Golau: Politics, Policy and Polling in Wales and the World

To coincide with the events marking 20 years since the 1997 devolution referendum that led to the creation of the Welsh Assembly, the First Minister announced a new commission on Justice in Wales. Chaired by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the commission will look at all aspects of Justice and how the structures and practices of Law in Wales should be adapted to meet the new political and legal landscape of the 21st century.

In this talk Lord Thomas outlines his personal views about some of the key subjects the commission will have to consider:

The transcript of this talk is available here: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2017/11/The-Past-and-the-Future-of-Law-in-Wales.pdf

You can also view this talk on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4igYykv3uM8

You can find out about the event organisers on Twitter -

Public Law Wales: https://twitter.com/PublicLawWales

Wales Governance Centre: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance

And, of course, us: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast

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On this episode we’re taking a look at the latest manoeuvres in world of Brexit, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill and a look back at the party conference season now that it is (finally) over. Featuring Prof. Roger Scully of the Wales Governance Centre, Manon Edwards Ahir of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol/Cardiff University School of Journalism and Hedydd Phylip of Cardiff University’s School of Law and Politics.

Links:-

EU (Withdrawal) Event Amendments: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-withdrawal-bill-debate-delayed-brexit-legislation-amendments-mps-theresa-may-labour-a7998046.html

FM Scotland & Wales Joint working together: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/19/scottish-and-welsh-leaders-seek-to-ward-off-westminster-hijack-of-powers

Carwyn Jones’s speech about 20 years of Devolution: https://youtu.be/oV8QBGRUGvY

FUW Single Market Call: http://www.fuw.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12930:time-for-common-sense-to-prevail-over-single-market-and-customs-union-membership-says-fuw&catid=13&lang=en&Itemid=181

CBI/IoD/FSB letter to David Davis/DExEU: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41716284

Theresa May - ‘Asking for help’ from other EU leaders: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-begged-help-eu-leaders-11393601

Andrew RT Davies is not the leader of the Welsh Conservatives: http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2017-10-03/brexit-pm-vows-to-work-with-welsh-government/

Leanne Wood’s leadership challenges: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/41699098

laid Cymru’s paper on Brexit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41543062

David Melding’s Essay ‘Democracy in Hard Times’: http://www.gorwel.co/wordpress/?p=3077

You can follow our guests on Twitter here:

Roger Scully: https://twitter.com/roger_scully

Manon Edwards Ahir: https://twitter.com/ManonEdAhir

Hedydd Phylip: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/969566-

and of course, us: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast

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…and in case you’ve forgotten the Lib Dem conference completely too, here’s Vince Cable winking ominously: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/18/vince-cable-winks-scary-video-posted-twitter-advertise-lib-dem/

27: Spain and the Catalan Crisis Intro

The question of Catalan independence has never been more visible in the UK and its dramatic appearance on the news agenda has highlighted new complexities in Spain’s territorial constitution.

On the 18th October 2017, a day before the Spanish Government announced its intention to suspend Catalan autonomy, historian Dr Andrew Dowling of Cardiff University gave the following presentation that explores the underlying reasons that led to the referendum and subsequent events of October 2017 in Catalonia.

More about Dr Andrew Dowling: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/161427-dowling-andrew

Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/painesrepublic

This presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ck1NUruZ38w

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One the day after the UK Government’s EU (Withdrawal) Bill had its second reading in the UK Parliament the Wales Governance Centre co-hosted an event about the bill in central London. Among the speakers were MPs, academics and legal experts.

One of the event’s highlights was a talk delivered by Daniel Denman, Director of Legal Advisors in DExEU - The Department for Exiting the EU. He shared a fascinating insight into how the bill was drafted and why the widely-criticised Henry VIII powers were framed so broadly.

In this episode of Golau we’ve reproduced his opening remarks in full to shed some light on the thinking behind the Bill.

The EU (Withdrawal) Bill: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0005/18005.pdf

2nd reading debate: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-09-11/debates/B10868CD-F096-47A2-84EE-A902C8A271BE/EuropeanUnion(Withdrawal)Bill

On Twitter:

Wales Governance Centre: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance

DExEU: https://twitter.com/DExEUgov

and, of course, us: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast

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Recorded at the Cardiff University / Institute of Welsh Affairs event marking 20 years of devolution, Huw Edwards discusses 20 years (and more!) of Welsh politics and the value of journalistic scrutiny.

