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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Newydd gan / new by @lauramcallister30.bsky.social & @jaclarner.bsky.social 👇 “voters sorted themselves more ruthlessly into two competing blocs rather than crossing the fundamental divide between them” #Wales #Cymru www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...

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The trends two Welsh political experts spotted in the Senedd Election

Two of Wales' most prominent election experts on what we learnt in the Senedd Election 2026

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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NEW #UofGSpotlight On the Elections: In England and Wales 🚨 We discuss tomorrow's elections in the Welsh Parliament - or Senedd - and local elections in England, and what we might see happen. With guests: @lauramcallister30.bsky.social @profjanegreen.bsky.social Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com

University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy, Spotlight On the elections, In England and Wales, With Laura McAllister and Jane Green. Photos of guests and hosts Nicola McEwen and Kezia Dugdale

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

"The truth is straightforward: tactical voting is possible under the new system, as it is under any electoral system. But you do not have to vote tactically. Voting for the party you most want to win remains a perfectly legitimate choice" - @jaclarner.bsky.social & @lauramcallister30.bsky.social 👇

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🚨NEW POD🚨 Are the parties ready to govern, or do they even *want* to govern? Is reality dawning for Labour in Wales? Who will lead the Tories and will there be any Lib Dems to be led? @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, Lauren, & Lee debate it all👇 #wales #cymru #Senedd26 youtu.be/sC26tMv_tN8

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As electoral reality dawns are the parties ready to govern?

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“Whichever party comes in May will face serious problems … Plaid is going for a change agenda, but it will be difficult for [them] to fight an election on public service delivery and then actually follow through” - @lauramcallister30.bsky.social #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales

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Senedd passes budget after Welsh Labour makes deal with Plaid Cymru

All government departments and local authorities will get real-terms funding increases after Plaid agrees to abstain

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

From our latest episode, Lee, Lauren, and @lauramcallister30.bsky.social debate the future of policing as UK Govt announces that it plans to scrap PCCs in England and Wales and give powers to English mayors. But what will happen in Wales? #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

**NEW POD ALERT** As UK Gov prepare to replace PCCs and reduce police forces in Wales and England, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren McEvatt & Lee Waters MS debate the inevitable question about whether now is the time to devolve policing & justice to Wales. #Senedd26 👇 youtu.be/9QQzOKQu-RI

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Is now the time to devolve policing and justice powers to Wales?

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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

For those interested in this Spring’s Senedd election, this is an interesting piece by @walesgovernance.bsky.social’s @lauramcallister30.bsky.social on the dynamics of the forthcoming Senedd election and how the political & parliamentary fallout may settle after May 7th… #senedd #devolution

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'Welsh Labour’s collapse has been like watching a drunk person stumbling'

'The Vaughan Gething saga was not the cause of Labour’s current malaise; instead, it exposed the fragility of a tired, fractious party that had had no break from governing. Welsh Labour has been wily ...

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

*NEW POD ALERT* @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren McEvatt, and Lee Waters tackle arguably the biggest issue for Welsh Government and devolution in Wales - money (and the politics of budgets, taxes, and the power of the UK Treasury). #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26 youtu.be/CHyWjZrDaSY

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The politics of funding Welsh Government

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Our latest pod is in the feeds and on YouTube. In the first of our explainer pods, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social is joined by @edgarethpoole.bsky.social of @walesgovernance.bsky.social as we grapple with the national finances, how we have the system we do and how it could be better. #Senedd26

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Mae @lauramcallister30.bsky.social yn trafod gwleidyddiaeth Cymru ac yr arolygon barn #Senedd26 diwetharaf ar rhaglen 'PM'👇 Prof. Laura McAllister discusses Welsh politics at the start of the new year and the current positions of the parties ahead of the Welsh Parliamentary election in May👇

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Our latest pod is in the feeds! @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, Lauren, & Lee tackle 'horribly male' politics, the 'consensual politics' of Cardiff Bay, and inspired by former Senedd member Nathan Gill, express preferences of which countries would offer the best bribes... youtu.be/wnlWwGyye_o

