The Welsh local election results were about local rather than national issues
The headlines are straightforward: Labour gained 68 seats, the Independents gained six seats, the Lib Dems gained ten…
Mike Hedges
What we can learn from the success of Welsh Labour in the ‘Covid election’
In an article following the 2019 general election, I described that contest as the ‘Brexit election’. In the…
What we know about the 2021 Senedd elections and how Welsh Labour can win
There are a fixed number of seats in the Senedd but all political parties want – and expect…
Welsh devolution is a journey – but it must not be one that only ends in Cardiff
We have had three devolution settlements for Wales, and we are no closer to a long-term settlement than…
10 challenges for the next leader of the Labour Party
The first challenge for Labour’s new leader is to move the party on from Brexit. Accept it is…
Labour’s Welsh election: Brexit, health services and lies about Corbyn
Labour had a bad Welsh election. In south Wales, the party held onto the two 2017 gains –…
