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The Electoral State of the Parties 1: Labour 27 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
It makes sense to begin the examination of the Electoral State of the Parties with Wales’ dominant party, Labour. Indeed, any sensible analysis of contemporary party politics in Wales must surely star...
Welsh Government caves in on carbon friendly homes 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
The recent announcement by Welsh Housing Minister Carl Sargeant that the Welsh Government is watering down plans for better insulated, more energy efficient new homes, is bad news for householders and...
Gwenllian’s tragic tale of resistance in medieval Wales 25 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
In the mid-12th Century, a Welsh princess named Gwenllian led an army that included her two teenage sons Morgan and Maelgwyn, in the defence of her country from Anglo-Norman invaders. This was an unli...
There’s more than one pathway to autonomy 24 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
As 18 September 2014 and the Scottish referendum draws ever closer, it’s already clear that there is more to independence than a referendum result. Alex Salmond and his team of Ministers have been bus...
Liberty not £500 is the real Scottish question 23 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Many will be aware of a poll that was conducted in 2011 in the Scottish Social Attitudes survey. Respondents were asked how they would vote on independence if they could be sure they would be £500 bet...
What the journalists aren’t writing about in Falkirk West 22 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
In an ancient episode of the American sitcom The Simpsons, Lisa Simpson tells us how to enjoy jazz music: “Listen to the notes they’re not playing”. It’s good advice in politics too. In this context, ...
Two BBC days a week for Scotland’s debate 21 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
From the ludicrous mirage known as July, there dimly emerged a silly season story not obviously connected to babies, the weather or sport. It came in the form of a statement from the BBC announcing th...
Arts in Scotland have already reached an independent state of mind 20 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
At the Traverse Theatre (pictured), on this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, you may be lucky enough to be one of the few thousand people who will see David Greig’s new play The Events, about one woman’s resp...
The oil flowed south, Scots went on the dole … no-one cared 19 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
As the economy pulls out of recession into a largely jobless recovery, with wages nearly one-tenth down in real terms on their pre-2008 peak, the strange thing is how little response there has been on...
Sol – a ‘flash fiction’ short story 18 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
It’s Tuesday night. Sol Kussini lies on the sofa, watching the football on television. To his right, on an armchair much too big for him, a six-year-old boy kicks his heels. It’s past his bedtime but ...
