Posts Tagged ‘constitutional reform’

A letter from Edinburgh

A letter from Edinburgh

To mark St Andrew’s Day, here’s a view from Scotland on the challenges facing the SNP government as constitutional and fiscal matters continue to dominate the agenda

The next two hundred days of Welsh politics

The next two hundred days of Welsh politics

Seven months, four manifestos, two coalitions, two referenda, one set of Welsh Assembly elections – and five “brave” predictions from this week’s Sixth Columnist

More politicians, please

More politicians, please

Our political class is too professional, yet we can’t return to the days of the well-meaning amateur. Here’s one possible solution

Apathetic Welsh or militant Catalans?

Apathetic Welsh or militant Catalans?

What made 1.5 million people protest on the streets of Barcelona – and could anything get the Welsh to turn out in similar proportion?

This vote will not unite progressives

This vote will not unite progressives

The Liberal Democrats won the promise of a referendum on voting reform as part of their deal with the Conservatives. To win the vote, however, they need the support of other parties

The Week on WalesHome.org: Does it matter whether Thomas Jefferson was Welsh?

The Week on WalesHome.org: Does it matter whether Thomas Jefferson was Welsh?

AMERICANS celebrate the 4th of July with firecrackers. We mark it by appropriating the Founding Fathers. The list of signatories to the Declaration of Independence supposedly of Welsh descent has been repeated so often that nobody disputes it any more. Yet in a number of cases, the actual Welsh influences are negligible. Thomas Jefferson is [...]

Is Plaid Cymru a serious nationalist party?

Is Plaid Cymru a serious nationalist party?

Plaid Cymru’s dream on Welsh independence needs English nationalism to awaken. So why is Ieuan Wyn Jones’s party shunning its sister movement?

Is Plaid about to get shafted over Select Committee places?

Is Plaid about to get shafted over Select Committee places?

New elections to Parliament’s scrutiny bodies could have dire implications for the minor parties

Progressive government and the next challenge for devolution

Progressive government and the next challenge for devolution

A month in to the new UK government, Wales’ leading Conservatives rates progress that has been made and argues that a watershed in British politics has been reached which will benefit Wales

The natural affinity of Liberal Conservatism

The natural affinity of Liberal Conservatism

The coalition may look odd, but the synergy of Conservatism and Liberalism appeals to one writer who has had experience of both parties

I agree with Nick

I agree with Nick

A senior Welsh Liberal Democrat gives his verdict on the last few days – and shares his optimism for the future

Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s good

Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s good

Coalition forming may be the norm elsewhere, but the practices should still offend us