Reposted by Daniel WincottLee Waters @waterslee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026These are all still officially Welsh Labour policies. Not that you’d know it. 166
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Delighted to see this paper out in the wild. Diolch yn fawr to the editors @bjpols.bsky.social to our anonymous referees and, especially, to my fantastic co-authors @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social and @jaclarner.bsky.social 0115
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Should be essential reading for Andy Burnham. The UK gov forcing devolution from the Senedd to 22 local authorities would be constitutionally reckless and illiterate AND counterproductive for Burnham’s policy aims. 123
Reposted by Daniel WincottBen Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Nerdy observation from the various UK legislatures: they each call the period between one election and another something different. Westminster = a Parliament. Scotland = a Session. Wales = an Assembly. NI = a Mandate. 392
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I’ve had some other things on and also wanted to let this stew a bit. I’m baffled that Burnham can say Universities are one of 3 key strands of his approach to economic development, without announcing a big change from Starmer’s neglect. wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...wonkhe.com"Bizarre meaningless guff": the triple helix explainedThe Spectator hates it, Andy Burnham loves it, but what is the triple helix approach to innovation? 000
Reposted by Daniel WincottLee Waters @waterslee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Why does devolution to Wales face a different test to distributing powers to other parts of the UK? amanwy.blogspot.com/2026/09/ther...amanwy.blogspot.comThere may be trouble ahead...Sometimes it helps to look at things from the opposite point of view to your own: After a generation of devolved Government, with growing po... 196
Reposted by Daniel WincottRichard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 03/09/2026amanwy.blogspot.com/2026/09/ther...amanwy.blogspot.comThere may be trouble ahead...Sometimes it helps to look at things from the opposite point of view to your own: After a generation of devolved Government, with growing po... 096
Reposted by Daniel WincottAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 30/08/2026“the novel’s fizzing exuberance derives from the fun of watching Gray’s keen authorial intelligence finding layer upon layer of unexpected possibility in his one ingenious narrative conceit” @jonathancoe.bsky.social reviews Alasdair Gray’s POOR THINGS in the @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v1...lrb.co.ukJonathan Coe · Gray’s Elegy 054
Reposted by Daniel WincottStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I think also, intelligence is neither here nor there. Some intelligent people believe in horoscopes, and there is about as much accidental truth in that as there is in race science. 1101
Reposted by Daniel WincottJulia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Nice to see coverage of this strong study in The Lancet. We really can improve lives measurably and quickly where there is the will to do so! www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comChildren's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zoneChildren's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows. 074
Reposted by Daniel WincottSiobhan McAndrew @siobhanmcandrew.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Quick lunchtime look at www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... I wonder whether this is so gender-specific. Women may also have poorly-recognised unprocessed grief over failed cultural promises - with more social pressure to find compensators via children & caringtheguardian.comThe men I see in therapy did everything right. So why do they feel so empty?Many of my clients expected to find fulfillment from their career, marriage and home. Instead, they feel grief 233
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Being randomly allocated to a 2nd year undergraduate comparative European politics seminar group Peter taught changed the course of my life. 020
Reposted by Daniel WincottDr Charlotte Galpin @drcharlottegalpin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Let’s not forget about the failure of universities. Ever since I was targeted by the Daily Express in 2017 as a result of doing my job I have been asking my university how they are going to protect me and almost a decade later the response is still woefully inadequate. They have no answer. 152
Reposted by Daniel WincottJac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Two(!) permanent lectureships coming up at Cardiff: One in political behaviour/opinion cardiffuniweb.eploy.net/vacancies/52... One in British politics (very loosely defined) cardiffuniweb.eploy.net/vacancies/53... Feel free to get in touch and I'll be happy to answer any questions I cancardiffuniweb.eploy.net 31216
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 23/07/2026In his 60s my late father moved to South Northamptonshire near Banbury. He was hospitalised under the Oxfordshire Mental Health Trust in his mid-60s. When he turned 65 he was transferred to hospital in Northampton. The reason? Adult & geriatric services seemed to have different geographic footings. 020
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Essential reading from @jaclarner.bsky.social on the clear rejoin majority now in Wales. Turns out that English identifiers in Wales contain a distictively large number of folk who are still for leave. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...blogs.cardiff.ac.ukFrom Leave to Rejoin: Welsh Public Opinion Ten Years OnShowcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre. 010
