Tag: Democratic Deficit

If you were unkind or cynical, you could describe politics as a marriage of convenience between the science of government ...

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The final part of this mini-series on democracy and independence focuses on raising standards of political conduct and making politics ...

The third part of this series on democracy and independence looks at one of the more important elements: elections and ...

This four-part mini-series follows on from 2020's series on the constitution and independence, taking a more in-depth look at the ...

The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales - the latest installment in the Welsh Constitutional Universe franchise - ...

Some may think Wales is a classless, egalitarian paradise - or at least should be. Everyone is a salt-of-the-earth stiff ...

Anyone who has even a passing interest in Welsh politics will have come across the complaint about "a weak Welsh ...

In the previous piece, I looked at governance at the community level. Today, it goes up a level to counties ...

An examination of the issues, lack of reform and international comparisons are out of the way. So it's time to ...

There's nothing the Senedd and its members love more than a story about themselves. With that in mind, I don't ...

(Title Image: vb.is) These final two parts will look in more detail at some of the specific issues raised over ...

(Title Image: Ihourahane via Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-2.0) Public Radio in Wales There are three national BBC public ...

(Title Image: photoeverywhere.co.uk under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-2.5) Before looking at how news from Wales is covered in the UK ...

Following a look at the achievements and all the associated back-slapping, it's time to look at the....not so glorious moments ...

(Title Image: via Pinterest) To be a good nationalist you need to be self-critical. You have to acknowledge the flaws ...

(Title image: National Assembly Blog) If you love buzzwords, then the report from the Assembly Commission's task force on digital ...