Senedd Bites #85: Prefered route for A40 upgrade chosen
(Title Image: Welsh Government, Crown Copyright) Prefered route for £20million A40 upgrade decided The Welsh Government has chosen a route …
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Demand for Welsh Government to close “loophole” on second home council tax
(Title Image: Daily Post) The Motion The Senedd: Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that council tax is …
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Best of the Blogs #72: Keeping it in the family
(Title Image: Elliot Brown via Flickr) Will Hayward breaks down the detail on AMs employing family members as staff. Dic …
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Organised crime unit considering Llanelli wellness village investigation
(Title Image: BBC Wales) Tarian – the serious and organised crime unit of the southern Welsh police forces – is …
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FMQs: Unionists “pose the greatest threat to the Union”
No need to apologise, Deputy Minister Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E. & Dinefwr) picked up on Lee Waters’ recent …
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Paul Davies battles for better broadband
(Title Image: Welsh Conservatives) This week’s short debate was led by Leader of the Opposition in the Senedd, Paul Davies …
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Health Minister dismisses “rumours” of Withybush maternity downgrades
(Title Image: © Copyright Ceridwen and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.) This week’s short debate was led …
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“Cheap Wales” tweets didn’t have Ministerial approval
(Title Image: Twitter via BBC Wales) Here’s a round-up of this afternoon’s economy questions. Economy Minister distances government from insulting …
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FMQs: First Minister gives Cwm Taf maternity services a vote of confidence
LGBTs in Catholic Schools, Hunger Strikes and Language Targets Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E & Dinefwr), …
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Report: Carmarthenshire “should be stripped” of lead Swansea City Region role
(Title Image: Wales Online) An independent report into the Swansea City Deal – jointly ordered by the Welsh and UK …
Read More Senedd Bites #58: Cheap Wales
(Title Image: Twitter via BBC Wales) “Cheap Wales” trade and investment tweets condemned The Welsh Government were criticised after its …
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Welsh Government “has no intention” of getting involved in Project Reset
(Title Image: Ospreys) I’ve always believed politics and sport shouldn’t mix, but it was inevitable recent “issues” arising from the …
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Education Minister rules out changing school funding formula
(Title Image: via Senedd TV) The Motion The Senedd: Notes the current indicator-based assessment (IBA) formula which calculates how much …
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Senedd Bites #47: Brexit Blues
(Title Image: via Eventbrite) Brexit deal “will leave Wales worse off” The First Minister criticised the draft Brexit deal – …
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Senedd Bites #44: “Ridiculously lenient” sentence for former AM
(Title Image: BBC Wales) Former AM avoids prison for indecent images offences On October 31st, former Plaid Cymru AM for …
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AMs debate 40,000+ signature petition against hospital downgrade
(Title Image: Wales Online) Yesterday, AMs debated a petition against the downgrading of services at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest on …
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The Talking Point #34: Davies vs Davies in fight to replace Davies
To prove just how quickly things change in politics (and why I don’t like making predictions), a fortnight ago I …
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Cabinet Secretary softly rebuked for latest local government reform plans
(Title Image: Electoral Reform Society) The Issue Public Services Secretary, Alun Davies (Lab, Blaenau Gwent) recently launched the third major …
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FMQs: Trainees, Tolls & Mocking A 9-Year-Old’s Lack Of Patriotic Fervour
The final FMQs before Easter recess was held a bit later than usual as AMs undertook more detailed scrutiny of …
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Best of the Blogs #21: Crossed Fingers
(Title Image: ibtimes.co.uk) Borthlas wonders if the Prime Minister’s fingers were crossed following her “big speech” on Brexit last week. …
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The Talking Point #18: Hywel Dda hospital re-organisation – A familiar refrain
(Title Image: Wales Online) Hywel Dda health board – which serves Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion – are preparing for a …
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Best of the Blogs #17: Councils at War?
(Title Image: via Carmarthenshire Planning) War has broken out between Pembrokeshire and the Democratic People’s Republic of Carmarthenshire according to …
Read More Senedd Bites #16: Hospital Closures Considered, Mean Girls & More
(Title Image: Wales Online) West Wales hospital closures considered Hywel Dda health board are actively considering the closure of one …
Read More FMQs: Withybush, M4 Newport & Mobile Signals
FMQs, 23rd January 2018 Leanne Wood AM (Plaid, Rhondda): Rumoured hospital closures in west Wales It’s only been three years …
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