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 15/07/2026@willhaycardiff.bsky.social reflecting on what Wales need to make devolution work properly. And drawing lessons for the (quite different) regional/city region ‘devolution deals’ on which Burnham is hanging the UK Labour govt’s hopes. Essential reading! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIn Wales, I've seen what happens when devolution isn't done right. Here's what Andy Burnham must know | Will HaywardIn my country, devolution has been the equivalent of giving someone a new electric car without the capacity to charge it. That can’t be the model for the whole UK, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward 1124
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Just leaving this here. May be of interest to @gsoh31.bsky.social nation.cymru/news/cardiff...nation.cymruCardiff University spends more than £10m on consultants in two yearsMartin Shipton Cardiff University has spent more than £10m on consultants over the last two years, according to figures released in a Freedom of Information Act disclosure. A critic of the university’... 010
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Worth noting the stress placed by securocrats on hitting a target % of GDP for spending on defence as the marker of how seriously threats to the state are taken. Are they thinking about what UK break-up might mean for deep-water ports (Faslane, Milford Haven)? 130
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The break up of the UK is not ‘unthinkable’ for all three First Ministers currently in office across the state. Mark Drakeford has been deeply committed to the Union, but his vision is of a voluntary union of nations. Only parochially metropolitan folk can still call break up ‘unthinkable’. 130
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 28/06/2026ICYMI Rhun ap Iorwerth, First Minister, Wales www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukPolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson - 'A bad start even before he starts' - Welsh First Minister on why trouble's brewing with Burnham - BBC SoundsRhun ap Iorwerth MS, Plaid Cymru First Minister of Wales. 010
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Marion Kozak’s work on the ‘80s National Childcare Campaign & then Daycare Trust deserves the widest possible acknowledgement & celebration. Fed into Labour’s late 90s National Childcare Strategy and the Sure Start. Cameron ‘s Coalition deliberately destroyed Sure Start: a deeply regressive move. 131
Reposted by Daniel WincottJill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Sarah Pochin MP has highlighted something which is unfortunately very true - football tournaments are always associated with a big increase in domestic violence. Absolutely nothing to do with the team - but very much to do with the culture that surrounds supporting the national team. 5205
Reposted by Daniel WincottWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The planned meeting between Rhun ap Iorwerth and Keir Starmer will not take place in June as originally planned. The pair had been planning to meet to discuss potential constitutional changes for Wales. I understand that the Welsh Gov put forward several dates but the PM was unable to make them. 63416
Reposted by Daniel WincottHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 13/06/2026One of the secrets about the FT is that if you buy the paper they sometimes tell you what they really really think before some subeditor spots it. Compare the print and digital copy about SpaceX www.ft.com/content/1638... 12907262
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 13/06/2026As well as folk interested in Cymru, everyone interested in UK politics, Labour and Social Democratic parties or bloc politics needs to make sense of the Senedd election. A weekend watch of @jaclarner.bsky.social , your indispensable guide, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bcH...youtube.comWelsh Parliament Election 2026 – What Happened and Why?YouTube video by School of Law and Politics 096
Reposted by Daniel WincottCharlotte O'Brien @cobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Carry on Campaigning? Or Brexit as Not-So-Jolly Gents' Japes, plus Wives and Sisters making dinner. I have just done a rough and ready analysis of the 'talking head' contributions to the BBC's 'Brexit: a Very British Civil War'. A short 🧵about this Blokey Affair: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukBrexit: A Very British Civil War - Series 1: 1. Demons UnleashedThe promise of a referendum helps David Cameron win a majority. Nigel Farage starts to campaign for Brexit. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove decide whether to back Leave or Remain. 1415060
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Dear England. @realbaddiel.bsky.social on R4 dissecting Sixty Years of Hurt. English National Identity and football is in the zeitgeist. But empirical analysis suggests Euro 24 activated already existing identities, rather than making a deeper changes. Ever brilliant @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Daniel WincottDr Viviane Gravey @vgravey.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Lovely to see work on NI environmental governance recognised...even if colour choice looks like a poster for an action movie in the 2010s #orangeandteal 041
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It’s a grim not-so-merry-go-round for students trying to find their way in super-massive cohorts. @sylviademars.me point that many students using AI to get a 52 could do much better by not taking the shortcut lands hard with me. But 2.2 is a long way providing a smooth path to a legal career. Or 1/3 120
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Fantastic news from NILQ - a very important generalist law journal and an invaluable resource in particular for folk concerned with territorial governance across Britain and Ireland. Well done @markflear.bsky.social and team who have steered the journal to new heights. 021
Reposted by Daniel WincottRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Potentially a very big deal. Changing the Westminster electoral system would fundamentally change our politics. Lesson from other countries is also that once FPP has been ditched it is unlikely to be brought back. 2629676
