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Leighton Andrews
@leightonandrews.bsky.social
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Prof Cardiff Uni. Ex Education Minister then Public Service Minister in Welsh Government. Ex-Chair, Cardiff City FC Community Foundation. Books:Ministerial Leadership; Facebook, the Media and Democracy. Cymro/Welsh. Substack: ukania.substack.com
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Nov 11
For new followers, as well as my academic work, I write a weekly Substack on politics and sometimes tech regulation.

Ukania.substack.com
Welcome to Ukania! | Leighton Andrews | Substack
Notes from a country in denial. Click to read "Welcome to Ukania!", by Leighton Andrews, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · 2d
This is good from former Welsh Govt SpAd Paul Griffiths

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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · 22d
This is very good from Stephen Bush

on.ft.com/4pq7NHo Starmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrong
Starmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrong
A look back to the days of Enoch Powell suggests a better model
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Sep 5
An historical note from me….
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Sep 2
Perpetual story of at least the last 60 years, but great for teaching.
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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · Aug 24
An interesting overview from @leightonandrews.bsky.social of the first meetings of the Welsh ‘cabinet’ in 1999 as it sought to navigate its role and working practices amidst the broader infancy, and constitutional complexities, of Welsh devolution

#senedd #devolution
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Aug 8
How do new political institutions evolve their practices? I take a look at the first meetings of the Welsh Cabinet in 1999.

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The first meetings of the Welsh Cabinet
May to July 1999
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Aug 15
Just read a wonderful quote from James C. Scott on Bourdieu
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Aug 8
How do new political institutions evolve their practices? I take a look at the first meetings of the Welsh Cabinet in 1999.

ukania.substack.com/p/the-first-...
The first meetings of the Welsh Cabinet
May to July 1999
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Martin Lodge @martinlodge.bsky.social · Aug 5
Transforming Government - new @carr-lse.bsky.social discussion paper on contemporary public sector reform. With @leightonandrews.bsky.social, Roland Koch, Daniel Werfel and Richard Mottram

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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Aug 6
I have a short essay in this collection on Transforming Government from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) CARR centre. My theme is ‘Priductive Government’ - and of course, its opposite! @martinlodge.bsky.social

www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/a...
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 18
In the US. Other approaches needed elsewhere across diverse regulators.
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Simon Jones @seimon76.bsky.social · Jul 17
“We need public debates about AI governance that go beyond technical jargon to examine fundamental questions about power, justice and human agency”

Thanks for sharing this article @leightonandrews.bsky.social👇🏻
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 17
on.ft.com/40hM8Gw Why politicians need to get over their tech insecurity
Why politicians need to get over their tech insecurity
Those in the political sphere should not be ridiculed for asking important questions — even if they do lack technical expertise
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 17
on.ft.com/40hM8Gw Why politicians need to get over their tech insecurity
Why politicians need to get over their tech insecurity
Those in the political sphere should not be ridiculed for asking important questions — even if they do lack technical expertise
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 15
nation.cymru/opinion/ukra...
Ukraine is the frontline of European democracy
Mick Antoniw MS As Ukraine reaches the three and a half year point since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, support from the people of Wales has never waned. The war may not be making headline news...
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 15
Not just England

on.ft.com/4ePKVfy Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy
Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy
Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 5
New post from me on ukania.substack.com
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 4
Very sad news. I met David a number of times when I worked for the BBC and subsequently. Great mind and commitment to a pragmatic progressive politics.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lord David Lipsey dies while swimming in River Wye
Lord David Lipsey previously worked as a journalist and Downing Street adviser.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jul 1
Now recruiting....recriwtio nawr

#cymraeg
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jun 27
Just finished this - brilliant, wonderful, lyrical, profound and an unfolding thriller of detection as well;one of the best novels I have read this year and one I will be coming back to; and it's also about #Wales #Cymru - the stories we tell ourselves, and our changing and climate-threatened world.
Book cover A house of water by Fflur Dafydd
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Jun 25
Better governance ‘could have avoided mass university job cuts’.

Philip Augar proposes union representation on governing boards and vice-chancellor pay reforms.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · Jun 24
The lower Thames crossing would be a very long way behind the need for every city to have a Dutch/Danish level of cycling infrastructure in terms of priority if we were doing proper holistic BCRs.
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · Jun 24
Amidst hyperbole there is a good point in this: successive Governments have prioritised big, risky infrastructure projects over simple maintenance, 10,000 miles of cycle and bus lanes - which would have significantly improved health, the environment and growth.

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Overblown infrastructure projects damage lives and imperil democracy. Why is Britain addicted to them? | George Monbiot
The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. It’s a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve lives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jun 24
www.iwa.wales/agenda/2025/...
LONG READ: Devolution and Constitutional Reform: towards a stable and efficient democratic parliamentary structure - Institute of Welsh Affairs
Mick Antoniw MS argues that a constitutional reform and further devolution for Wales are urgently needed to settle the longer term democratic framework for the UK.
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jun 23
on.ft.com/3TBjc8s The copyright war between the AI industry and creatives
The copyright war between the AI industry and creatives
We have surely gone beyond being able to give the tech sector the benefit of the doubt
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jun 17
New post from me ukania.substack.com
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Leighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · Jun 16
Working on a post about the Welsh Government in 2008