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Greg Davies @gjdavies.bsky.social · 5h

HMP Berwyn, the UK's largest prison, was once presented as an advance for the Welsh language.

@robdjones.bsky.social and I argue that it’s been a categorical failure by that measure, posing troubling questions for Welsh language rights more widely: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Rights, Pains and Illusions: The Experiences of Welsh‐Speakers at Wales’ ‘Flagship’ Prison

This article challenges claims of ‘inherent’ bilingualism in Wales’ largest prison, HMP Berwyn. Drawing on semi-structured interviews and extensive documentary research, we find that Welsh-speaking p...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 2d

Ft. @LauraMcAllister on the electoral challenge for Welsh Labour:
“What you see is this perfect storm. Unfortunately for Labour, you’ve got public disillusion with the establishment in politics – and Labour is the establishment in Wales” #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d2d49fe...

Labour’s Welsh economic disaster opens the door to Farage

With an employment rate of just 70.8pc, voters are losing faith in Keir Starmer’s party

www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

Here's our trailer for the pod with @lauramcallister30.bsky.social of @walesgovernance.bsky.social , Lauren McEvatt, and Lee Waters MS 👇

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

Mae amgylchiadau a heriau unigryw System Cyfiawnder Troseddol Cymru yn cael eu harchwilio'n fanwl gan Dr Jones a @richardwynjones.bsky.social yn eu llyfr, 'The Welsh Criminal Justice System: On the Jagged Edge' 3/3:
www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-wel...

The Welsh Criminal Justice System | UWP

Based on official data and in-depth interviews, this urgent and challenging book provides the first academic account of the operation of the Welsh criminal justice system – a system that presides over...

www.uwp.co.uk

Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

Mae Dr Jones yn credu y bydd hyn yn “gwella tryloywder a chraffu ar system cyfiawnder troseddol Cymru... fodd bynnag mae llawer o ffynonellau data pwysig sydd wedi’u heithrio o hyd o’r datganiad heddiw." 2/3
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Welsh Justice Data: Annual Release 2025

Assorted prison statistics, broken down by Welsh and English origin addresses.

www.gov.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

NEWYDD: Mae Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder Llywodraeth y DU yn dechrau cyhoeddi data carchardai 'Cymru yn unig' am y tro cyntaf yn dilyn degawd o ymchwil yn datgelu problemau yn system cyfiawnder troseddol Cymru gan Dr Robert Jones. 1/3
www.cardiff.ac.uk/cy/news/view...

Bydd rhyddhau data carchardai Cymru yn unig yn “gwella tryloywder a chraffu ar system cyfiawnder troseddol Cymru”

Mae Dr Robert Jones yn croesawu’r symudiad gan y Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder ar ôl blynyddoedd o ymgyrchu

www.cardiff.ac.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

The unique circumstances and challenges of the Welsh Criminal Justice System are explored in depth by Dr Jones and @richardwynjones.bsky.social in their book, The Welsh Criminal Justice System: On the Jagged Edge 3/3:
www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-wel...

The Welsh Criminal Justice System | UWP

Based on official data and in-depth interviews, this urgent and challenging book provides the first academic account of the operation of the Welsh criminal justice system – a system that presides over...

www.uwp.co.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

Dr Jones believes this will “enhance transparency and scrutiny of the Welsh criminal justice system... however there remain many important sources of data excluded from today’s release." 2/3
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Welsh Justice Data: Annual Release 2025

Assorted prison statistics, broken down by Welsh and English origin addresses.

www.gov.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

@lauramcallister30.bsky.social, said fatigue and frustration had gripped Welsh Labour. “Having been in power for so long, the party hasn’t been able to reinvent itself, modernise itself, refresh itself.” 👇 #Senedd26
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Watching Caerphilly: Welsh byelection may be bellwether for political transformation in UK

Plaid Cymru and Reform are polling above Welsh Labour in race for Senedd seat experts say may be ‘canary in the coalmine’

www.theguardian.com

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Newyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 13d

'Ti’n gorfod pinsho dy hun.'

Mae arolwg barn newydd yn awgrymu fod cefnogaeth y Blaid Lafur yng Nghymru wedi syrthio i lefel is nag 'oedden ni’n dychmygu fyddai’n bosib' meddai'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones.

newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30473

'Diwedd cyfnod yn hanes y Blaid Lafur yng Nghymru' yn ôl yr Athro Richard Wyn Jones

A hithau’n dymor y cynadleddau gwleidyddol, bydd yr Athro Richard Wyn Jones yn pwyso a mesur y cyfan ar raglen Y Byd yn ei Le.

newyddion.s4c.cymru

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 15d

Dr Joseph Phillips yn trafod y cynnydd o drais gwleidyddol yn yr UDA a lladd Charlie Kirk gyda BBC Radio Wales 👇

@polpsychjoe.bsky.social discusses the rise in political violence in the United States and the assassination of Charlie Kirk with @bbccymruwales.bsky.social Radio Wales 👇

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 16d

“It’s very, very difficult to exaggerate the historical significance of what’s going on here,” said @richardwynjones.bsky.social , “We’re seeing a potentially decisive break in Labour’s domination of Wales. They are in danger of falling into complete irrelevance.” #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

