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With the election over and a new government in place, we bring a group of legal and constitutional experts together from the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University to look at the challenges ahead for the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution. Featuring on this episode are: Prof. Dan Wincott: https://twitter.com/DanielWinc Dr Huw Pritchard: https://twitter.com/Huw_Pritchard Keith Bush QC: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1718407-bush-keith and co-host Catrin Glyn: https://twitter.com/catrin_glyn You can follow the latest from the pod on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast If you're enjoying the podcast, please do give us a rating in your preferred podcast app and subsribe to receive the next podcast automatically.

In the run up to the Senedd & Holyrood elections, the Labour Party has started work on a number of projects aimed at remaking the way the UK works to provide a sustainable third way between independence and the status quo. The First Minister calls this 'home rule' and others are calling it 'Radical Federalism'. This discussion chaired by Professor Laura McAllister follows a proposal by the Radical Federalism project for a 'People's Convention' in Wales to lay the groundwork for a renegotiation of the union. Laura is joined by Mick Antoniw MS, Beth Winter MP, Prof. Kevin Morgan and Prof. James Mitchell. You can find out more about the Radical Federalism project here: https://twitter.com/RadicalFederal And follow us on Twitter here for the latest Welsh politics, policy and polling news: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast If you're enjoying the podcast, please like and subscribe in your podcast app of choice.

Following the launch of his book, 'What's in it for me?', Dr Thomas Prosser of Cardiff University and former UK Government minister Baroness Nicky Morgan discuss self interest and tribalism in the world of politics, chaired by Professor Glen O'Hara. You can find our three guests on Twitter: Nicky Morgan: https://twitter.com/NickyMorgan01 Glen O'Hara: https://twitter.com/gsoh31 Thomas Prosser: https://twitter.com/prossertj And, of course, us here: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast If you're enjoying the podcast, please like and subscribe in your podcast app of choice to receive the next episode.

The 2019 UK General Election saw the Conservative Party win a host of constituencies in Labour's heartlands of the North of England and North East Wales. These seats had become collectively known as 'The Red Wall' during the campaign and their loss was to cause the Labour Party to reflect seriously on its connection with many of these former industrial areas. To discuss the permanence (or not) of this change of allegiance and the societal, economic, and electoral factors that underpinned it, we are joined by Dr Thomas Prosser of Cardiff University, Phil Collins of The Draft and The New Statesman, and Paula Surridge of the University of Bristol and Deputy Director of the UK in a Changing Europe project. You follow the latest from our guests on Twitter: Dr Thomas Prosser: https://twitter.com/prossertj Phillip Collins: https://twitter.com/PhilipJCollins1 Paula Surridge: https://twitter.com/p_surridge And, of course, us: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please subscribe, rate, and review in your podcast player of choice.

As the controversial UK Internal Market Bill moves into the debate stages in the House of Lords, Prof. Dan Wincott and Prof Jo Hunt of Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre examine some of the aspects of the Bill which have caused so much for the Welsh Government. Dan and Jo co-authored a a report 'The Constitutional Implications of the UK Internal Market Proposals' for the Welsh Parliament, which you can read here: https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s105562/The%20Constitutional%20Implications%20of%20the%20UK%20Internal%20Market%20Proposals%20-%2029%20September%202020.pdf And you can find our guests on Twitter here: Jo Hunt: https://twitter.com/johunt Dan Wincott: https://twitter.com/DanielWinc Catrin Glyn: https://twitter.com/catrin_glyn And, of course, Golau: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast If you're enjoying the pod, please like and subscribe in your podcast player of choice to receive the next episode automatically.

This show features a lecture from former First Minister Carwyn Jones MS that explores a series of arguments for and against devolving policing and justice to Wales and an update from James Gerard of the Welsh Government on their work implementing the recommendations of Lord Thomas's report 'Justice in Wales for the people of Wales'. Originally hosted by Public Law Wales with support from the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University, and the Department of Law & Criminology, Aberystwyth University, we are grateful to the participants for their permission to publish their comments here on Golau. You can find out more about Public Law Wales here: https://twitter.com/PublicLawWales And read Lord Thomas's Report here: https://gov.wales/commission-justice-wales-report If you're enjoying our podcasts, please like and subscribe in your podcast player of choice to have the next episode download automatically.

Laura McAllister of the Wales Governance Centre chairs a joint Cardiff University and Institute of Welsh Affairs debate asking whether the COVID-19 crisis has forged a new union of the UK or fractured it further. Featuring contributions from Welsh Labour MS Mick Antoniw , Valerie Livingstone of Newsdirect, Mark Hooper of YesCymru and Cllr Claire Mills of the Abolish the Assembly Party. We recorded this debate via Zoom so the audio does creak a bit at times, we hope that doesn't detract from your enjoyment of the debate. If you're enjoying Golau, please like and subscribe on your podcast player of choice and follow @golau_podcast on Twitter for the latest news.

