First Minister sets out legislative priorities

FIRST MINISTER of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has today set out his Government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead. In the first of five Bills, the Welsh...

Welsh Government triples PR spend

MORE than £10.7m has been spent by the Welsh Government on the services of PR and Marketing agencies over a three-year period. Figures obtained via a...

Andrews blames media for ‘information deficit’

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY must look beyond the fragmented media in Wales to better communicate its work to a wider audience and address the democratic information deficit,...

Consent required but no veto on Brexit

THE UK GOVERNMENT has moved to quell at least some of the concerns of devolved administrations by undertaking to consult with them about the planned Repeal...

Plaid look to set security agenda

PLAID CYMRU has called for an independent audit of Welsh security resilience in the wake of a string of cyber security attacks on the public sector...

Energy policy and the environment

LAST WEEK The Herald looked at the energy market and the ways in which different parties have approached the question of rising domestic energy bills. That...

Cameron’s hamstrung Exchequer

THE NATIONAL tabloids are often full of foaming at the mouth headlines about ‘scroungers’, stories about ‘dole fiddlers’, and tales expressing horror that some people pretend...

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Hamilton urges residents to register to vote

UKIP’s Group Leader in the Assembly is urging people to make sure that their voice is heard on local matters. Neil Hamilton AM, is calling on...

Leadership in an unpredictable world

A LEADING Aberystwyth University academic and head of the Department of International Politics is to deliver his inaugural lecture on the highly topical subject of political...

May a ‘modern day Lord Cardigan’

CARMARTHEN EAST and Dinefwr MP, Jonathan Edwards has accused the UK Prime Minister of being the ‘modern day equivalent of Lord Cardigan’ who led the so-called...

£6.5m for ‘Circular Economy’ fund

LESLEY GRIFFITHS, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, has re-affirmed Wales’ commitment to increasing the amount we reuse and recycle by announcing a £6.5m...