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 26/05/2026👇👇Essential short Senedd election thread. Follow @jaclarner.bsky.social for Welsh politics analysis and data. 👇👇 A nugget in the thread shows that the absence/presence of British identity differentiates left/right blocs in Wales. Its a challenge to Wes Streeting’s ‘patriotic’ pitch to UK Labour. 010
Reposted by Daniel WincottColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 14/05/2026My take on the UKSC's Dillon judgment - it is a combination of regressive and dubious reasoning. It radically reduces the range of cases in which Art 2 is applicable, in reasoning which flies in the face of the UK Government's promises over the provision: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/05/14/c...ukconstitutionallaw.orgColin Murray: Hollowing out Northern Ireland’s Post-Brexit Rights Protections in Re Dillon [2026] UKSC 15The Good and Faithful Servants One of the foundational assertions of judicial approaches to legislation in the UK comes from Willes J in Lee v Bude and Torrington Railway Co: We sit here as servant… 24228
Reposted by Daniel WincottJames David Griffiths @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🏴 New Blog 🏴 A short piece on how the new Senedd voting system worked! How many votes did it take to win a seat? Was it proportional? Who benefitted? Where did parties win support? And what would it take to win one more seat? If you're interested: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal... 🧵👇blogs.cardiff.ac.ukAll change! The 2026 Senedd ElectionShowcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre. 26345
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Interested in electoral systems and proportional voting? Essential reading from @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social on the new (D’Hondt) voting system in Wales worked out. 130
Reposted by Daniel WincottRichard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Llongyfarchiadau mawr i griw @yougov.co.uk ac i griw @itvcymruwales.bsky.social a @walesgovernance.bsky.social sy'n gweithio hefo nhw. Big up the whole YouGov team and the associated ITV/Wales Governance Centre teams! yougov.com/en-gb/articl...yougov.comYouGov’s was the most accurate seat projection of the 2026 Welsh Senedd electionYouGov correctly predicted a historic shift in Welsh politics, with Labour’s dominance overturned by a Plaid Cymru and Reform UK surge 03011
Reposted by Daniel WincottRichard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This is an incredibly moving story of how sheer chance can change not only your life but your outlook on life. Imagine finding yourself in #Aberfan on that fateful day and and being lauded for the images of such heartbreaking sadness. 💔 #Wales #Cymru www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAberfan disaster photographer wishes he had never taken famous imageMel Parry took one of the defining images of the Aberfan disaster, but 053
Reposted by Daniel WincottPublic Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social · 11/05/2026On Scotland, @robjohns75.bsky.social highlighted how independence still drives voting intention in Holyrood elections. Focus from unionist parties on "getting out the SNP" acts as a proxy for the issue because the SNP so much embodies independence. 1124
Reposted by Daniel WincottPublic Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social · 11/05/2026On Wales, @jaclarner.bsky.social showed how national identity was changing in Wales, with more people identifying as only Welsh, and increasing Left-Right polarisation along the lines of Welsh vs British identification Reform also doing better than the Tories among stronger Welsh identifying areas 3118
Reposted by Daniel WincottStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11/05/2026My column in today’s paper: the devolved and local elections had obvious winners: Plaid Cymru, the Greens, the Lib Dems and most of all, the SNP. It also had obvious losers: Labour and the Conservatives:ft.comThere can be no Labour revival if Starmer remainsThe prime minister still sounds like an opposition leader 1510031
Reposted by Daniel WincottWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 11/05/2026My latest Guardian piece. Plaid won 35.4% of the vote last week while Starmer’s Labour picked up 33.7% of the 2024 GE. Yet Starmer has 63% of the seats in Westminster while ap Iorwerth has 45% of the seats in Wales. Electoral systems matter. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWales has been hit by a political earthquake – and the UK government is in a very tricky position | Will HaywardIf Starmer’s Labour refuses to concede more powers to Plaid Cymru, the triumphant independence party, it will only accelerate its own decline, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward 914854
Reposted by Daniel WincottLewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 11/05/2026For ICON-S Dublin attendees this year, there will be a roundtable on my book, Judicial Individuality on the UKSC, at 2:30pm on Day 1 of the event (29 June). Join me, @aoifemod.bsky.social, @colinmurray.bsky.social and @anuragdeb.bsky.social for a discussion on judicial behaviour on the UKSC 1148
Reposted by Daniel WincottLeighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · 10/05/2026A post about the Senedd election and the forthcoming Plaid Cymru government. open.substack.com/pub/ukania/p...open.substack.comWales - writing history and making historyA post about governing as a minority, losing with dignity, and leaders whose time is up. 01210
Reposted by Daniel WincottAilsa Henderson @ailsahenderson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Fascinating stuff. Only thing I'd add is that ability of list to compensate for disproportionality in const depends on limited split ticket voting. Prelim SES data suggest *split tickets at an all time high* this election, thus further weakening Lab and Con chances esp Quebec proposed a model of ... 21210