Hiraeth - Welsh Politics Podcast
1) Renewing Welsh democracy, half-a-loafers, and the best old people’s home in London
There are few people that have been at the centre of Welsh national politics for as long as Mark Drakeford. As a councillor, special advisor, Assembly Member, Cabinet Secretary, Minister, and First Mi...Show More
Renewing Welsh democracy, half-a-loafers, and the best old people’s home in London
54:36 | Dec 31st, 2024
2) The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
We're closing out the year with a few pods that we couldn't quite find a way to squeeze in the feed earlier in the year, including this one which is an interview with Dr Rowan Williams and Prof Laura ...Show More
3) Christianity and Welsh Politics
We've touched on the subject of religion in politics before but we thought we would round out 2024 specifically looking at the role of Christianity in Welsh politics. In some ways it could be argued t...Show More
4) Getting Wales back on track, with Prof. Mark Barry
In recent years transport - and especially rail infrastructure - has been among the most hotly debated policy fields in Welsh politics. Following the disastrous franchise awarded to Arriva Trains Wale...Show More
5) Dáil or No Dáil - The Irish General Election 2024
Although most Welsh eyes will only have been focussing on one result from Ireland over the last week - that of the Welsh Women's football side defeating Ireland in the play off for a place in the 2024...Show More
6) Community Development in Wales - a devolution success?
In the devolution era, Wales has invested (or has had to invest) at a national and local level in new and better approaches to community development. Designed to ensure that communities are able to ex...Show More
7) The History and the Politics of the Welsh Not
It's one of - if not the - most widely recognised histories of Wales. Irrespective of language, religion, or region, almost every child in Wales will have learnt about the infamous Welsh Not. How coul...Show More
8) The Welsh Political and Media Landscape with Will Hayward
As we come to the end of 2024, we thought it would be a great idea to catch up with friend of the pod and leading independent journalist in Wales, Will Hayward. We catch up with Will about his own l...Show More
9) Wales and Net Zero
One of the less well known but perhaps more significant outcomes of the Welsh Labour - Plaid Cymru Cooperation Agreement following the 2021 national election in Wales, was a commitment to "Commission ...Show More
10) The US Presidential Election 2024
Many of our listeners will share our interest, concern, and confusion about the state of politics in the USA. After the extraordinary times of the pandemic, chaos, and ultimately violence of 2020 Pres...Show More