Huw’s documentary about devolution: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05f8hnf/huw-edwards-datganoli-20

This speech in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fOp8Obge1Ag

And on Twitter:

Huw Edwards: https://twitter.com/huwbbc

The Institute of Welsh Affairs: https://twitter.com/IWA_Wales

Wales Governance Centre: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance

And, of course, us: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast

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On 18th September 2017, the Institute for Welsh Affairs and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre co-hosted an event to mark 20 years since the referendum on devolution to Wales in 1997. During the event, the First Minister gave a keynote speech looking back at the last 20 years and ahead to the next 20.

Inevitably, that second half (featured here) included talk of Brexit, devolution and the creation of a legal jurisdiction for Wales. He even broke out the 'F' word.

More video/audio from the event will be published soon but in the meantime you can review the highlights on Twitter by searching for the hashtag: #WalesSaidYes

You can read more about the Welsh Gov’s position on Brexit here: https://beta.gov.wales/brexit

The announcement of the new commission on Justice in Wales: http://gov.wales/newsroom/firstminister/2017/170918-first-minister-establishes-commission-on-justice-in-wales/?lang=en

And on Twitter, follow

FM Wales: https://twitter.com/fmwales

The Institute of Welsh Affairs: https://twitter.com/IWA_Wales

Wales Governance Centre: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance

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In this special episode, WalesOnline’s chief reporter, Martin Shipton, discusses his new book about former Secretary of State and Speaker, George Thomas - “Political Chameleon”. We also managed to record a quick chat with the author of the book’s foreword, Gwynoro Jones which we’ve abbreviated into a foreword for this podcast.

You can find out more about the book here: Political Chameleon - In Search of George Thomas

And catch up with our contributors on Twitter

Martin Shipton: https://twitter.com/ShiptonMartin

Richard Wyn Jones: https://twitter.com/RWynJones

Gwynoro Jones: https://twitter.com/Gwynoro

Welsh Academic Press: https://twitter.com/WelshAcadPress

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Welcome to Season 2 of Golau!

We start with what else but Brexit. Dominating the headlines all week, we have Dr Jo Hunt, Prof Roger Scully and Dr Huw Pritchard in Golau studios to discuss the Welsh perspective on the 2nd reading of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. Earlier in the week Jo organised an event with MPs & experts in London that we recorded and will publish as soon as we can. Schedule for the event is below.

Wales Governance Centre / Hansard Society / UK and EU event referred to in podcast (we’ll make the recordings available asap): http://ukandeu.ac.uk/event/the-eu-withdrawal-bill-principles-powers-and-parliaments/

EU (Withdrawal Bill): https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0005/18005.pdf

Tabled Amendments: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0005/amend/euwithdrawal_rm_cwh_0911.pdf

FM Wales LCM Memorandum: http://www.assembly.wales/laid%20documents/lcm-ld11177/lcm-ld11177-e.pdf

FM Scotland LCM Memorandum: http://www.parliament.scot/S5ChamberOffice/SPLCM-S05-10-2017.pdf

FM Wales’s ‘Brexit & Devolution’ paper launch including comments about the end of parliamentary sovereignty: https://youtu.be/KcJX6h0LDEc?list=PL5e0LFsOYWruuDLV1lN6G3eapIBuu3lYS

The Labour Party’s Constitutional Convention with Gordon Brown: https://youtu.be/fUFIk0Cx65M?list=PL5e0LFsOYWruuDLV1lN6G3eapIBuu3lYS

The latest Welsh Political Barometer (Sept 2017): http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2017/09/11/labour-support-reaches-50-in-wales-the-new-welsh-political-barometer-poll/

Dr Jo Hunt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johunt

Prof Roger Scully on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roger_scully

Dr Huw Pritchard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Huw_Pritchard

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After each general election in Wales and the UK, the Wales Governance Centre runs a post-election briefing. This episode of Golau features this year's keynote from Roger Scully - Understanding the 2017 UK General Election.

This keynote is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TO2lxf_covQ

Rogers' Blog: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/

More from the Wales Governance Centre: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance

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Marking the anniversary of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the Wales Governance Centre held an event in the Senedd with a number of presentations on aspects of Brexit.

In this presentation Dr Rachel Minto looks at the state of play between the UK Government’s DeExEU and the EU’s negotiating teams and approaches to the negotiations.

The videos of this event will be here (once published): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5e0LFsOYWruuDLV1lN6G3eapIBuu3lYS

For more from the Wales Governance Centre: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance

For more about Wales and Brexit: https://twitter.com/WelshBrexitCU

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