Daran Hill is a political commentator and also manages Wales' fastest growing public affairs firm, Positif Politics, which he founded in 2006. After twelve years in the profession, he is one of the most authoritative public affairs consultants in Wales, and is well-connected across the political spectrum. In 2011 Daran was the Campaign Director of Yes for Wales, the cross party and non party campaign which united Wales in securing primary legislative powers for the Assembly. In 1997 he was National Organiser of the similar campaign which won the referendum that led to the establishment of the National Assembly. He is also a past Chair of Public Affairs Cymru, the umbrella body for public affairs professionals in Wales, and is respected and well known throughout Welsh civic life. He is a Trustee of the Bevan Foundation, a Fellow of the Institute of Welsh Affairs and a member of the Consultative Committee of the Welsh Political Archive at the National Library of Wales.

Reflected Iron: a film review

The newly released Iron Lady is a film which has much to recommend it but will not change minds

A credible start to Plaid’s leadership election

Plaid’s leadership election may have been a long time coming, but it has been worth the wait, and offers real opportunity for renewal to a party that is maturing

2020 Vision: Politics in Wales

This morning our most opinionated editor shares his views on politics in Wales in 2020 with Public Affairs Cymru. Here’s an extra from what he said

A deal that’s worth more than £20 million

This budget deal is good news for three parties in the Assembly and says much about the way politics in Wales will remain for some time to come

Our Betty

Betty Driver’s death marks more than just the passing of a popular soap opera character and well beloved actress

The wrong target?

Opposition parties have made little of the Welsh Government’s new Annual Reports that were promised this week. However, a set of figures now would have been helpful

The elephant gun and the wrong target

The financial and constitutional future of Wales will be decided as much in Edinburgh as it will be in Cardiff or London

A man whose reputation will not improve

The publication of Alistair Darling’s memoirs speaks volumes about not just where Gordon Brown took the Labour Party, but also the identity problems that still face it

St Petersburg: the city of many names and charms

The grumpy Russophile has moved on from Helsinki and reached St Petersburg, which is far more to his political and cultural taste

We did it together

Several months on from the campaign that changed Welsh democracy forever, the WalesHome editor at the heart of it offers some thoughts on how things are now different

Delivering the message

What does the current “war of words” between Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Government tell us about relations between central and local government in Wales?

Hellstinki

Our grumpy editor arrives at a place that makes him really miserable