The annual visits by the Secretary of State for Wales to the Assembly to introduce the Queen’s Speech are a key part of the Assembly year. They are also very much influenced by the persona of the person doing…

  In 1998 the passage of the Scotland Act signified what the then Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar called “the settled will of the Scottish people.” It created a Scottish Parliament on a model which has required no repeal or significant…

  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…

It is a great unwritten rule never to hold an Assembly event on “Black Wednesday.” The last Wednesday of every Assembly winter term is always a stormy one. Government usually brings forward lots of business, it always over-runs, and people…

  I did not vote yesterday. I would have if I had still lived in Cardiff South and Penarth. If I had been there I would have taken my democratic responsibility seriously enough to cast my ballot in a by…