This week the First Minister was questioned on the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) comments on the state of the economy. The CBI believes that the economy is on the right track, but that the Welsh Government should be doing more to support the construction sector and to “spend wisely” the available Treasury money. Apparently … This week in First Minister’s Questions, Andrew RT Davies questioned the First Minister on the Welsh Government’s woeful record on reaching targets for health service delivery. The Government’s own targets for the NHS are rarely met; in February, the number of urgent cancer patients starting treatment within 62 days fell to just 82%. This target … Hard times test political institutions and ideas. It should not surprise us that the greatest financial crisis to hit the world economy since the 1930s has led some to call for more, less, or even no Europe! What we must bear in mind is the nature of this big constitutional moment. We are set to … When asked to speak on the topic of “Where next for Welsh law making?” last weekend, my initial reaction was simple: get on with it. My gut instinct since the last referendum in 2011 is that Wales has basically got the “tools for the job” which Carwyn Jones asked for in that referendum, and the … THE PEOPLE of Scotland will determine their own constitutional future and that of the whole British people on 18th September 2014. And it does not stop there. A Scottish secession would set a global precedent. Britain is not Belgium. What the world’s oldest liberal democracy does will surely have dramatic impact on world constitutionalism. This … This week in First Minister’s Questions, Andrew RT Davies questioned the First Minister on their NewBuy Cymru scheme which was “shelved” last week. The Housing Minister Carl Sargent has claimed that the Welsh Government had lost stakeholder support for the scheme, indicating that this was due to the introduction of the UK Government’s nationwide Help … By the time Margaret Thatcher left office on the 28th November 1990 she had forever transformed the British political landscape, sweeping away a weary post-war consensus and leaving Britain an altogether more prosperous, confident and enterprising nation. She remains Britain’s only female Prime Minister and left a legacy that few politicians (male or female) could ever … In recent weeks I have been inundated with texts, tweets and emails about the imminent hike on fees to use Cardiff Council’s sports facilities. Cardiff’s Labour Council (through cabinet member Huw Thomas) has cut the budget for sport and leisure by around £2 million – leaving them scratching around looking for ways to claw back …