‘We rely on Nigel now’: Labour’s Welsh collapse is trouble for Starmer

With Reform on the rise, the PM’s support in Caerphilly is as crumbly as its cheese. Losing a byelection in Labour heartlands could lead to an existential crisis

www.thetimes.com

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 17d

“Polling expert Dr Jac Larner said one of the problems facing Welsh Labour is that there is "a narrative building in Wales that if you want to stop Reform then the party you vote for is Plaid" and so many previous Labour voters are indicating they will vote tactically for Plaid Cymru in 2026.“

Senedd opinion poll a wake-up call for Welsh Labour, says ex-minister

A Welsh Labour grandee fears the party is facing "the biggest kicking in our history".

www.bbc.com

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 18d

🎤Digwyddiad CLlC 🗣️ 13/10/2025 am 18.00

Rydym yn falch o fod yn cynnal Lee Waters MS, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social (IfG), Yr Athro James Mitchell (Prifysgol Edinburgh), Yr Athro Mark Drakeford, a @kirsty-williams.bsky.social i drafod 'Gweithrediad Llywodraeth ddatganoledig yng Nghymru'.

Tocynnau👇

Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 18d

🎤 WGC EVENT 🗣️
We are delighted to be hosting Lee Waters MS, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social (IfG), Prof. James Mitchell (Univ. Edinburgh), Prof Mark Drakeford, and @kirsty-williams.bsky.social to discuss 'The Operation of Devolved Government in Wales'. Tickets here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fifth-...

The Fifth Floor: LIVE - The Operation of Devolved Government in Wales

Pennod byw podlediad Lee Waters AS gyda gwesteion arbennig - Live episode of Lee Waters MS's podcas with special guests

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 18d

🎤 WGC EVENT 🗣️
We are delighted to be hosting Lee Waters MS, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social (IfG), Prof. James Mitchell (Univ. Edinburgh), Prof Mark Drakeford, and @kirsty-williams.bsky.social to discuss 'The Operation of Devolved Government in Wales'. Tickets here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fifth-...

The Fifth Floor: LIVE - The Operation of Devolved Government in Wales

Pennod byw podlediad Lee Waters AS gyda gwesteion arbennig - Live episode of Lee Waters MS's podcas with special guests

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 19d

Mae @pickardje.bsky.social yn cyfeirio at ein arolwg BARN Cymru diweddaraf yn yr FT a gwaith @jaclarner.bsky.social i dadansoddi'r canlyniadau.

Jim Pickard writes in Morning Call (get well soon @stephenkb.bsky.social!) about our latest poll with @itvcymruwales.bsky.social ahead of #Senedd26

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 19d

Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda diweddaraf gyda Cyfarwyddwr y Canolfan @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick 👇 #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Gwleidydda - Ble nesaf i'r blaid Lafur? - BBC Sounds

Vaughan a Richard yn trafod tensiynau ymhlith carfanau gwahanol y Blaid Lafur.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Golwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 21d

Plaid Cymru a Reform UK ym mhell ar y blaen, yn ôl arolwg barn

Mae’r Athro Jac Larner o Ganolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru yn dweud bod yr arolwg yn darogan “ailstrwythuro o fewn gwleidyddiaeth yng Nghymru” #gwleidyddiaeth

✍️ Rhys Owen

Plaid Cymru a Reform UK ym mhell ar y blaen, yn ôl arolwg barn

Mae’r Athro Jac Larner o Ganolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru yn dweud bod yr arolwg yn darogan “ailstrwythuro o fewn gwleidyddiaeth yng Nghymru”

golwg.360.cymru

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 21d

Dyma blog James / This is James's Blog:
bsky.app/profile/jame...

James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social · 22d

What Happened to Labour's 2024 Voters?

Using the recent wave of the @britishelectionstudy.com I look at people who voted Labour in 2024:
- How many are still with the party?
- How many have left?
- Why might that be?

TLDR: they've left because of economic issues/concerns, probably.

What Happened to Labour's 2024 Voters?

The who, what, when, how and huh of why Labour has lost so much support in such a short period of time

jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 21d

Yn gynnwys canlyniadau ein arolwg BARN #Cymru gyda @itvcymruwales.bsky.social a blog diweddaraf @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social sy'n drafod ble mae pleidleiswyr Llafur 2024 yn mynd.

Including our latest #Wales polling and James Breckwoldt's blog on where Labour's 2024 voters are going, and why. 👇

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21d

Productivity downgrades are not everything, but they are almost everything: today's newsletter: www.ft.com/content/6567...

Labour’s strategy has been all pain, no gain

The government is incredibly unpopular and even its favoured policies have not shifted the dial

www.ft.com

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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 21d

Lot of attention yesterday on Senedd component of the @walesgovernance.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @yougov.co.uk poll, but the Westminster figures are also quite… striking

Reform 29%
Plaid 23%
Labour 18%
Cons 11%
Libdems 9%
Greens 7%
Other 4%

Seat projection from @cavendishcymru.bsky.social

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 22d

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 🧵

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 22d

@jaclarner.bsky.social of the Wales Governance Centre said: "This latest ITV Wales poll confirms a trend leading into next year's Senedd election: the contest for the largest party is becoming a neck-and-neck battle between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.” #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

Bombshell poll puts Wales on course to change beyond all recognition

It makes bleak reading for the Labour party in Wales

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 22d

A write up of today's poll featuring analysis from @walesgovernance.bsky.social's @jaclarner.bsky.social can be found here www.itv.com/news/wales/2... #senedd #devolution

www.itv.com

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