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Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.
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Former Wales Office advisor Lauren McEvatt discusses Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform. Prof Scott Lucas analyses the latest on the US and Greenland, ahead of the Senedd debate on the health committee's report on obesity, Dr Sue Kenneally is in the studio. Scottish journalist and podcaster Lesley Riddoch recalls the history of Scottish Labour since the dawn of devolution and former number 10 advisor and journalist Guto Harri remembers u-turns of governments past.Cllr Dmitri Batrouni of Newport Council and Dr Emma Yhnell review the papers.
Former member of the Greenland parliament tells us exactly what she thinks about President Trump's plans for Greenland, and former MP and president of the NATO general assembly Madeleine Moon and former MP and chair of the defence committee Tobias Ellwood puts recent world developments into context. Wales Online's rugby correspondent Steffan Thomas brings us the latest movements on club gripes with the WRU. Steffan Griffiths, glaciologist and climate specialist explains recent weather patterns. Political communications consultant Laura Emily Dunn and former councillor and businesswoman Cerys Furlong discuss the role of women in politics.Green party candidate Paul Rock and Cymorth Cymru's director, Katie Dalton review the papers.
Gareth Lewis hosts a debate looking ahead to the Senedd Election in May with James Evans MS from the Conservatives, Green Party Wales leader Anthony Slaughter, Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS for Labour, Cllr Rodney Berman CBE from the Liberal Democrats and Mabon ap Gwynfor MS from Plaid Cymru. Reform declined the invitation to take part.
Vaughan Roderick looks back at interviews over the past year. Professor Elwen Evans from Universities Wales came in October, following a year of headlines on the financial challenges facing universities. Professor Kevin Morgan talked about his book, Serving the Nation, and the importance of good public food. On the 100th anniversary of the report of the Irish Border Commission, Cormac Moore discussed the redrawing of the lines that divided the young Irish Free State from Northern Ireland. Ten years after Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board first went in to special measures, current Chief Executive Carol Shillabeer explained what she was doing to try and turn the health board around. Before Lindsay Whittle went on to win the Caerphilly by-election for Plaid Cymru, Sir Deian Hopkin remembered the 1968 election when Plaid Cymru gave Labour a run for its money but ultimately didn't gain the seat in Westminster. And following the publication of her book 'Artists, Siblings, Visionaries', Judith Mackrell illustrated the effects the early death of their mother had on the lives of Welsh-born Gwen and Augustus John.
Vaughan Roderick looks back at highlights from Sunday Supplement over the past few months, including a row over rail funding, the future of Ukraine and Syria, the passing of Pope Francis, and the 'Great Bibles' going on display at the National Library of Wales.Interviews with Ben Lake MP, Ukrainian journalist and refugee Kateryna Gorodnycha, Children's Commissioner Rocio Cifuentes, Syrian doctor Mohammad Alhadj Ali, Delyth Jewell MS and Lord Don Touhig, Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones and the National Library's Timothy Cutts.
Vaughan Roderick presents the highlights of the past few months. Alun Davies MS discusses the effect of welfare changes on his Blaenau Gwent constituents; Shereen Williams and Matt Kilcoyne have different views on the new electoral boundaries' names for the next Senedd election; Peter Kellner and Professor Matt Qvortrup discuss the benefits and drawbacks of referenda; Dr Anne Harrington remembers the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and Judith Mackrell talks about sibling artists Gwen and Augustus John.
Vaughan Roderick and his guests, former BBC political editor Betsan Powys and current political correspondents Elliw Gwawr and Cemlyn Davies look ahead at the next Senedd election in May. With 10 months to go they look at the changes to the electoral system, the runners and riders, polling and the issues at stake - answering all the questions you didn't know you wanted answering.
After President Macron's announcement that France will recognise Palestine as a nation, Sir Richard Dalton joins us to explain its significance. Conwy Cllr Louise Emery, formerly Conservative, now Reform, tells us why she's switched parties. Wales Online's Ruth Mosalski gives some context to the Reform defections and discusses the new and as yet unnamed left-leaning party. Dr Jonathan Dean explains CPRW's stance on mega-solar farms and Gower MP Tonia Antoniazzi takes us through the process of changing a law.
On the eve of the Royal Welsh Show, Llanelli MS Lee Waters raises concerns about the farming sector, calling for a reset in the farming debate. Kateryna Malefioieva is a journalist in Ukraine and describes life in a war-torn country. Liz Saville-Roberts MP questions proposals to merge the three existing magistrates benches of north Wales into a single entity. And Delyth Jewell MS, Kanishka Narayan MP, Cllr Stuart Keyte and Tom Giffard MS are with us for an end of term review of their parties' respective performances.Nick Corrigan and Liz Maher review the Sunday papers.
