John Dixon discovers a contradiction with the devolved Cardiff Bay government taking the whip to local authorities

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John Dixon discovers a contradiction with the devolved Cardiff Bay government taking the whip to local authorities
John Osmond argues that an economic Plan B for Wales should rely on a Welsh green new deal
Plaid leadership contest develops; Ken Skates first in Member’s Bill ballot; The Government’s Draft Budget runs into trouble; Welsh Higher Education faces testing times; Silk Commission faces derailment
Craig Dark argues that Charles’s veto over legislation is undermining efforts to bring the monarchy into the 21st Century
Alan Trench analyses legal aspects of the Welsh Government’s ‘soft op-out’ plan for presumed consent
Geraint Talfan Davies looks at Welsh Labour’s relationship with the private sector and the need for the devolution of broadcasting
Menna Richards, Annual Lecture, Welsh Political Archive 2011, National Library of Wales, 3 November 2011
Michael Haggett says low levels of support for devolution max are due to the paucity of debate in England
Eluned Morgan argues that Labour must rethink its relationship with the private sector