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Researching the law, government, politics & public finances of Wales
Researching the law, government, politics & public finances of Wales
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“The glaring weaknesses of prisoners’ Welsh language rights also demand fresh consideration of the anomalous constitutional arrangements governing prisons in Wales. The only
common law country in the world to have its own legislature and executive without its own justice system.” 1/2
common law country in the world to have its own legislature and executive without its own justice system.” 1/2
Commissioner to investigate HM Prison and Probation Service
Stephen Price The Welsh Language Commissioner has announced that an investigation will be conducted to consider how HM Prison and Probation Service implements its Welsh language scheme following claim...
nation.cymru
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“The glaring weaknesses of prisoners’ Welsh language rights also demand fresh consideration of the anomalous constitutional arrangements governing prisons in Wales. The only
common law country in the world to have its own legislature and executive without its own justice system.” 1/2
common law country in the world to have its own legislature and executive without its own justice system.” 1/2
NEWYDD - Adroddiad gan @robdjones.bsky.social yn dadansoddi'r data diweddaraf ar garchardai a charchariad yng Nghymru 👇
NEW - Report from Dr Robert Jones analyses the latest data on prisons and imprisonment in Wales 👇 #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
NEW - Report from Dr Robert Jones analyses the latest data on prisons and imprisonment in Wales 👇 #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Women in Wales are being jailed more often
Research has been carried out by a team at Cardiff University
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
NEWYDD - Adroddiad gan @robdjones.bsky.social yn dadansoddi'r data diweddaraf ar garchardai a charchariad yng Nghymru 👇
NEW - Report from Dr Robert Jones analyses the latest data on prisons and imprisonment in Wales 👇 #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
NEW - Report from Dr Robert Jones analyses the latest data on prisons and imprisonment in Wales 👇 #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Yn cynnwys ymchwil gan @jaclarner.bsky.social / Including research from Dr Jac Larner: #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
Conservative party adamant 'we're not irrelevant' in Wales after thumping
The party say not only did they lose votes to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, but an unexpected other party
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yn cynnwys ymchwil gan @jaclarner.bsky.social / Including research from Dr Jac Larner: #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
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🚨 NEW in @bjpols.bsky.social : When Partygate hit Westminster, trust in Scottish politicians increased. Our experiments reveal a "contrast effect" - scandals at one level can make the other look better by comparison. Who lost most trust in Westminster? Scottish unionists. Read now #OpenAccess 👇
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🚨 NEW in @bjpols.bsky.social : When Partygate hit Westminster, trust in Scottish politicians increased. Our experiments reveal a "contrast effect" - scandals at one level can make the other look better by comparison. Who lost most trust in Westminster? Scottish unionists. Read now #OpenAccess 👇
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A triumph for Welsh Govt’s current account rather than public accountability? For those interested in devolved governance in the UK, this is a fascinating report on the experience of Welsh fiscal #devolution & Welsh fiscal framework a decade on, & offers proposals for reform of the system #senedd
Almost a decade on, Wales' fiscal reforms deliver nearly £1 Billion windfall but fall short on empowering the Senedd
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
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Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
www.cardiff.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A triumph for Welsh Govt’s current account rather than public accountability? For those interested in devolved governance in the UK, this is a fascinating report on the experience of Welsh fiscal #devolution & Welsh fiscal framework a decade on, & offers proposals for reform of the system #senedd
Mae diwygiadau cyllidol Cymru yn darparu mantais ariannol o bron i £1 Biliwn 📈💷
Mae adroddiad mawr yn galw ar Gymru i dreblu pwerau benthyca ac ennill rheolaeth lawn dros dreth incwm wrth i ddiwygiadau'r Fframwaith Cyllidol ddarparu hwb cyllideb ddigynsail. 👇
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Mae adroddiad mawr yn galw ar Gymru i dreblu pwerau benthyca ac ennill rheolaeth lawn dros dreth incwm wrth i ddiwygiadau'r Fframwaith Cyllidol ddarparu hwb cyllideb ddigynsail. 👇
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November 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Mae diwygiadau cyllidol Cymru yn darparu mantais ariannol o bron i £1 Biliwn 📈💷
Mae adroddiad mawr yn galw ar Gymru i dreblu pwerau benthyca ac ennill rheolaeth lawn dros dreth incwm wrth i ddiwygiadau'r Fframwaith Cyllidol ddarparu hwb cyllideb ddigynsail. 👇
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Mae adroddiad mawr yn galw ar Gymru i dreblu pwerau benthyca ac ennill rheolaeth lawn dros dreth incwm wrth i ddiwygiadau'r Fframwaith Cyllidol ddarparu hwb cyllideb ddigynsail. 👇
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Almost a decade on, Wales' fiscal reforms deliver nearly £1 Billion windfall but fall short on empowering the Senedd
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
www.cardiff.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Almost a decade on, Wales' fiscal reforms deliver nearly £1 Billion windfall but fall short on empowering the Senedd
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
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New blog
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New blog
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
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Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
"This would still be an historically low increase in NHS spending" - Guto Ifan #Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS, housing and councils winners in Welsh government budget plans
But Welsh Labour does not have enough Senedd members to pass it without making a deal.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"This would still be an historically low increase in NHS spending" - Guto Ifan #Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEWYDD - @jaclarner.bsky.social a minnau ar Etholiad 2024 yng Nghymru
