan in Brussels before returning home to work in public affairs in Cardiff Bay. He now works for Jeff Cuthbert AM in the National Assembly for Wales. His political interests include business and the economy; constitutional and electoral reform; the European Union and international affairs; social cohesion and regeneration; and the place of history in Welsh politics.

Exit, stage left

Lib-Lab talks fell apart early this week amid claims that significant Labour figures believed the time for opposition had come. So does this writer, who also warns of new challenges ahead for the party