This week the pod discuss how Eluned Morgan got her rave on, Wales gets shafted a different way by HS2 and what Labour have planned for the Welsh NHS. We then deep dive into the last general election results and discover that it’s a myth that Labour voters are going to Reform and find out that the Conservatives are literally dying out. Most importantly, we discuss the rampant injustice that Robin isn’t the GQ man of the year …Big thanks to our sponsors Hello Starling and Lion Contai...
A bumper episode this week where the gang look at the threat Reform pose in Wales at the next Senedd election.Will spends the day at the party's conference where he interviews Nigel Farage and is mocked by Lee Anderson. He also reveals he once considered “no platforming his Nan”.Mel breaks down the best way to speak to someone who you don’t agree with and Robin reveals that he is positive to the point of being unbearable. Along with exclusive interviews with Reform voters in Wales this i...
Our first emergency pod!Robin and Will dive into the US election with the final result coming in while they record. While the election of Donald Trump might have big ramifications for the wider world, there are important lessons for us to learn here in Wales.What does this mean for Cymru? Why are populist leaders doing so well? What can moderates do about it? Are there parallels between Welsh and American politics?Plus, Will goes full on Tory MP and makes a bet on the outcome of the elec...
In this episode, the gang look ahead to their predictions for the coming week - specifically Labour's first budget in Westminster and what that will mean for Wales.Whilst Will is heading to Antigua for the cricket, Mel is going to the Senedd to celebrate Black History Month and Robin is hosting the Recycling Awards where Wales is crowned second best country in the world for recycling.The three answer listeners' questions on how council cutbacks are affecting town centres across Wales and what...
This week the gang deep dive into just why train travel in Wales is so bad. They explore the way that the HS2 project in England is completely shafting Wales out of billions while Cymru continues to languish in second class. Plus there is a surprise appearance from Producer Darryl who has some surprising train knowledge.Focus then turns to the Welsh Conservatives with Mel breaking the bombshell that she used to work for them! Will then unleashes a (slightly hungover) rant about the state of t...
In this week's pod Mel, Robin and Will discover the rarest thing in the world - an interesting Senedd committee meeting!After enjoying the fact that a well respected academic said the Welsh Government was doing “f*** all”, the trio dive into the world of Welsh independence, looking at where the indy movement is in Wales and some of the big holes in the argument for Wales leaving the UK.They then explore at the recent Plaid Cymru conference with some exclusive interviews with leading politicia...
Will, Mel and Robin explain why anyone would want to give up their time to talk about the wonderful world of Welsh politics including a dive into how Welsh issues always seem to be an afterthought.They discuss the madness that is the reaction to the 20mph policy and try to decide if it was actually a good idea!Will then attempts to make the gang understand why the Welsh Government have abandoned a plan for gender equality in the Senedd. This is a HayMan Media production featuring comedia...
100 years ago if you had picked up the Encyclopaedia Britannica and looked up “Wales” you would have seen four words - ‘For Wales, see England.’ This implied that Wales was no different to England. Not worthy of its own description. Second fiddle. Frankly, it implied that Wales was simply less of a country. That is why we have launched our podcast: For Wales, See Wales.It is a weekly look at Welsh politics looking at the issues that matter to people here.There are so many people who...