Following last week's local elections, here's a more detailed look at what happened nationally and what each of the parties/groups...

A round up of some of the things you might want to keep an eye on when the local election...

The final local election preview takes in the post-1996 authorities that were part of the former South, West and Mid...

The penultimate local election preview looks at the five local authorities that make up most of the former county of...

Next, a look at the four very large councils covering central Wales and the west. Carmarthenshire Who runs Carmarthenshire has...

In this first of four county-by-county previews over the coming week, here's a summary of where things stand in the...

While I'll be doing the Bridgend-related local election stuff over at Oggy Bloggy Ogwr - starting shortly after this -...

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The contrasting fortunes of the national men's rugby and football teams have sparked yet another debate on which sport is...

The final post in this "Welsh Justice System" series focuses on the least comfortable element – prisons and prisoners -...

The final two pieces in this series look at how criminals can be managed in Wales after independence. While the...

A key element of independence is learning best practices from around the world (and learning from mistakes too), so it's...

This final tranche of posts in the "A Welsh Justice System" series looks at the consequences of crime and the...

Hammered by the pandemic and cuts, much-maligned and seeming unfashionable – are buses being unfairly overlooked in discussions around transport...

This is a rewrite of a piece originally written in 2015 and long overdue given the number of developments in...

Continuing the "Devil's Advocate" series – looking closer at some of the arguments which will be, or are being, used...

If there's anything you can say about Wales and the Welsh economy over the last 20-30 years it's that we...

State of Wales Productions proudly presents The Bastardised Wizard of Oz, starring: Dorothy - curious about the journey; doesn't have...

In the last couple of days, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council agreed to a joint statement...

The final piece of this chunk of articles on the judiciary and independence focuses on the structure and make-up of...

Although they play the role of "referee" during trials and hearings - especially in adversarial systems - at the heart...

After looking at the issue of access to justice, the focus turns to those responsible for securing justice on behalf...

The next chunk of posts on a Welsh justice system and independence look at the judiciary, court system, legal profession...

All professions have their annoying buzzwords and shibboleths they use to talk to each other and the Welsh political bubble...