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Welsh Politics Q & A - Gender quotas, Consensus Politics, and Bribes

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Our latest Welsh Politics Q & A pod is now hitting the feeds. @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren McEvatt, and Lee Waters MS discuss the reasons for parachuting candidates into constituencies like Cardiff West and Swansea West, and discuss north-south Wales links: youtu.be/YkzRcs5jnBI

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Welsh Politics Q & A - Parachutes and Political Talent

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Why wasn't there a Welsh Covid Inquiry? @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, Lauren, and Lee pick up the debate about what we have learned about Welsh handling of the Covid pandemic in our first Q & A pod. The full pod is in all the podcast apps and on YouTube (link below) #Senedd26 #Wales #cymru

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Well, it's been awfully quiet around here these last few weeks, hasn't it? (Apols, RM!) Fear not, our series of Q & A pods arrives in the feeds today, starting with a biggie - 'Why wasn't there a Wales-specific Covid Inquiry?' With @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lee Waters, and Lauren McEvatt

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Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Apparently there's another woman from Leeds with a brunette bob talking in a Parliament building about something or other today?? 😅 Anyway, I'm at the Senedd and excited to be appearing alongside @jessblair.bsky.social @lauramcallister30.bsky.social & Mark Drakeford!

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Golwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 14/11/2025

“Ar ein colled”: Teyrngedau i Trefor Lloyd-Hughes, cyn-lywydd CBDC Roedd Trefor Lloyd-Hughes wrth y llyw rhwng 2012 a 2015 ✍️ Efan Meilir Owen

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“Ar ein colled”: Teyrngedau i Trefor Lloyd-Hughes, cyn-lywydd CBDC

Roedd Trefor Lloyd-Hughes wrth y llyw rhwng 2012 a 2015

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Golwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 14/11/2025

Laura McAllister: Cynnal gêm agoriadol Ewros 2028 “am roi Cymru ar y map” Bydd gêm gyntaf y bencampwriaeth yn cael ei chynnal yng Nghaerdydd – ond mae pryder gan rai am effaith treth dwristiaeth y brifddinas ✍️ Efan Meilir Owen

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Laura McAllister: Cynnal gêm agoriadol Ewros 2028 “am roi Cymru ar y map”

Bydd gêm gyntaf y bencampwriaeth yn cael ei chynnal yng Nghaerdydd – ond mae pryder gan rai am effaith treth dwristiaeth y brifddinas

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

We're going to be recording our next set of pods soon and will be doing a Q & A pod with audience questions. If you have a question about Welsh politics for @Lauren McEvatt, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , and Lee Waters, send it over!

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A snap election on the old voting system AND 60 members? With Welsh Government unable to pass its budget, is a snap election the answer? Could four more years on the old system of 60 members tempt Labour and the Conservatives to do a deal? #senedd26 #Cymru #Wales @lauramcallister30.bsky.social

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Is Whitehall pushing Wales towards nationalism? We discuss the working/not working relationship between Welsh and UK Governments in our latest pod with @lauramcallister30.bsky.social Lauren McEvatt and Lee Waters MS #Cymru #Wales #senedd26

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

NEW POD: Our latest pod is now out on all podcast apps and YouTube 👇 @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren, and Lee look at how the parties are choosing their candidates for #Senedd26 and what the candidates need to be braced for in the selection contests and the election. a youtu.be/zgeNtALQvlc

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How are parties choosing their Senedd 2026 candidates?

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Ymateb @lauramcallister30.bsky.social i canlyniad is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @bbc5live.bsky.social #Senedd26 #Cymru Prof Laura McAllister responds to the #Caerphilly by-election result on BBC Radio 5 #Wales

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Here, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social notes "There’s no doubt in my mind that we are seeing a fundamental realignment of Welsh politics. Labour is left in a very invidious position. I think we’re getting close to seeing the end of Labour’s hegemony in Wales." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Caerphilly byelection could signal ‘fundamental realignment’ of Welsh politics

If Labour loses the Senedd seat, it will be a huge blow for party that has dominated politics in Wales for a century

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Penodau newydd ar y ffordd - New episodes on the way soon!

