Martin Shipton Meets...

Professor John Tomaney was chair of the ill-fated 2004 referendum campaign that wanted to establish a regional assembly in the North East of England. He talks regional identity, anti-London sentiment and why we should stop bending over backwards for the tech giants. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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We're back with series two. In the first episode Martin meets Helen Mary Jones who returns to Cardiff Bay after a seven-year absence.
The Plaid AM talks nationalism, what Plaid Cymru needs to do to win in 2021 and the transgender debate. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Former MP for Cardiganshire, Elystan Morgan, has been a member of the House of Lords for 37 years.
Martin travels to Westminster to hear about working with Gwynfor Evans, the sleeping giant of Welsh nationhood and why the House of Lords is "wholly ridiculous". For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The director of the Wales Centre for Public Policy explains how the think tank is advising the Welsh Government on how to improve public services and increase prosperity in Wales. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The Labour AM is seeking nominations to succeed Carwyn Jones as party leader and First Minister.
She tells Martin about her chances and talks of her plans as Minister for the Welsh language, gender inequality in politics and Brexit. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Speaking from Westminster, Lord Dafydd Wigley looks back on his political career.


He talks about Plaid Cymru's future, the impact of Brexit on manufacturing in Wales and House of Lords reform. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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This week Martin travels to Westminster to meet Wales's youngest MP, Ben Lake.
He reveals how he's settling in after his unexpected victory and talks of the challenges facing rural Wales and of a potential rematch with Mark Williams. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Neil Hamilton talks in-fighting, being public enemy number one and controversy in Cardiff Bay.
The Ukip AM also tells Martin about his Welsh roots, Thatcherism and what Brexit means for the future for his party. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Rob is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain. On this week's podcast he talks about his involvement in the Welsh Socialist Republican Movement and how he came to be arrested on suspicion of planting a bomb in an army recruitment office. He also discusses his time with Plaid Cymru and the problems the Communist Party face electorally. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Tony is one of the UK's foremost environmental campaigners and Anne is the Head of WWF Cymru. The pair discuss the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project, the impact that Brexit will have on environmental policy and how small lifestyle changes can have a huge effect on climate change. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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