An exciting time to join ERS Cymru As she joins us as the new Director of ERS Cymru, Jess Blair sets out the challenges and opportunities for deepening Welsh democracy. In the last twelve months the political landscape across the world has... Posted 14 Mar 2017
Diwygio yn y Senedd a system gyfrannol i lywodraeth leol: wythnos gyffrous i ddemocratiaeth Gymru Wrth i’r byd wleidyddol gael ei dynnu oddi ar ei hechel mewn mis cyntaf cythryblus yn 2017, gallai faddau i chi os ydych wedi methu rhai datblygiadau yn agenda diwygio etholiadol yng Nghymru. Cadwch o’n... Posted 03 Feb 2017
Senedd reform and local PR: an exciting week for Welsh democracy As the political world shifts from its axis in a tumultuous first month of 2017, you’d be forgiven for missing on some other developments in the electoral reform agenda in Wales. Whisper it, but all... Posted 02 Feb 2017
Building a stronger National Assembly, or why ‘We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat…’ Given the tidal waves that have rocked our politics this year, it may seem an unusual time to be discussing the need for more Assembly Members. In a year of populist shocks and rhetoric, the... Posted 01 Dec 2016
After Brexit, it’s time for a bigger, stronger Senedd ‘May you live in interesting times’ goes the old Chinese curse. And few could deny that we do: Brexit, a party system in flux, and a constitution in tumult all mark new times for the... Posted 29 Nov 2016
Please, sir, can we have some more? The Welsh Programme for Government Mae fersiwn Cymraeg o’r blog yma ar gael yma When the Welsh Government announced its Programme for Government would be delayed for 100 days, my expectations were raised. Taking into account of the huge tectonic... Posted 27 Sep 2016
An electric few weeks in Wales…So what’s next? Yn y Gymraeg yma Phew! Well, we’re not used to political drama in Cardiff Bay of the scale witnessed over the past few weeks. With the election resulting in Labour winning 29 of 60 seats,... Posted 31 May 2016
A stagnating Senedd? In general, diversity in Parliaments is on the rise across the UK and the world. But it’s by no means inevitable, or uniform – and making our often archaic institutions reflect the public they represent... Posted 25 Apr 2016
Let’s make sure every voice is heard in Wales There are now just a couple of weeks until the Welsh Assembly election. Parties are coming out with their policies for the next Assembly thick and fast. So we’re calling on parties to revitalise democracy in... Posted 18 Apr 2016
A diverse democracy: Building a Wales for all At its heart, democracy is a celebration of variety. Democracy requires that arguments are tested, scrutinised and checked, from inception to delivery. That’s why it’s important that the backgrounds of those doing that are as... Posted 15 Apr 2016