NEW - Jac Larner and myself on the 2024 UK GE in 🏴
2024 UK General Election in Wales url: academic.oup.com/pa/article-a...
NEW - Jac Larner and myself on the 2024 UK GE in 🏴
2024 UK General Election in Wales url: academic.oup.com/pa/article-a...
The 2024 UK General Election in Wales
That Labour emerged victorious from the 2024 UK General Election in Wales must count among the least surprising political outcomes imaginable. It has, afte
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October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
NEWYDD - @jaclarner.bsky.social a minnau ar Etholiad 2024 yng Nghymru
NEW - Jac Larner and myself on the 2024 UK GE in 🏴
2024 UK General Election in Wales url: academic.oup.com/pa/article-a...
NEW - Jac Larner and myself on the 2024 UK GE in 🏴
2024 UK General Election in Wales url: academic.oup.com/pa/article-a...
"Labour has dominated Welsh politics since 1922, it's won every UK General Election, it's won every devolved election and currently it's trailing in a very poor third place. And it could fall even lower as the remaining Labour vote votes tactically to keep Reform out" - @richardwynjones.bsky.social
Caerphilly: Labour stunned in historic by-election defeat to Plaid Cymru
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Labour has dominated Welsh politics since 1922, it's won every UK General Election, it's won every devolved election and currently it's trailing in a very poor third place. And it could fall even lower as the remaining Labour vote votes tactically to keep Reform out" - @richardwynjones.bsky.social
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My take on the Caerffili by-election and the political state of play six months from the Senedd election: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...
The 2026 Senedd election will be the most competitive yet | Laura McAllister
The Caerphilly by-election was 'catastrophic' for Labour, 'convincing' for Plaid and signals 'a problem' for Reform. So what does this all mean ahead of next year's May polling day?
www.walesonline.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
My take on the Caerffili by-election and the political state of play six months from the Senedd election: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...
Ymateb @lauramcallister30.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social #Senedd26 #Cymru
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ymateb @lauramcallister30.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social #Senedd26 #Cymru
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
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A quite remarkable result in a constituency that had only ever elected Labour at FPTP parliamentary contests (Senedd or Westminster).
Labour’s 11% is not only its worst ever Senedd by-election result but its worst ever result in a Welsh valleys seat.
#devolution #senedd #caerphilly
Labour’s 11% is not only its worst ever Senedd by-election result but its worst ever result in a Welsh valleys seat.
#devolution #senedd #caerphilly
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A quite remarkable result in a constituency that had only ever elected Labour at FPTP parliamentary contests (Senedd or Westminster).
Labour’s 11% is not only its worst ever Senedd by-election result but its worst ever result in a Welsh valleys seat.
#devolution #senedd #caerphilly
Labour’s 11% is not only its worst ever Senedd by-election result but its worst ever result in a Welsh valleys seat.
#devolution #senedd #caerphilly
Ymateb @richardwynjones.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social / Prof Richard Wyn Jones responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5:
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ymateb @richardwynjones.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social / Prof Richard Wyn Jones responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5:
Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda nawr ar gael gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick yn trafod canlyniad syfrdanol #Caerffili neithiwr 👇#Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Gwleidydda - Plaid yn Cipio Caerffili - BBC Sounds
Yr Arglwydd Dafydd Wigley sy'n ymuno i drafod arwyddocad canlyniad is-etholiad Caerffili.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda nawr ar gael gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick yn trafod canlyniad syfrdanol #Caerffili neithiwr 👇#Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Is-Etholiad Caerffili yn cael ei dadansoddi gan Volkskrant yn yr Iseldiroedd gyda dyfyniadau @lauramcallister30.bsky.social / Prof. Laura McAllister features in this analysis of the Caerphilly by-election in Volkskrant:
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/h...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/h...
Hoe Labour verdween uit de Welshe valleien: ‘Keir Starmer? Die hebben we hier niet gezien’
Vandaag gaan de inwoners van Caerphilly in Wales naar de stembus. Normaliter een futiele aangelegenheid, maar nu kijkt 10 Downing Street gespannen toe: is dit de eerste stap naar de afgrond voor Labou...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Is-Etholiad Caerffili yn cael ei dadansoddi gan Volkskrant yn yr Iseldiroedd gyda dyfyniadau @lauramcallister30.bsky.social / Prof. Laura McAllister features in this analysis of the Caerphilly by-election in Volkskrant:
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/h...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/h...
