Tag: Conservatives

This final article marking devolution's 20 anniversary considers the future. While I have a terrible track record for making predictions ...

Let's be clear first of all: this isn't a list of what I consider to be "the best" AMs, just ...

After looking at some of the achievements and failures of devolution, here's a look at some of the memorable,  defining ...

(Title Image: ITV) Yesterday, a by-election was held in Newport West for the UK Parliament seat held by the late ...

(Title Image: © Copyright Chris Downer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.) Next Thursday (April 4th 2019), ...

(Title Image: Cambridge University) UK Parliament rejects Brexit deal On 15th January, the UK House of Commons voted by 432 ...

(Title Image: via Nation.Cymru) Right, here's a brief history of how the Welsh economy changed, adapted, declined and developed until ...

(Title Image: Cambridge University) Brexit Deal "could be done by November" The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said that ...

(Title Image: Cambridge University) UK Cabinet agrees on new UK-EU relationship....then falls apart After months of wrangling over what relationship ...

(Title Image: BBC Wales) The by-election for the vacant Senedd constituency seat of Alyn & Deeside was held yesterday. Following ...

(Title Image: Deeside.com) This won't be the first time an Assembly by-election's been held due to the death of an ...

(Title Image: Cambridge University) Details worked out; trade talks set to start The UK and EU negotiating teams reached agreement ...

  My final post on the 2017 UK general election (June – in case I have to do this again ...

  When Theresa May decided to call a snap general election following an Easter walk in Snowdonia, far from the ...

The final "proper" televised debate of the 2017 general election campaign took place last night in Cambridge (you can watch ...

With the finishing line now in sight, I've got two more debates to cover, starting with the BBC Wales election ...

Most of this work was done before the latest Welsh poll, which suggests that – as I said a few ...

  Next up in my look at the party manifestos are the Conservatives – and to say it's caused some ...

Here's a summary of the key points made in the ITV election debate, held last night in Manchester. You can ...

First of all, it's worth making clear what this election isn't about, namely public services that are wholly or party ...

(Title Image: BBC Wales) The local elections at an all-Wales level resulted in a a slightly strange outcome in that ...

What should the parties (and Independents) realistically expect in May? In order to make the position clearer, I've divided councils ...

Before I turn to what individual parties should expect in the local elections in May, it's worth looking at councils  ...

(Title Image: Wales Online) Before delving into the prospects for the parties and key contests etc. it's worth looking at ...

(Title Image: Liverpool Echo) Do you want to stand at a football match? If the answer's yes and you live ...