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Sinopsis
WalesOnline chief reporter Martin Shipton in conversation with leading figures from Welsh politics and public life. Martin specialises in controversial and investigative stories and has been involved in covering the National Assembly since its outset.
Episodios
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Jeff Jones
27/03/2018 Duración: 54minHe may be retired from politics but Jeff Jones remains as outspoken as ever.This week the former council leader and Labour councillor for 25 years, speaks on corruption and what's wrong with the Valleys.He also recalls the day a package containing white powder was sent to his office, and tells of how he was cleared of contempt after a High Court trial during the Clwych Inquiry. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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John Osmond
20/03/2018 Duración: 49minJohn Osmond is former director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs and was the Western Mail's Welsh Affairs Editor in the 1970s.He has now written a novel charting Welsh political history.The first volume of Ten Million Stars Are Burning is set at the centre of the devolution debate in 1973-79. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Leanne Wood
13/03/2018 Duración: 34minLeanne Wood is the UK's longest serving party leader, marking six years at the helm of Plaid Cymru this week.She tells Martin about cutting her political teeth in the Rhondda, on leadership and her party's future.She also addresses recent controversies, including the departure of Plaid AMs Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Neil McEvoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Andrew RT Davies
06/03/2018 Duración: 58minAndrew RT Davies is leader of the Welsh Conservatives and a fervent campaigner for Brexit.He talks to Martin about Welsh farming after the EU, the future of his party, the impact of tax-raising powers and the “politics of envy”. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Gwynoro Jones
27/02/2018 Duración: 01h08minPolitical commentator Gwynoro Jones was elected MP for Carmarthen in 1970 at the age of 27, defeating the president of Plaid Cymru, Gwynfor Evans.He tells Martin about the most famous by-election in Welsh history in 1966 and recalls the height of political campaigning in the 1970s before he helped to establish the Social Democratic Party.They also discuss the future of the Liberal Democrats and, of course, Brexit. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Julie Morgan
20/02/2018 Duración: 37minCardiff North AM Julie Morgan is seeking to become the first deputy leader of Welsh Labour.She speaks on gender balance in politics, teen voters, Jeremy Corbyn and "killing bohemia". For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Jess Blair
06/02/2018 Duración: 41minOn the centenary of the first British women to get the vote, the director of Electoral Reform Society Cymru speaks to Martin about the lack of women in politics, and the democratic deficit in Wales. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Derek Vaughan
31/01/2018 Duración: 39minWhy did Wales vote to leave? The Labour MEP talks Brexit and what the future holds for our nation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Rachel Banner
30/01/2018 Duración: 55minIs life better under devolution? Rachel Banner, a key figure in the True Wales campaign which opposed law-making powers in the 2011 referendum, speaks on nationalism, Welsh MPs and whether the Assembly has delivered for Wales. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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David Davies
23/01/2018 Duración: 56minThe MP for Monmouth speaks of his transition from haulier to politician - and why he won't be stifled about his often provocative views on immigration, religion and Brexit. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Lleucu Siencyn
16/01/2018 Duración: 23minThe chief executive of Literature Wales talks about her childhood in a village of poets and the biggest challenges facing literature in Wales today. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Mark Drakeford
12/01/2018 Duración: 55minMartin Shipton meets Mark Drakeford.The Welsh Government minister speaks of his political roots, how he handled the Welsh NHS and on leadership ambition. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy