(Title Image: Wales Online) The Issue The UK Budget last week contained a ballpark figure of an additional £1.2billion for Wales over four years. However, after the recent cancellation of south Wales mainline electrification between…
Senedd Bites #11: Watchdogs and Lynxes
(Title Image: NHS Wales) Health watchdogs "told not to criticise the Welsh Government" BBC Wales has reported that staff working for Community Health Councils (CHCs) have been told by senior staff "not to criticise or…
Best of the Blogs #11: BAWS-UP incoming?
(Title Image: BBC Wales) Jac o' the North takes a microscope to the Third Sector yet again; pay particular attention to the section on BAWSO and Mutale Merrill because I suspect you might be hearing…
What Jayne Bryant had to say about the…
(Title Image: BBC Wales) Time for another short debate as it's been a while. This time it was on the subject of problem gambling – a topic that's been brought up several times by AMs…
Cavity Wall Insulation: “A panto with many villains”
(Title Image: hedslaw.co.uk) The Issue This won't get anywhere near the attention as the other debate yesterday, but..... Cavity wall insulation spiked in popularity a few years ago as a relatively straightforward way to improve…
Committee inquiry into the First Minister rejected
(Title Image: Channel 4 News) The Issue Did the First Minister mislead ("lie to") the Assembly on bullying allegations within the Welsh Government? That's the question at the heart of this and in addition…
The Talking Point #11: Valleys Action Plan shows…
(Title Image: Wales Online) The hardest policy nut to crack in Wales over the last 35 years or so has been how to get an economic and social turn around in the south Wales valleys.…
Right to Buy ban in Wales moves a…
(Title Image: The Guardian) The (somewhat controversial) Bill which will introduce a blanket abolition of "Right to Buy" for social housing tenants in Wales was debated in detail by AMs yesterday and has moved a…
FMQs: Bullying, Mental Health & Green Taxes
FMQs, 28th November 2017 Leader of the Opposition, Andrew RT Davies AM (Con, South Wales Central): Welsh Government Bullying Allegations The Senedd is due to debate a motion calling for the Scrutiny of the First…