Betsi Cadwaladr's chief executive, Carol Shillabeer, joins us from Bangor to talk about turning the health board around. Anne-Elizabeth Moutet in France explains how they might be changing the law there to allow police to intervene in the water to stop small boat crossings. Jenifer Baxter from Infrastructure Wales tells us why we don't just need more money to fix our crumbling infrastructure. Michael Mansfield KC highlights the perils of jury-free trials. And Professor Richard Wyn Jones and Lord Wigley celebrate 100 years of Plaid Cymru.Uzo Iwobi from Race Council Cymru and John Jewell from Cardiff Journalism School review the Sunday papers.
Columnist and author Steve Richards dissects Labour's terrible week, a year since getting their thumping commons majority. We hear from UK Med's field hospital lead in Gaza, Dr Clare Jefferys. Lord Hain questions proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group. Senior Lecturer in tourism management, Dr Linda Osti and Jim Jones from North Wales Tourism debate the value of a visitor levy due to be made law on Tuesday. And Labour minister, Torfaen MP, and Clement Attlee's biographer Nick Thomas-Symonds tells us the significance of the 1945 Labour landslide.Baroness Wilcox and Dr Elin Jones join Vaughan Roderick to review the Sunday papers.
Labour leader and Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan joins us from Labour conference in Llandudno. Journalist Chloe Chaplin dissects Labour's turmoil on the welfare bill. Philosopher Dr Huw Williams from Cardiff University tells us why more thoughtful subjects like his are still important. After a year in the job, Ann Davies talks about the highs and the lows of being a brand new MP. Andrew Monaghan is with us to review his book, Blitzkrieg and the Russian Art of War.Vale of Glamorgan conservative councillor Rhys Thomas and author and historian Norena Shopland review the papers.
After the US bombs nuclear facilities in Iran, Israeli political commentator Gideon Levy and Chair of the Ezri Centre for Iran and Gulf states research Dr Efrat Sopher, puts Trump's intervention into context. Author and historian Diana Preston explains Roosevelt's vision as the UN celebrates 80 years of its existence. Welsh Local Government Association and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council leader, Andrew Morgan and Dr Marlene Davies, expert in local government finance and Associate of the University of South Wales discuss a new partnership agreement between the Welsh government and local authorities. Timothy Cutts celebrates having two unique copies of the 1539 Great Bible at the National Library in Aberystwyth.Bethan Darwin and William Powell review the papers.
Guests include First Minister Eluned Morgan; Adam Price MS, Chatham House director Bronwen Maddox; Prof Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones and Judith Mackrell. The paper reviewers are Baroness Ilora Finlay and Plaid Cymru councillor Steve Skivens.
Vaughan Roderick talks to Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake about rail funding, discusses the Spending Review with Baroness Debbie Wilcox and the Institute of Directors' Richard Selby and reflects on 50 years of Parliament on the radio with former Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans. Plus what does the Hamilton by-election mean for Scotland's parties, and Dai Havard discusses what Merthyr's radical political past tells us about its future.
Vaughan Roderick with political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.
Guests include Nia Griffith MP; musician Peredur ap Gwynedd; Middle East historian Diana Darke and Middle East analyst Dr Laura James; US political watcher Spencer McKinney; author Cormac Moore. Paper reviews: Bethan Sayed and Andrew White.
Vaughan Roderick with political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.
Julie Morgan MS, Lord Wigley and Anthony Pickles dissect the latest polling with a year to go until the Senedd elections. Ian Gerrard, head of Ysgol Aberconwy discusses the use of smartphones in schools and their effect on behaviour. NUS Wales president Deio Owen talks about the possible plan to allow free movement of students across Europe and Dr Anne Harrington from Cardiff University reminds us that the second world war continued in the pacific after VE day, ending only with atomic warfare. Journalist Abbie Wightwick and conservative group leader at Monmouthshire council, Richard John review the papers.
Professor Sir John Curtice takes us through the data on the closest by-election since the second world war and local elections in England. Niki Savva joins us from Canberra with the latest on the Australian general election. Neha Mukherjee explains why the US wants the deal on Ukrainian minerals so much. Professor Richard Wyn Jones looks ahead to the Senedd 2026 election, and Councillor Calum Davies tells us why he thinks the Conservatives should embrace getting rid of the Senedd.Sandra Loy from Cardiff Journalism School and Alex Barros-Curtis MP review the papers.
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