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Westminster 2015 : Ogmore In Focus
(Pic : maestegtowncentre.com)Following yesterday's look at the Bridgend constituency, it's time to look at the second seat in Bridgend county - Ogmore.Electoral HistoryCreated in 1918 from Mid...
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New law to protect Welsh heritage sites
(Pic : castlewales.com)It seems like a while since the last one, but it's worth turning to the latest Bill which has been introduced to the National Assembly by Deputy Minister for Culture & Sport,...
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Westminster 2015 : Predictions
Um....Tonight's the night, so it's time for the real fun to begin....Election 2015 in Wales(Click to enlarge)As you probably gathered from Westminster 2015 : The Welsh Battlegrounds I predict (and I...
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Westminster 2015 : The Results
(Pic : Reuters via The Guardian)First thing's first - I can rip my crap predictions up. Predicting is a mug's game as the polling companies are finding out to their cost. As has been said elsewhere,...
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An Online Audit of Bridgend's Community Councils
How are Bridgend's town and community councils complying with new guidance on maintaining an online presence?(Pic : BBC Wales)On May 1st, new regulations and statutory guidance (pdf) came into force as...
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Westminster 2015 : The Post-Mortem
Why are we looking at five more Tory years when we could've had this?(Pic : Wales Online)In one final visit to the 2015 House of Commons election, it's worth looking in more detail at last Thursday's...
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Environment Bill introduced
Carrier bags, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity are amongst the areastargeted by a wide-ranging Environment Bill, which was introduced this week.Now that the election excitement is dying down,...
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Devolution : Last Stand of the Human Rights Act?
(Pic : via Flickr)One Conservative manifesto commitment prior to their election victory was the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and its replacement with a "British Bill of Rights"- possibly...
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Pencoed Primary "Call-In"& Mr Urdd yn ddod i Benybont
The decision to close an "empty"moderate learning disability class atPencoed Primary school has been"called-in" by a Bridgend Council committee.(Pic : Wales Online)Committee "Calls In"Pencoed Special...
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Hard Graphed
We're all familiar with the staple Lib Dem electoral tactic of using distortedgraphs, but are some of our public bodies now starting to join in?(Pic : via Wikipedia)Yesterday, BBC Waleshighlighted the...
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
While the Welsh Government and CBI have said the Newport M4 "Hart Bypass" will boost the economy, does the Port of Newport - which supports 3,000 jobs - stand to be one of the economic losers?(Pic :...
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Pirate Party : Hoisting the Jolly Roger above Wales
Bridgend's voters were faced with a unique choice on May 7th.Maybe, in future, other Welsh voters will have the option too.(Pic : via Facebook)I doubt many people reading this will have heard of The...
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Independence Minutiae : The Crown Estate
The monarchy nominally owns a large chunk of the UK's onshore and offshore assets, withprofits pumped into the Treasury. How would independence impact this arrangement?(Pic : rolton.com)What is the...
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Moves to Tackle "Debilitating" Wanker Shortage
From selling homes and people to selling Bills.Are high-powered wankers set to dominate Welsh politics?The National Assembly's Remuneration Board have taken action to address Wales' crippling shortage...
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The Most Influential Post-Devolution Politicians 20-11
Following yet another low point in the public image of the National Assembly - but buoyed by Prof. Laura McAllister's coincidental rallying cry for a new generation of leaders (read The Great Welsh...
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Top 10 Most Influential Post-Devolution Politicians
After yesterday's 20-11 countdown, it's time to move on to who I consider to be the 10 most influential Welsh politicians since devolution began in 1999.Here's a reminder of the rules:They must have...
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WAG Watch - May 2015
The Electoral Reform Society warned that Wales faced a “turnout time bomb” amongst under-25s due to falling interest in elections. They recommended reforms to how politics is taught in schools, and...
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The In-Out EU Referendum Bill
Forty years since the last time the question was put to the public,the UK is to be asked whether to remain a member of the EU. (Pic : The Telegraph)Last Thursday, the UK Government introduced a Bill...
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Assembly Bans Smoking in Cars with Kids
(Pic : Wales Online)Within the last hour, the National Assembly approved new regulations outlawing smoking in cars when carrying under-18s.Why?The Welsh Government were granted the powers via the...
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Tawel Fan : Betsi Cadwaladr's Shame
Little Ward of Horrors.(Pic : BBC Wales)Just so you've been warned, the following makes for depressing reading.Within the last week, a catalogue of serious care failings were revealed in a damning...
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