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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 thi

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 sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2018/…inal-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: www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2…members.html Davies to replace Davies as favourite to replace Davies: twitter.com/adrianmasters84/sta…1012349569768873985 We’re not the only one to make the same joke: twitter.com/roger_scully/status…1012394704909094912 Prof Roger Awan-Scully writes on the implications of the resignation in the Spectator: blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/06/what-d…-welsh-tories/ Luke Evetts on reforming the Conservatives in Wales: nation.cymru/opinion/the-welsh-…-the-21st-century/ You can find our guests on Twitter here: Sam Blaxland: twitter.com/SamBlaxland Nick

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: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/2018/04/13/486/ Prof Roger Awan-Scully’s thoughts on the Labour leadership: www.newstatesman.com/politics/stagg…first-minister The candidates so far: Mark Drakeford: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/…-mark-14570228 The potential candidates: Huw Irranca-Davies: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-44061582 Hannah Blythyn: twitter.com/ITVWales/status/993895828686241792 Vaughan Gething: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-43856633 Eluned Morgan: www.beyondthebubble.net Mike Hedges: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/…-says-13520198 Ken Skates: www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-p…ll-ken-skates-says You can find our guests on Twitter here: Nye Davies: twitter.com/Nye_Davies Elly Owen:

Two of the figures instrumental in the early years of Welsh devolution - Ivor Richard and Sir Michael Wheeler-Booth - passed away in early 2018. In this podcast Prof. Laura McAllister and Sir Paul Silk discuss the contribution these two figures made in shaping devolution and modern Welsh democracy. You can read more about Ivor Richard here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Richard,_Baron_Richard Michael Wheeler-Booth here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wheeler-Booth and the Richard Commission here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Commission If you’d like to get in touch with Golau, you can find us on Twitter here: twitter.com/golau_podcast

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: sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/ You can follow Wales Governance on Twitter: twitter.com/WalesGovernance And of course, us too: 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.

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 commission will look at all aspects of Justice and how the structures and practices of Law in Wales should be adapted to meet the new political and legal landscape of the 21st century. In this talk Lord Thomas outlines his personal views about some of the key subjects the commission will have to consider: The transcript of this talk is available here: sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2017/…aw-in-Wales.pdf You can also view this talk on YouTube: youtu.be/4igYykv3uM8 You can find out about the event organisers on Twitter - Public Law Wales: twitter.com/PublicLawWales Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance And, of course, us: twitter.com/golau_podcast If you're enjoying Golau please do subscribe and review us on your podcast player of choice.

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, Manon Edwards Ahir of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol/Cardiff University School of Journalism and Hedydd Phylip of Cardiff University’s School of Law and Politics. Links:- EU (Withdrawal) Event Amendments: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…-a7998046.html FM Scotland & Wales Joint working together: www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/s…ijack-of-powers Carwyn Jones’s speech about 20 years of Devolution: youtu.be/oV8QBGRUGvY FUW Single Market Call: www.fuw.org.uk/index.php?option=…ang=en&Itemid=181 CBI/IoD/FSB letter to David Davis/DExEU: www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41716284 Theresa May - ‘Asking for help’ from other EU leaders: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/th…leaders-11393601 Andrew RT Davies is not the leader of the Welsh Conservatives: www.itv.com/news/wales/2017-10-…h-w

The 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 October 2017, a day before the Spanish Government announced its intention to suspend Catalan autonomy, historian Dr Andrew Dowling of Cardiff University gave the following presentation that explores the underlying reasons that led to the referendum and subsequent events of October 2017 in Catalonia. More about Dr Andrew Dowling: www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1614…7-dowling-andrew Andrew on Twitter: twitter.com/painesrepublic This presentation on YouTube: youtu.be/Ck1NUruZ38w If you like the show, please be in touch with us on Twitter: twitter.com/golau_podcast and please do rate and review the show on your podcast player of choice.

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. One of the event’s highlights was a talk delivered by Daniel Denman, Director of Legal Advisors in DExEU - The Department for Exiting the EU. He shared a fascinating insight into how the bill was drafted and why the widely-criticised Henry VIII powers were framed so broadly. In this episode of Golau we’ve reproduced his opening remarks in full to shed some light on the thinking behind the Bill. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cb…5/18005.pdf 2nd reading debate: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-0…ithdrawal)Bill On Twitter: Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance DExEU: twitter.com/DExEUgov and, of course, us: twitter.com/golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau, please like and subscribe in your podcast player of choice.

