As 2012 draws to a close, Daran Hill reflects on Welsh politics over the year and looks ahead to what 2013 might bring. Politics in Wales is different from other parts of the UK. Labour still rules there, even…

Yesterday’s decision in the Senedd to approve new arrangements for helping people with their Council Tax bill marks a potentially significant shift in the Welsh Government thinking.  The Welsh Government has to date made much of its policies of providing…

Today, AMs are making an unscheduled return to the Senedd to debate the regulations for the new regime of support with the costs of Council Tax.  This is a key debate, for a number of reasons. First, it matters to…

  Possibly one of the biggest education stories of the year was the publication of the much awaited Qualifications Review. The Report, published at the end of November, was the result of consulting many stakeholders in Wales and beyond.  The…

It’s popular for politicians to talk about generations of the same family that have never worked. But, as Rob MacDonald explains, research shows this is misleading. The real problems of ‘in-work poverty’ and ‘underemployment’ are finally making some headlines, elbowing…