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...
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
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...
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...
Yn cynnwys ymchwil gan @jaclarner.bsky.social / Including research from Dr Jac Larner: #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
Conservative party adamant 'we're not irrelevant' in Wales after thumping
The party say not only did they lose votes to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, but an unexpected other party
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yn cynnwys ymchwil gan @jaclarner.bsky.social / Including research from Dr Jac Larner: #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
An incredible @walesgreenparty.bsky.social conference this weekend. Our biggest ever with many of the thousands of recent new members attending alongside experienced campaigners.
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
An incredible @walesgreenparty.bsky.social conference this weekend. Our biggest ever with many of the thousands of recent new members attending alongside experienced campaigners.
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
Another entry in the ever growing list of good reasons why Wales should be finding its way out of the ‘joint’ criminal justice system of ‘England and Wales’ and join Scotland and Northern Ireland in managing its own affairs. #Senedd26
New post just out:
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Flashing Red
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Another entry in the ever growing list of good reasons why Wales should be finding its way out of the ‘joint’ criminal justice system of ‘England and Wales’ and join Scotland and Northern Ireland in managing its own affairs. #Senedd26
Quite the thing to hear a sitting Labour Member of the Senedd suggesting that the UK Prime Minister should ditch the Labour Secretary of State for Wales in order to change the perception of the party here ahead of #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales 👀
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This might sound like a ridiculous prospect, and Laura clearly thinks it is, but I wouldn’t necessarily rule it out. Especially if the labour party continues to find it brutally hard to make the compromises required to pass a budget.
#Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
#Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
A snap election on the old voting system AND 60 members?
With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social
With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A snap election on the old voting system AND 60 members?
With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social
With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
A snap election on the old voting system AND 60 members?
With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social
With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social
With so little time between now and #Senedd26, there's very little of substance the UK Labour Party could do to change the context for Welsh Labour's campaign next Spring. So, learning from Harold Wilson, should he consider replacing a Welsh Secretary considered to be unpopular? #Wales #Cymru
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
At a time when the UK Govt’s fiscal shackles are looking tighter than ever, a massive evidence boost here that something that costs the UK Govt essentially nothing can be *really good for Wales* and there should be be more tax/fiscal devolution!
Dare I say it is a ‘devolution dividend’? #Senedd26
Dare I say it is a ‘devolution dividend’? #Senedd26
Almost a decade on, Wales' fiscal reforms deliver nearly £1 Billion windfall but fall short on empowering the Senedd
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
Major new report calls for tripling of borrowing powers and full income tax control as Fiscal Framework reforms deliver unprecedented budget boost:👇
www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/asset...
www.cardiff.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
At a time when the UK Govt’s fiscal shackles are looking tighter than ever, a massive evidence boost here that something that costs the UK Govt essentially nothing can be *really good for Wales* and there should be be more tax/fiscal devolution!
Dare I say it is a ‘devolution dividend’? #Senedd26
Dare I say it is a ‘devolution dividend’? #Senedd26
"Gwyn Alf Williams wrote “Labour’s old majorities stand like Aneurin Bevan’s memorial stones”, looking like the “Stonehenge of Welsh politics.” In Caerphilly, one of those stones has cracked; shifting political weather now threatens more monuments to Welsh Labour’s historic majorities." #Senedd26
New blog
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Gwyn Alf Williams wrote “Labour’s old majorities stand like Aneurin Bevan’s memorial stones”, looking like the “Stonehenge of Welsh politics.” In Caerphilly, one of those stones has cracked; shifting political weather now threatens more monuments to Welsh Labour’s historic majorities." #Senedd26
Will things change if we have a Welsh Govt led by Plaid Cymru or Reform UK?
In our latest pod we discuss what would change in the relationship between national and union governments following the 2026 election if Labour isn't leading the one in Wales.
#Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru
In our latest pod we discuss what would change in the relationship between national and union governments following the 2026 election if Labour isn't leading the one in Wales.
#Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"This would still be an historically low increase in NHS spending" - Guto Ifan #Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS, housing and councils winners in Welsh government budget plans
But Welsh Labour does not have enough Senedd members to pass it without making a deal.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"This would still be an historically low increase in NHS spending" - Guto Ifan #Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why is Wales's voice in the union so weak?
Lauren thinks that Wales would leave the United Kingdom before Scotland, Lee outlines why Wales has no leverage over funding decisions inside the UK Treasury. All part of the discussions in our latest pod! 1/2 #cymru #wales #senedd26
Lauren thinks that Wales would leave the United Kingdom before Scotland, Lee outlines why Wales has no leverage over funding decisions inside the UK Treasury. All part of the discussions in our latest pod! 1/2 #cymru #wales #senedd26
November 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Is Whitehall pushing Wales towards nationalism? We discuss the working/not working relationship between Welsh and UK Governments in our latest pod with @lauramcallister30.bsky.social Lauren McEvatt and Lee Waters MS
#Cymru #Wales #senedd26
#Cymru #Wales #senedd26
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Is Whitehall pushing Wales towards nationalism? We discuss the working/not working relationship between Welsh and UK Governments in our latest pod with @lauramcallister30.bsky.social Lauren McEvatt and Lee Waters MS
#Cymru #Wales #senedd26
#Cymru #Wales #senedd26
✅ Surging membership
✅ Surging in the polls
✅ Over £4000 raised already
❗ But we need more to supercharge our Senedd campaign
Give what you can today to turn the surge into votes - and Green Senedd members next May 👇
greenparty.click/senedd26
✅ Surging in the polls
✅ Over £4000 raised already
❗ But we need more to supercharge our Senedd campaign
Give what you can today to turn the surge into votes - and Green Senedd members next May 👇
greenparty.click/senedd26
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
✅ Surging membership
✅ Surging in the polls
✅ Over £4000 raised already
❗ But we need more to supercharge our Senedd campaign
Give what you can today to turn the surge into votes - and Green Senedd members next May 👇
greenparty.click/senedd26
✅ Surging in the polls
✅ Over £4000 raised already
❗ But we need more to supercharge our Senedd campaign
Give what you can today to turn the surge into votes - and Green Senedd members next May 👇
greenparty.click/senedd26
The relevant clip is here where Mark Drakeford discusses the #Senedd26 voting system:
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bsky.app/profile/wels...
October 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The relevant clip is here where Mark Drakeford discusses the #Senedd26 voting system:
bsky.app/profile/wels...
bsky.app/profile/wels...
NEW POD: Our latest pod is now out on all podcast apps and YouTube 👇
@lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren, and Lee look at how the parties are choosing their candidates for #Senedd26 and what the candidates need to be braced for in the selection contests and the election. a
youtu.be/zgeNtALQvlc
@lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren, and Lee look at how the parties are choosing their candidates for #Senedd26 and what the candidates need to be braced for in the selection contests and the election. a
youtu.be/zgeNtALQvlc
How are parties choosing their Senedd 2026 candidates?
YouTube video by Welsh Politics Pod
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
NEW POD: Our latest pod is now out on all podcast apps and YouTube 👇
@lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren, and Lee look at how the parties are choosing their candidates for #Senedd26 and what the candidates need to be braced for in the selection contests and the election. a
youtu.be/zgeNtALQvlc
@lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren, and Lee look at how the parties are choosing their candidates for #Senedd26 and what the candidates need to be braced for in the selection contests and the election. a
youtu.be/zgeNtALQvlc
Well, maybe there are signs of life in Welsh Labour after all? #Senedd26
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Where it all went wrong for Labour in Wales
After the party’s by-election defeat in Caerphilly, a former Senedd candidate pinpoints three fatal flaws and outlines the action needed for a revival
www.thetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Well, maybe there are signs of life in Welsh Labour after all? #Senedd26
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Really well worth watching this clip. Kirsty remains one of the Welsh Govt Ministers held in higher esteem by people who have worked with her.