In this bonus episode, we took some crowdsourced questions (How bleak is the Welsh economic outlook? Can Wales afford to be independent? ... and more) and asked the experts from the Wales Fiscal Analysis team who have been studying the Welsh economy and public finances in detail since 2015. Answers range from comprehensive to speculative - hope you enjoy :) Our full episode with the Wales Fiscal Analysis team: https://soundcloud.com/user-144128765/minding-the-welsh-fiscal-gap WFA Reports: Wales’s Fiscal Future: Wales' Fiscal Future: A path to sustainability?: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…Future_FINAL.pdf Welsh Government Budget 2020: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…efing_slides.pdf Wales and Covid19: The Welsh Budget: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…-Budget-2020.pdf Wales and Covid19 Update 1: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…Budget_FINAL.pdf Higher Education and Covid19 in Wales: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…/Covid_FINAL.pdf You follow the latest from our guests on Twitter: Cian Tudur: @CianTudur Guto Ifan: @GutoIfan Wales Fiscal Analysis Team and other research @WalesGovernance And, of course, us @golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.

This episode takes a deep dive into the Welsh economy, the infamous fiscal gap (the difference between tax revenue generated and public sector spending), the economic scenario of Welsh independence and the impact of the Covid19 crisis on the Welsh and UK economies and government responses. WFA Reports: Wales’s Fiscal Future: Wales' Fiscal Future: A path to sustainability?: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1767424/Wales_Fiscal_Future_FINAL.pdf Welsh Government Budget 2020: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1747699/WFA_budget_briefing_slides.pdf Wales and Covid19: The Welsh Budget: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1788628/WFA-Spring-Budget-2020.pdf Wales and Covid19 Update 1: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/2132654/COVID19_Welsh_Budget_FINAL.pdf Higher Education and Covid19 in Wales: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2394361/Covid_FINAL.pdf You follow the latest from our guests on Twitter: Cian Tudur: @CianTudur Guto Ifan: @GutoIfan Wales Fiscal Analysis Team and other research @WalesGovernance And, of course, us @golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.

The Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University invited the First Minister to deliver a speech to mark Brexit Day. Taking in lessons from Wales's history, he strikes an optimistic tone for Wales's post-Brexit while addressing some real concerns about the challenges ahead.

We don’t normally include event recordings on the Golau podcast feed (instead you can find a number of interesting speakers and public lectures on the Cardiff University podcast). However, this talk from the 2019 Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture, delivered by Philip Rycroft (the former Permanent Secretary at the UK Government’s Department for Exiting the EU) is… well… something else. The audience in Cardiff Bay’s Pierhead found it interesting and provocative and we think you will too. In the talk Philip talks about the choppy waters ahead for the constitutional future of the UK and the challenges that will be posed for future prime ministers by the as the bonds holding together the nations of the British Union come under increasing strain. You can find out more about the research of the Wales Governance Centre here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/wales-governance-centre If you’ve enjoyed this episode of Golau, please like and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to have the next episode download automatically.

Days ahead of the UK General Election 2019 polling day, we invited Professors Laura McAllister and Roger Awan-Scully and Auriol Miller, Director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs, to cast their collective critical eye over the campaign, the successes and failures of the parties and highlight some of the constituencies to watch as the results unfold. You can find our contributors on Twitter: Prof Laura McAllister: https://twitter.com/LauraMcAllister Prof Roger Awan-Scully: https://twitter.com/roger_scully Auriol Miller: https://twitter.com/auriol_miller and read more from Cardiff University on: Roger’s Blog, Elections in Wales: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/ The Cardiff University Politics and Governance Blog: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/ and from the Institute of Welsh Affairs on their website: https://www.iwa.wales If you’ve enjoyed this episode of Golau, please like and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to have the next episode download automatically (and it’s a cracker, you’ll want to hear it).

Two years after its establishment under former First Minister Carwyn Jones, the Commission on Justice in Wales has published its report “Justice in Wales for the People of Wales” and formally presented it to the Welsh Government and Senedd. The chair of the Commission, former Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, has been praised for the depth of the report's analysis and the clarity of its presentation, all framed within a central recommendation of full legislative devolution to Wales and separation of the longstanding ‘England and Wales’ legal jurisdiction. We gathered three of our experts in legal and constitutional matters to delve deep into the report and what it means for the future of Wales. Also, you can find our guests on Twitter: Prof Laura McAllister: @LauraMcAllister Dr Huw Pritchard: @Huw_Pritchard Dr Rob Jones: @RDJones_ The Wales Governance Centre: @WalesGovernance The Commission on Justice in Wales: @JusticeinWales and, of course, us: @golau_podcast If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, review and subscribe in your podcast player of choice.

We recorded this mini episode at an event in Cardiff following the 2019 European Elections and interviewed academics and party representatives to get a flavour of what the results mean for Wales. Thanks to Matthew Hexter (@hexter101) for organising the event and letting us film and to Ceri, Luke, Fay, Jac, & Caroline for the interviews as well as Jackie Jones MEP from Welsh Labour who was on the panel but couldn't make it to an interview.

