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…
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 –…
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Having decided on a new electoral system to replace our outdated electoral college system with one-member-one-vote (OMOV), the…
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…
Watford party is united, vows new candidate after stormy selection
The Labour candidate who triumphed in one of the most controversial selection contests said the seat is now…
Former PPC beats Unite official at end of controversial Watford selection
Labour members in Watford tonight chose a local campaigner as their parliamentary candidate for the second time ahead of…
Unite lodges complaint with Labour over postal votes in Watford selection row
The dispute over the choice of a Labour candidate in Watford escalated today when Unite sent a complaint…
