Letter from Wales: Welsh education is in the corner with its thumb in its mouth
by Julian Ruck Did you hear the one about the Welsh education system? The Estyn Report of 2012 concluded that 40% of Welsh children entering secondary education are going to schools that are barely...
View ArticleReflections on the Rhondda
by Leighton Andrews In 1992, Chris Patten, chair of the Conservative Party, delivered an overall election victory for John Major’s Conservative Party against Labour, but lost his own Bath seat to the...
View ArticleLabour’s got a problem in the South Wales valleys
by Leighton Andrews The success of Labour’s overall campaign in Wales on 5 May should not blind us to the challenges underneath. We may have retained 29 seats, losing only one, and maintained our...
View ArticleLosing an election is a deeply personal experience
by Leighton Andrews I had many conversations with other Labour candidates in the run-up to May, and while most of us enjoy campaigning and talking to voters on the doorstep, I think we all felt that...
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