Following on from the series of ‘domino’ votes in the House of Commons over 12-14 March 2019, Prof Roger Awan-Scully, Prof Jo Hunt and Dr Rachel Minto of Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre discuss where this leaves Brexit in relation to Wales, devolution, the House of Commons and the EU. If you would like to find out more from the Wales Governance Centre’s Research, you can find more on their website: Also, you can find our guests on Twitter: Prof. Roger Awan-Scully: @roger_scully Prof. Jo Hunt: @johunt Dr Rachel Minto: @RA_Minto Wales Governance Centre: @WalesGovernance and, of course, Golau: golau_podcast and if you enjoyed this podcast, please like, review and subscribe in your podcast player of choice.

Former Welsh Government Minister Professor Leighton Andrews and Professor Calvin Jones, one of Wales's leading economists, discuss new First Minister Prof. Mark Drakeford's platform of '21st Century Socialism' and what that means for the future of Wales and the Welsh economy. You can find our guests on Twitter here: Prof. Leighton Andrews: @LeightonAndrews Prof. Calvin Jones: @WelshEcon and, of course, us @golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please give us a 'like' in your podcast player of choice and subscribe to have the next episode download automatically.

On this show we discuss one of the biggest developments in Welsh devolution since inception - the devolution of tax raising powers as well as a mechanism to create new taxes. Following the publication of a Wales Centre for Public Policy report “The Wales Tax Base” the authors, Dr Ed Poole and Guto Ifan, join us to discuss the potential implications of changes to taxation in Wales. Wales Centre for Public Policy report - The Welsh Tax Base: The Welsh Tax Base: Risks and Opportunities after Fiscal Devolution http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2018/06/The-Welsh-Tax-Base-_WCPP-Final-180627.pdf You can find our guests on Twitter here: Dr Ed Poole: @EdGarethPoole Guto Ifan: @Guto_Ifan and, of course, us: twitter.com/golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.

On this show political historian Sam Blaxland, former Conservative parliamentary candidate Nick Webb and President of Cardiff University Conservative Society Callum Vaga discuss the surprise announcement of Andrew RT Davies’s resignation as the leader of the Welsh Conservatives (or the Welsh Conservative Group in the National Assembly for Wales depending on your point of view). Interesting article on Conservative Home by Mark Wallace: https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2018/06/andrew-rt-davies-forced-out-as-welsh-tory-leader-a-struggle-begins-to-ensure-his-successor-is-elected-by-party-members.html Davies to replace Davies as favourite to replace Davies: https://twitter.com/adrianmasters84/status/1012349569768873985 We’re not the only one to make the same joke: https://twitter.com/roger_scully/status/1012394704909094912 Prof Roger Awan-Scully writes on the implications of the resignation in the Spectator: https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/06/what-does-andrew-rt-davies-resignation-mean-for-welsh-tories/ Luke Evetts on reforming the Conservatives in Wales: https://nation.cymru/opinion/the-welsh-conservatives-need-a-radical-shakeup-to-make-the-party-fit-for-the-21st-century/ You can find our guests on Twitter here: Sam Blaxland: https://twitter.com/SamBlaxland Nick Webb: https://twitter.com/ndwebb Callum Vaga: https://twitter.com/VagaCallum and, of course, us: twitter.com/golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.

On this show Nye Davies of the Wales Governance Centre, Elly Owen of Cardiff Labour Students and Huw Williams, lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University, discuss the upcoming Labour leadership contest/‘coronation’. An “excellent blog post” about the Deputy Leadership election on Thinking Wales: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/2018/04/13/486/ Prof Roger Awan-Scully’s thoughts on the Labour leadership: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2018/05/stop-assuming-mark-drakeford-will-be-next-welsh-first-minister The candidates so far: Mark Drakeford: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/im-unity-candidate-says-mark-14570228 The potential candidates: Huw Irranca-Davies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-44061582 Hannah Blythyn: https://twitter.com/ITVWales/status/993895828686241792 Vaughan Gething: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-43856633 Eluned Morgan: https://www.beyondthebubble.net Mike Hedges: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/swansea-am-mike-hedges-says-13520198 Ken Skates: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-politics-43991658/welsh-labour-leadership-my-hands-are-full-ken-skates-says You can find our guests on Twitter here: Nye Davies: https://twitter.com/Nye_Davies Elly Owen: https://twitter.com/elly_o Huw Williams: https://twitter.com/HuwL1oyd and, of course, us: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.

Recorded at the Pierhead on the 21st February 2018, Dáithí O’Ceallaigh (former Irish Ambassador in London) shares his sobering assessment of Brexit, from an Irish Perspective. This event was hosted by the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University. Find out more about their research and future events here: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/ You can follow Wales Governance on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance And of course, us too: https://twitter.com/golau_podcast Please be in touch and, if you’re feeling of a particularly sunny disposition, please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.