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: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0…wards-datganoli-20 This speech in full on YouTube: youtu.be/fOp8Obge1Ag And on Twitter: Huw Edwards: twitter.com/huwbbc The Institute of Welsh Affairs: twitter.com/IWA_Wales Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance And, of course, us: twitter.com/golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau, please like and subscribe in your podcast player of choice.

On 18th September 2017, the Institute for Welsh Affairs and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre co-hosted an event to mark 20 years since the referendum on devolution to Wales in 1997. During the event, the First Minister gave a keynote speech looking back at the last 20 years and ahead to the next 20. Inevitably, that second half (featured here) included talk of Brexit, devolution and the creation of a legal jurisdiction for Wales. He even broke out the 'F' word. More video/audio from the event will be published soon but in the meantime you can review the highlights on Twitter by searching for the hashtag: #WalesSaidYes You can read more about the Welsh Gov’s position on Brexit here: beta.gov.wales/brexit The announcement of the new commission on Justice in Wales: gov.wales/newsroom/firstminist…ce-in-wales/?lang=en And on Twitter, follow FM Wales: twitter.com/fmwales The Institute of Welsh Affairs: twitter.com/IWA_Wales Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance and, of course, us: twitte

In this special episode, WalesOnline’s chief reporter, Martin Shipton, discusses his new book about former Secretary of State and Speaker, George Thomas - “Political Chameleon”. We also managed to record a quick chat with the author of the book’s foreword, Gwynoro Jones which we’ve abbreviated into a foreword for this podcast. You can find out more about the book here: Political Chameleon - In Search of George Thomas And catch up with our contributors on Twitter Martin Shipton: twitter.com/ShiptonMartin Richard Wyn Jones: twitter.com/RWynJones Gwynoro Jones: twitter.com/Gwynoro Welsh Academic Press: twitter.com/WelshAcadPress and you can find us here: twitter.com/golau_podcast If you enjoyed this podcast, please like and subscribe in your podcast player of choice

Welcome to Season 2 of Golau! We start with what else but Brexit. Dominating the headlines all week, we have Dr Jo Hunt, Prof Roger Scully and Dr Huw Pritchard in Golau studios to discuss the Welsh perspective on the 2nd reading of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. Earlier in the week Jo organised an event with MPs & experts in London that we recorded and will publish as soon as we can. Schedule for the event is below. Wales Governance Centre / Hansard Society / UK and EU event referred to in podcast (we’ll make the recordings available asap): ukandeu.ac.uk/event/the-eu-withd…s-and-parliaments/ EU (Withdrawal Bill): publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cb…5/18005.pdf Tabled Amendments: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cb…wh_0911.pdf FM Wales LCM Memorandum: www.assembly.wales/laid%20document…m-ld11177-e.pdf FM Scotland LCM Memorandum: www.parliament.scot/S5ChamberOffice…S05-10-2017.pdf FM Wales’s ‘Brexit & Devolution’ paper launch including comments about the end of parliamentary sovereignty: youtu.be/KcJ

After each general election in Wales and the UK, the Wales Governance Centre runs a post-election briefing. This episode of Golau features this year's keynote from Roger Scully - Understanding the 2017 UK General Election. This keynote is also available on YouTube: youtu.be/TO2lxf_covQ Rogers' Blog: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/ More from the Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance and please rate/review Golau on your podcast player of choice and get in touch with us on Twitter: twitter.com/golau_podcast

Marking the anniversary of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the Wales Governance Centre held an event in the Senedd with a number of presentations on aspects of Brexit. In this presentation Dr Rachel Minto looks at the state of play between the UK Government’s DeExEU and the EU’s negotiating teams and approaches to the negotiations. The videos of this event will be here (once published): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5…1lN6G3eapIBuu3lYS For more from the Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance For more about Wales and Brexit: twitter.com/WelshBrexitCU and you can follow all things Golau: twitter.com/golau_podcast

Marking the anniversary of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the Wales Governance Centre held an event in the Senedd with a number of presentations on aspects of Brexit. In this presentation Dr Jo Hunt explores how the UK & Welsh Governments are legislating for the Brexit process. The videos of this event will be here (once published): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5…1lN6G3eapIBuu3lYS For more from the Wales Governance Centre: twitter.com/WalesGovernance For more about Wales and Brexit: twitter.com/WelshBrexitCU and you can follow all things Golau: twitter.com/golau_podcast