Martin Shipton Meets...

When Dr Sibani Roy first moved to North Wales, she didn't feel welcome.
Her experiences led her to found the North Wales Association for Multicultural Integration, which is working to build up a cohesive community.
Dr Roy, a medical ethicist and former mayor of Colywn Bay tells Martin about her mission for integration, rather than assimilation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Former Cardiff Central MP Jon Owen Jones speaks about the lack of scrutiny in devolved Wales.
He tells Martin of life in pre-devolution politics and his time spent as a junior minister at the Welsh Office.
He also recalls the Alun Michael and Rhodri Morgan row, and the reasons behind the demise of the Forestry Commission, which he chaired until 2013. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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A year has passed since Jack Sargeant became one of Wales's youngest politicians at the age of 23, in a by-election triggered by the death of his father Carl.
The Welsh Labour AM for Alyn and Deeside tells Martin how he's carrying on the legacy of his father while determined to make his own mark on the job.
He also talks kinder politics, the future of Airbus and "the living nightmare" his family are enduring. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Mike Joseph's German Jewish parents escaped Europe on the day war broke out in 1939.
The journalist turned genocide historian spent time tracing his relatives but was only able to identify the SS leader who coordinated their killings.
He tells Martin about the fine line between correcting historic injustice while not perpetuating contemporary injustice, as his family battled to reclaim their house in Leipzig.
He also talks about defining anti-semitism and the romantic notion of Israel versus the reality.
You find Mike's website here and his work for Planet Magazine here For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The devolution expert and former Wales international tells Martin about her career journey, juggling academia with football.
The professor of public policy at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre talks about the biggest weaknesses at the Welsh Assembly - a lack of pluralism and bravery. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Journalist and communications consultant Guto Harri lifts the lid on working for Boris Johnson and Rupert Murdoch.
He tells Martin why he's been called a traitor, and about his return to Wales for new S4C politics series Y Byd yn ei Le, as they discuss Brexit and the so-called meaningful vote. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Andrew Morgan explains his journey from bricklayer to leader of one of Wales' biggest councils, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
He talks about coping with austerity, cynicism in politics and the impact of a no-deal Brexit.
The chair of the Cardiff Capital Region also explains how the body hopes to create thousands of new jobs in South Wales. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Ann Clwyd has represented the Cynon Valley as MP since 1984, and was previously MEP for Mid and West Wales..
The Labour politician tells how her early career as a Guardian journalist forged her strong links with South Wales' coal miners, and recalls the day she went underground to save Tower Colliery.
She also tells Martin why she believes Tony Blair's reputation has been unfairly trashed, about her support of the Kurdish cause, and why she's still battling for answers after her husband's death. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Author Daryl Leeworthy talks about the rise and fall of social democracy in South Wales.


He tells Martin that if we're to improve the lives of people in South Wales, we need to recapture the culture of our radical past.


His book Labour Country is published by Parthian Books. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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What happens if you are convicted for a crime you didn't commit? Solicitor Glyn Maddocks has spent much of his career representing victims of miscarriages of justice. He tells Martin why the British legal system isn't working and why it must change. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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