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

Radical Federalism

Mar 11th, 2021 51m 44s

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 ca

Tribalism and self-interest in politics

Jan 28th, 2021 49m 20s

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'

The Red Wall

Jan 13th, 2021 48m 39s

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

Wales and the UK Internal Market Bill

Oct 19th, 2020 50m 14s

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 muc

Why devolve justice to Wales?

Jul 4th, 2020 1h

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 implementi

Will COVID-19 be the making or breaking of devolution?

Jun 21st, 2020 52m 19s

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 We

The Welsh Economy - Your Questions Answered

Jun 3rd, 2020 17m 22s

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 ec

Minding the Welsh Fiscal Gap

May 27th, 2020 51m 35s

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 We

Wales after Brexit - Mark Drakeford

Feb 3rd, 2020 34m 5s

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 conc

Brexit and the Future of the United Kingdom

Dec 11th, 2019 46m 22s

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

"Insipid, Unpleasant and Dispiriting"

Dec 10th, 2019 50m 3s

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 suc

The end of 'England & Wales' ?

Nov 5th, 2019 1h 4m

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. Th

European Election 2019: Reaction in Wales

Jun 5th, 2019 19m 49s

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 organ

Meaningful Vote Gareth

Mar 15th, 2019 55m

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

35: 21st Century Socialism?

Jan 17th, 2019 37m 52s

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

34: A Pocket Money Parliament?

Jul 20th, 2018 55m 33s

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

33: Davies for Davies for Davies - Tory Leadership Contest

Jun 29th, 2018 1h 7m

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

32: A Labour of Omov?

May 10th, 2018 59m 28s

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”

30: Brexit from an Irish Perspective

Feb 28th, 2018 32m 29s

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 Uni

29: The Past and The Future of Law in Wales

Nov 15th, 2017 39m 23s

To coincide with the events marking 20 years since the 1997 devolution referendum that led to the creation of the Welsh Assembly, the First Minister announced a new commission on Justice in Wales. Chaired by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the commiss

28: The EU is very leaky...

Oct 23rd, 2017 49m 55s

On this episode we’re taking a look at the latest manoeuvres in world of Brexit, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill and a look back at the party conference season now that it is (finally) over. Featuring Prof. Roger Scully of the Wales Governance Centre,

27: Spain and the Catalan Crisis

Oct 19th, 2017 49m 21s

27: Spain and the Catalan Crisis IntroThe question of Catalan independence has never been more visible in the UK and its dramatic appearance on the news agenda has highlighted new complexities in Spain’s territorial constitution.On the 18th

26: On writing the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

Sep 21st, 2017 25m 32s

One the day after the UK Government’s EU (Withdrawal) Bill had its second reading in the UK Parliament the Wales Governance Centre co-hosted an event about the bill in central London. Among the speakers were MPs, academics and legal experts.

25: Huw Edwards on devolution and media scrutiny

Sep 20th, 2017 33m 33s

Recorded at the Cardiff University / Institute of Welsh Affairs event marking 20 years of devolution, Huw Edwards discusses 20 years (and more!) of Welsh politics and the value of journalistic scrutiny.Huw’s documentary about devolution: http