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Mae @lauramcallister30.bsky.social yn trafod pwysigrwydd is-etholiad #Caerffili ar @BBCr4today / Prof Laura McAllister discussing the national and UK-wide implications of the looming #Caerphilly by-election on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Where did the Senedd's closed list system come from? Lauren McEvatt and @lauramcallister30.bsky.social ask Lee Waters MS to explain why the Labour Party proposed a system that nobody seems to really want. #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Our latest pod 'Why do we have a new Senedd voting system that no-one wanted?' is now on all the podcast feeds, where @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, Lauren McEvatt and Lee Waters MS discuss the new voting system for #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru Also on YouTube! 👇 youtu.be/91MyTLRa0iE

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Why do we have a new Senedd voting system that no-one wanted?

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Our next pod takes apart the Senedd reform package which sees expansion to 96 members and a new - and universally unpopular - voting system. So why are the Welsh Conservatives talking about numbers? Lauren, Lee and @lauramcallister30.bsky.social have different takes! #Senedd26 #Cymru #Wales

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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Here's our trailer for the pod with @lauramcallister30.bsky.social of @walesgovernance.bsky.social , Lauren McEvatt, and Lee Waters MS 👇

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

@lauramcallister30.bsky.social, said fatigue and frustration had gripped Welsh Labour. “Having been in power for so long, the party hasn’t been able to reinvent itself, modernise itself, refresh itself.” 👇 #Senedd26 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Watching Caerphilly: Welsh byelection may be bellwether for political transformation in UK

Plaid Cymru and Reform are polling above Welsh Labour in race for Senedd seat experts say may be ‘canary in the coalmine’

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Laura McAllister @lauramcallister30.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

As ever from Lee, a damn good read. Brutally honest but entirely accurate...

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Laura McAllister @lauramcallister30.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Good time for a reminder of this recommendation from the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales...🤔

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

“…only a fool is unable to make the direct connection between limited power, policy congruence and better outcomes for citizens.” Da iawn @lauramcallister30.bsky.social

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Huw Marshall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @huwmarshall.substack.com · 17/05/2025

Excellent analysis as ever from Professor Laura McAllister... Labour in Wales could well be finished by 2026.

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Cylchgrawn Barn @cylchgrawn-barn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Dim ond mis sydd ar ôl tan Bencampwriaeth Ewro'r Merched yn y Swistir! Bu Peredur Lynch yn sgwrsio ag un o arloeswyr mawr y gêm yng Nghymru - yr Athro Laura McAllister. Darllenwch y cyfweliad yn rhifyn Mehefin BARN. @lauramcallister30.bsky.social

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

"This leaves Eluned Morgan between a rock and a hard place. Demand more from her Labour colleagues in London and face refusal. Do nothing and risk being even more exposed to the snapping at her ankles from Reform UK & Plaid Cymru" @lauramcallister30.bsky.social www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...

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The huge problems piling up for Welsh Labour | Laura McAllister

The relationship with their UK Government colleagues, the rise of Reform and Plaid Cymru's polling success are just three of the challenges faced by the party as the clock ticks down to voting day

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Lee Waters @waterslee.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

“There is still this idea that 70 or so road deaths a year in Wales is acceptable. But we would never accept 70 deaths a year on the ferry to Ireland, or on buses.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?

Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

To celebrate international women’s day I spoke to @lauramcallister30.bsky.social and Lowri Roberts about the Wales Women’s team, the progress of the women’s game and the benefit the Euro’s will bring for sport in Wales ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏆 You can listen to the episode here spareathought.podbean.com

Image with text Spare a Thought, Welsh Women’s Football guests Laura McAllister and Lowri Roberts. Black and white photos of host Tom Spare, Laura McAllister and Lowri Roberts on a light purple background.

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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Digwyddiad da gyda @lauramcallister30.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social 👇 Great event here for International Women’s Day with Prof Laura McAllister and others @bangoruniversity.bsky.social 👇 www.bangor.ac.uk/events/women...

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Women in Sport, Accelerating Action on Leadership

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