Here, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social notes "There’s no doubt in my mind that we are seeing a fundamental realignment of Welsh politics. Labour is left in a very invidious position. I think we’re getting close to seeing the end of Labour’s hegemony in Wales."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Caerphilly byelection could signal ‘fundamental realignment’ of Welsh politics
If Labour loses the Senedd seat, it will be a huge blow for party that has dominated politics in Wales for a century
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Here, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social notes "There’s no doubt in my mind that we are seeing a fundamental realignment of Welsh politics. Labour is left in a very invidious position. I think we’re getting close to seeing the end of Labour’s hegemony in Wales."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Research from @robdjones.bsky.social and @gjdavies.bsky.social has shed light on the attitudes towards the Welsh language inside Wales’s largest prison:
Welsh-speaking inmates 'told to speak English' in prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Welsh-speaking inmates 'told to speak English' in prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
HMP Berwyn: Welsh-speaking prisoners 'told to speak English' in prison
Ex-inmates say Welsh speakers were made to use English at Wales' biggest prison.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Research from @robdjones.bsky.social and @gjdavies.bsky.social has shed light on the attitudes towards the Welsh language inside Wales’s largest prison:
Welsh-speaking inmates 'told to speak English' in prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Welsh-speaking inmates 'told to speak English' in prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mae @lauramcallister30.bsky.social yn trafod pwysigrwydd is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @BBCr4today / Prof Laura McAllister discussing the national and UK-wide implications of the looming #Caerphilly by-election on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Mae @lauramcallister30.bsky.social yn trafod pwysigrwydd is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @BBCr4today / Prof Laura McAllister discussing the national and UK-wide implications of the looming #Caerphilly by-election on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
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Coverage in @financialtimes.com of the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, featuring analysis from the Enron of Welsh political statistics, and friend of the gnomes of Zurich, @walesgovernance.bsky.social’s @jaclarner.bsky.social #senedd #devolution
Labour braces for defeat in Caerphilly by-election
Governing party faces potential loss of Senedd control amid Reform and Plaid Cymru surge in Welsh heartlands
on.ft.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Coverage in @financialtimes.com of the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, featuring analysis from the Enron of Welsh political statistics, and friend of the gnomes of Zurich, @walesgovernance.bsky.social’s @jaclarner.bsky.social #senedd #devolution
NEWYDD: Dadansoddi Cyllideb Ddrafft Amlinellol Llywodraeth Cymru 2026-27 gan tîm ymchwil Dadansoddi Cyllid Cymru👇
NEW: Analysing the 2026-27 Welsh Government Outline Draft Budget by the Wales Fiscal Analysis team 👇
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
NEW: Analysing the 2026-27 Welsh Government Outline Draft Budget by the Wales Fiscal Analysis team 👇
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
‘Neutral’ or ‘Neutered’? Analysing the 2026-27 Welsh Government Outline Draft Budget
Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEWYDD: Dadansoddi Cyllideb Ddrafft Amlinellol Llywodraeth Cymru 2026-27 gan tîm ymchwil Dadansoddi Cyllid Cymru👇
NEW: Analysing the 2026-27 Welsh Government Outline Draft Budget by the Wales Fiscal Analysis team 👇
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
NEW: Analysing the 2026-27 Welsh Government Outline Draft Budget by the Wales Fiscal Analysis team 👇
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
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My latest article, published in the latest edition of @publiclaw.bsky.social, looks at the proposals to establish a 'recall' system for Members of the Senedd, how they compare to recall mechanisms elsewhere & what they tell us about Senedd reform
uk.westlaw.com/Document/I1F...
#Senedd #devolution
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#Senedd #devolution
October 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My latest article, published in the latest edition of @publiclaw.bsky.social, looks at the proposals to establish a 'recall' system for Members of the Senedd, how they compare to recall mechanisms elsewhere & what they tell us about Senedd reform
uk.westlaw.com/Document/I1F...
#Senedd #devolution
uk.westlaw.com/Document/I1F...
#Senedd #devolution
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An interesting listen on one of the two great villains of Welsh political history (the other being Lloyd George, of course):
Listen to Dr @nyedavies.bsky.social discuss the life and political journey of totemic - and complex - figure of Welsh Labour history, Aneurin Bevan 👇
Available on the History Extra podcast from the BBC History Magazine in Apple, Spotify, and all other podcast apps
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Available on the History Extra podcast from the BBC History Magazine in Apple, Spotify, and all other podcast apps
open.spotify.com/episode/6sOy...
Spotify – Web Player
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October 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
An interesting listen on one of the two great villains of Welsh political history (the other being Lloyd George, of course):