The Constitutional Commission: A Soft Reboot
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales - the latest installment in the Welsh Constitutional Universe franchise -...
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales - the latest installment in the Welsh Constitutional Universe franchise -...
In 2019 – not long after the first AUOB Cymru march in Cardiff – I wrote "Five Steps to Independence"....
Now that the world's most expensive game of musical chairs is out of the way, it's worth picking up on...
In this companion piece to IndyWales & Freedom of Information - published earlier this year (link below) - I turn...
Here's another piece looking at one of the smaller issues relating to independence – the right to access information held...
Yes, you read that correctly. The whole point of this site is to leave no stone unturned when it comes...
In case it wasn't obvious, the chances of any significant local government reform – considering the current and expected state...
The final piece in this mini-series examining decentralisation within Wales after independence looks at perhaps the thing you've been waiting...
I've looked at the Constitution in more detail previously, while some of the available options for introducing devolution or federalism...
A Federal Wales I looked at the arguments for and against decentralisation within Wales after independence. This part will look...
The previous pieces in this series on local government have focused on what we would traditionally consider "local government":...
The final piece of this chunk of articles on the judiciary and independence focuses on the structure and make-up of...
This final part of the first mini-series on a Welsh legal system looks at law-making and the possible relationship between...
The final two articles in this mini-series cover probably the most constitutionally important elements. I start with a look at...
(Title Image: The Guardian) Independence is my preferred constitutional future for Wales – that's obvious - but that support is...
(Title Image: Mark Lostracci under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-2.0) Last but not least in this series on the constitution and...
(Title Image: laptopmag.com) Almost there.... This penultimate piece looking at options for a future Welsh Constitution considers "rights of the...
(Title Image: via Youtube) Before considering how a Welsh Bill of Rights (or equivalent) might develop, it's worth looking first...
(Title Image: © Copyright Brian Slater and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) The final four articles in...
Mistakes happen and attitudes change. With that, any future Welsh Constitution may have to change in order to remain a...
(Title Image: BBC) While policy is largely shaped and enacted by that we choose at the ballot box, constitutions often...
(Title Image: Pixabay, copyright free) The third (often considered to be the weakest) branch of government in most constitutions is...
(Title Image: Getty Images) One of the reasons constitutions exist in the first place is for nation-states to tell the...
(Title Image: Getty Images via BBC Wales) Most constitutions set out how the legislature works, its role and electoral arrangements....
(Title Image: ITV Wales) From the head of state, this series of articles moves to the workings of the state...
Throughout last summer and autumn, I posted a series on transport and the possible implications and options...
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