To hear her voice breaking as she describes the effect on her family of her political life is utterly heartbreaking. 👇👇👇
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
To hear her voice breaking as she describes the effect on her family of her political life is utterly heartbreaking. 👇👇👇
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd26
Ahead of our next episode about candidate selection, this clip from the Fifth Floor / @walesgovernance.bsky.social event about the beneath-the-surface workings of Welsh Government features former Education Minister Kirsty Williams questioning whether the right people can, and do, enter politics:
October 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Ymateb @lauramcallister30.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social #Senedd26 #Cymru
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ymateb @lauramcallister30.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social #Senedd26 #Cymru
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales
"All this does is confirm the general expectation in Westminster that the elections in Wales next year will see Welsh Labour go down to heavy defeat, with its best hope being to become the junior partner in coalition with Plaid Cymru.” #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales
Lessons of Caerphilly by-election IMV:
1) UK has become a country with bloc politics
2) enough voters don't want Reform that they are very vulnerable to being on the wrong side of it
3) but Labour, an essential component of that anti-Reform bloc being able to win, are too unattractive at present.
1) UK has become a country with bloc politics
2) enough voters don't want Reform that they are very vulnerable to being on the wrong side of it
3) but Labour, an essential component of that anti-Reform bloc being able to win, are too unattractive at present.
Labour’s Caerphilly humiliation is a bad omen
Result shows how Reform’s polarising nature may also be its weakness
www.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda nawr ar gael gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick yn trafod canlyniad syfrdanol #Caerffili neithiwr 👇#Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Gwleidydda - Plaid yn Cipio Caerffili - BBC Sounds
Yr Arglwydd Dafydd Wigley sy'n ymuno i drafod arwyddocad canlyniad is-etholiad Caerffili.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda nawr ar gael gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick yn trafod canlyniad syfrdanol #Caerffili neithiwr 👇#Senedd26
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Bore hapus: nath dyn lleol,gonest curo pwped Farage 😀🎊 Ond ma’n amlwg: neith Reform neud yn dda yn #Senedd26 trwy’r system PR. Mwy o frwydro o’n blaenau 🏴👏
Happy morning: a local,honest man beat Farage’s puppet 😀🎊 But it’s clear: Reform will do well in #Senedd26 via PR system.More fighting ahead 🏴👏
Happy morning: a local,honest man beat Farage’s puppet 😀🎊 But it’s clear: Reform will do well in #Senedd26 via PR system.More fighting ahead 🏴👏
October 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Bore hapus: nath dyn lleol,gonest curo pwped Farage 😀🎊 Ond ma’n amlwg: neith Reform neud yn dda yn #Senedd26 trwy’r system PR. Mwy o frwydro o’n blaenau 🏴👏
Happy morning: a local,honest man beat Farage’s puppet 😀🎊 But it’s clear: Reform will do well in #Senedd26 via PR system.More fighting ahead 🏴👏
Happy morning: a local,honest man beat Farage’s puppet 😀🎊 But it’s clear: Reform will do well in #Senedd26 via PR system.More fighting ahead 🏴👏
After Brexit & Trump,fear the worst regarding elections.But today: hope.Reform,with their MAGA-Putin cash,threw it all to win this with an ugly message.But enough Caerffili people said ‘No’ thankfully. U ok Nigel?!😀👋
Onwards to defeating Reform in #Senedd26. Congrats Lindsay Whittle 😀🏴🏴🏴👏🎊 #YmaOHyd
Onwards to defeating Reform in #Senedd26. Congrats Lindsay Whittle 😀🏴🏴🏴👏🎊 #YmaOHyd
🏴 Plaid Cymru WIN Caerphilly
💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.
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💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.
🏴
October 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
After Brexit & Trump,fear the worst regarding elections.But today: hope.Reform,with their MAGA-Putin cash,threw it all to win this with an ugly message.But enough Caerffili people said ‘No’ thankfully. U ok Nigel?!😀👋
Onwards to defeating Reform in #Senedd26. Congrats Lindsay Whittle 😀🏴🏴🏴👏🎊 #YmaOHyd
Onwards to defeating Reform in #Senedd26. Congrats Lindsay Whittle 😀🏴🏴🏴👏🎊 #YmaOHyd