Mike Hedges: We’ve got OMOV. Now let’s elect Mark Drakeford as leader
Having decided on a new electoral system to replace our outdated electoral college system with one-member-one-vote (OMOV), the…
Mike Hedges
Why Welsh Labour should use OMOV to elect its next leader
After every election it is good to look back and reflect on how it was organised and run.…
Everyone agrees we need larger councils in Wales – but where’s the evidence?
The Welsh local government reorganisation of 1974 created eight county councils and 37 district councils. Then 22 principal areas…
Rhodri Morgan’s memoir a fitting farewell for the man who saved devolution
The dust jacket perhaps best sums up Rhodri Morgan and his place in Welsh life. I purposely use…
Ending the electoral college would restore democracy to the heart of Welsh Labour
There are few more important decisions facing Welsh Labour than the choice of a leader and deputy leader.…
There is an alternative to austerity
George Osborne will be publishing his latest budget on Wednesday 16th March. This will be a budget that will…
Today’s TUC demonstration is about bringing hope back into politics
Today the TUC demonstration will be highlighting why Britain needs a pay rise. The extent to which people’s…
A growing economy needs immigration
Since the Eastleigh by-election – where they finished behind UKIP – the Tories have been increasingly attempting to…
