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Leah
@leahbethanreed.bsky.social
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ESRC funded PhD student at Cardiff University SOCSI | Wales Governance Centre | Welsh Women’s Imprisonment
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walesgovernance.bsky.social
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...
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
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walesgovernance.bsky.social
NEW: The UK Govt's Ministry of Justice begins routinely publishing Wales-only prison data for the first time following a decade of research exposing issues in the Welsh criminal justice system by Dr Robert Jones. 1/3
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Release of Wales-only prison data will “enhance transparency and scrutiny of the Welsh criminal justice system”
Dr Robert Jones welcomes move by Ministry of Justice after years of campaigning
www.cardiff.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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jaclarner.bsky.social
Latest ITV BarnCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 poll confirms trend seen over last 6 months - neck and neck race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK for largest party, with Labour falling to even more distant third. Evidence growing of distinct realignment in Wales 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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thehowardleague.bsky.social
“As the government prepares to waste billions on building more prisons, this report should remind everyone that, while crumbling Victorian jails get most attention, there are major problems in newer jails, too."

Our statement on Lowdham Grange prison: howardleague.org/news/lowdham...
The Howard League | Lowdham Grange: A modern prison setting people up to fail
The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Lowdham Grange prison, published today (Tuesday 17 June).
howardleague.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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walesgovernance.bsky.social
ERTHYGL NEWYDD gan Nye Davies a Shane Barter ar canrif dominyddiaeth etholiadol Llafur Cymru:

NEW: @nyedavies.bsky.social & @profshane.bsky.social explore how Welsh Labour established and maintained over a century of dominance

Nationalism and Ethnic Politics:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Autonomy and Party Dominance: Explaining Labour’s Century of Supremacy in Wales
In 1922, the Labour Party emerged as the principal party in Wales. Over a century later, Welsh Labour remains dominant, winning all general and devolved elections. Remarkable for a democratic natio...
www.tandfonline.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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walesgovernance.bsky.social
@nyedavies.bsky.social writes for the @uk.theconversation.com about the 'red Welsh way' slogan debuted in a recent speech by FM Eluned Morgan and the challenge of differentiation faced by Welsh Labour in the run up the national election in Wales in 2026 #Senedd26
theconversation.com/the-red-wels...
‘The red Welsh way’: Welsh Labour attempts to distance itself from the UK party
Wales’ first minister is trying to reassert Welsh Labour’s distinct identity as the party slips in the polls.
theconversation.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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jaclarner.bsky.social
Over last year I've been building a Senedd Election Simulator tool. It gives a useful (I hope!) visual explainer of how the new election system turns votes into seats.

🧵 on some of what it can do below:

jaclarner.github.io/senedd_ethol...
Senedd Election Simulator
Senedd Election Simulator - Visualize Welsh election results
jaclarner.github.io
May 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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walesgovernance.bsky.social
🚨 NEWYDD 🚨: Ymateb Dadansoddiad Cyllid Cymru i Ddatganiad Gwanwyn y Canghellor - beth fydd ei effaith yng Nghymru? 💷 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨: Wales Fiscal Analysis's reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Statement - what will be its impact in Wales? 💷 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

>> blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
Spring Statement 2025 – some implications for Wales
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
March 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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richardwynjones.bsky.social
As hundreds of my university colleagues across Wales lose their jobs, I wrote this for @nation.cymru - do please share

nation.cymru/opinion/yes-...
Yes, there is a way out of the crisis currently enveloping Welsh universities!
Richard Wyn Jones Remarkably enough, the recent announcements by various Welsh universities that they intend to cut jobs – and even close entire departments – seem to have come as a shock to many poli...
nation.cymru
March 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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thehowardleague.bsky.social
The prison population is rising so quickly that there are now more people behind bars than there were when the government came to power, official figures reveal today.

howardleague.org/news/prison-...
The Howard League | Prison population now higher than when the government came to power
The prison population is rising so quickly that there are now more people behind bars than there were when the government came to power, official figures seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform rev...
howardleague.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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richardwynjones.bsky.social
Ymchwil gan Rob Jones yn cael sylw (haeddianol) yma>>>

Research by @walesgovernance.bsky.social colleague Rob Jones featuring here>>>

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system, there is silence on class | Kenan Malik
New sentencing guidelines for England and Wales address gender and ethnicity but ignore poverty
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM