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Tuesday, 28 February 2017

FMQs: GMC, MS & FGM

Following the half term break, the Senedd reconvened with First Minister's Questions.....

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Born That Way

(Pic : salfordstudents.com) Earlier today the Senedd marked LGBT History Month for the first time via the latest member's debat...

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

FMQs: No Love Lost

The increasingly fractious row over Carmarthenshire Council's decision to make Llangennech School Welsh-medium-only continues. Plus, other questions on climate change, scams/cold calling and the Welsh Government “leaning” on lobbyists and the Third Secto...

Saturday, 11 February 2017

We need to talk about dog shit

(Pic : wow-webmagazine.com) It'll be hard to find anyone who doesn't think it's disgusting, and it's about time something was done about i...

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Committees Bite Size #2: February 2017

Here's my second summarised round-up of some of the Assembly's committee inquiries over the last few months, including: domestic violence, the National Infrastructure Committee, the state of broadcasting, statutory advocacy services for vulnerable children and implementation of the new National Curriculu...

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

FMQs: Teachers, Llangennech & Bridgend Ford

A refreshingly Brexit-light edition of First Minister's Questions this afternoo...

Sunday, 5 February 2017

Should politicians shut up?

Despite the disproportionately high salary, subdued fame and power, being a full-time politician serves as a backhanded karmic punishment for narcissism....

Thursday, 2 February 2017

How will Brexit impact Wales?

(Pic : BBC Wales) After 6 months of evidence-taking, the Assembly's External Affairs Committee recently published its report on the implications of Brexit (pdf). It's not light reading, but whether you voted for Brexit or not you deserve to be told what's happening behind the scene...

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Senedd Watch - January 2017

UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, confirmed the UK will leave the EU single market (aka. “Hard Brexit”) with a UK-EU deal to ensure “free trade”, maintenance of the UK-Irish common travel area and relevant customs agreements. The First Minister repeated calls for Wales to retain “full and unfettered” access to the EU single...