At the Newport Rising Festival this year, we were inspired by the story of the Chartist march on Newport in 1839 and their six-point People's Charter to think about the reforms being made to our national democracy in 2024 via the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill.

Steered by our own Matthew Hexter, our guests discuss the proposed reforms to parliament framed through the six points of the People's Charter and consider whether a modern day Chartist would approve of the recommendations. We recorded this podcast in front of a live audience at The Place, Newport as part of the 2023 Newport Rising Festival.

A video version of this podcast is available here: https://youtu.be/80v0CNnR1BA

Our guests

Chris Haines: https://twitter.com/talesforwales

ICNN Senedd Reporter based at Caerphilly Observer

Tom Hoyles: https://twitter.com/thoyles

Wales and South West England Political Officer, GMB Union

Matthew Hexter: https://twitter.com/hexter101

Newport Rising: https://www.newportrising.co.uk

Chartism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartism

The Place, Newport: https://www.theplacenewport.com

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