The Brexit deficitIf there was a ‘word cloud’ of popular news topics over the last twelve months then ‘Brexit’ would be front, centre and in bold. Since last June’s referendum the topic has dominated headlines, been the...Posted 27 Mar 2017
Cyfnod Newydd i ERS CymruWrth iddi ymuno â ERS Cymru, mae Jess Blair yn nodi’r heriau a’r cyfleoedd i ddyfnhau democratiaeth Cymru Yn ystod y deuddeg mis diwethaf, mae’r tirlun wleidyddol wedi newid yn sylfaenol dros y byd. Rydym...Posted 17 Mar 2017
An exciting time to join ERS CymruAs 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 GymruWrth 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 democracyAs 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 GovernmentMae 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