Tag: Political Theory

  The previous pieces in this series on local government have focused on what we would traditionally consider "local government": ...

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 ...

After a short break, next up in this series on local government is an examination of how Wales' peer countries ...

There's been a bit of chatter recently – on the Welsh political Twittersphere at least – about referendums and if/when ...

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

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

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

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

As we all know by now, the solution to every problem in Wales is to form a committee. The more ...

The final part of this mini-series looks at running the police as well as how to hold the police to ...

It's safe to say it's been a difficult few months for the Welsh independence movement. As said in a previous ...

(Title Image: The Guardian) Independence is my preferred constitutional future for Wales – that's obvious - but that support is ...

Political unions come and go. The shortest-lived ones (i.e. the United Arab Republic) have lasted little more than a decade ...

As chosen by Twitter followers back in July, this short series – one article a week for the next six ...

(Title Image: via Youtube) Before considering how a Welsh Bill of Rights (or equivalent) might develop, it's worth looking first ...

Mistakes happen and attitudes change. With that, any future Welsh Constitution may have to change in order to remain a ...

(Title Image: Pixabay, copyright free) The third (often considered to be the weakest) branch of government in most constitutions is ...

(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 ...

(Title Image: The Guardian) After looking at possible options for a constitutional monarchy, it's now time to turn to what's ...

(Title Image: The Atlantic) Having looked at how a Welsh Constitution could be drafted (Part IIIa), the next step is ...

(Title Image: Irish Citizens Assembly) The next two posts - today and tomorrow - focus on the process of drafting ...

(Title Image: -JvL- via Flickr under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-2.0) Before considering what a Welsh Constitution might look like, the ...

After being selected by Twitter followers and non-followers, this latest detailed series of posts will look at how the constitution ...