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Professor Richard Wyn Jones, head of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University, talks devolution, "Little Britain" and cultural warfare. For information regarding your data privacy, visit aca...
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Shereen Williams, CEO of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, speaks on adapting to Welsh life from Singapore, and her community work with victims of coercive control.Discussing reli...
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General secretary of TUC Wales, Shavanah Taj, talks about systemic structural discrimination and her own personal experiences.She tells Martin why the trade union movement must be better organised, lo...
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The first female Bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann, talks women in the church and the foundation of her faith.She recalls her frustration and hurt as she waited five years to be ordained and what is was...
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How do you get more Welsh speakers watching S4C? Chief executive Owen Evans speaks on viewing figures, the move to Carmarthen, improving quality of programmes and its relationship with the BBC.He also...
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Poet Menna Elfyn began writing at the age of 15, struck by the injustice of the Vietnam war and Treweryn Valley.She talks about her journey as a woman writing in Welsh to acceptance as a serious poet....
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Deputy Economy and Transport Minister Lee Waters on how a major part of the Welsh Government’s role is to nourish communities that have been abandoned by economic forces.The Llanelli AM also recalls h...
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Dr Sophie Quinney explains how she helped to establish a gender identity service in Wales after a huge unmet need.She is joined by patient Ben Marriott, who talks about the mental health suffering of ...
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Baroness Anita Gale of Blaenrhondda speaks on women overcoming prejudice in politics.She discusses all-women shortlists and twinning, the resistance and why she's optimistic for the future of the Labo...
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The former Labour AM for Rhondda is now an academic at Cardiff University.He shares his views on what's gone wrong for the Labour party, explains why he left and who he'd back for leader.He also discu...
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Sian Lewis is chief executive of Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the largest Welsh language employer in the third sector.She explains what the youth movement is doing for Wales, its international strategy and how...
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Russell Goodway, cabinet member for investment and development at Cardiff Council, tells Martin Shipton how he entered politics "by mistake".He talks of his vision for Cardiff, on devolution, the aban...
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Paul Murphy, who helped deliver the Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland, recalls the occasion when he looked round a negotiating room and realised he was the only person present who wasn’t...
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The Labour Assembly Member for Pontypridd speaks on improving the conditions of Welsh workers, constitutional dysfunction and why he sees the future of the UK as a voluntary union of nations if it's t...
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Fay Jones is standing in the marginal seat of Brecon & Radnorshire, which she hopes to regain from Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds to become Wales's first female Conservative MP. She talks ab...
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From a teenage thief to a born-again Christian pastor who spoke in tongues, Richard Taylor is one of the most unusual General Election candidates in Wales.Now a disciple of Nigel Farage, he tells Mart...
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Labour AM Alun Davies has a panic button by his bed because of the toxic political environment created by Brexit.He tells Martin Shipton why progressive forces need to win a "culture war” against thos...
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Is it ever ok to smack your child? Vivienne Laing, head of policy and public affairs at NSPCC Cymru, discusses the plans to change the law in Wales to end the legal defence of reasonable punishment wh...
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Labour MEP for Wales Jackie Jones talks about her belief in the European Union, why it's had low esteem in the eyes of many Brits and faced four decades of negative portrayal. She also discusses the a...
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Dawn Bowden, Labour AM for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, talks of her roots in trade unionism, how our NHS is under constant attack and the divided politics of Brexit. For information regarding your da...
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Mark Reckless is leader of the Brexit Party group in the National Assembly.The AM reveals how as Tory MP he worked with Labour to inflict EU-related defeats on David Cameron.H tells Martin how he beca...
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Mark Cotter doesn't conform to the stereotype of a leading barrister. He doesn’t come from a well-heeled background, nor did he attend a fee-paying boarding school.He has been involved in many high pr...
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Lord Mike German was the first leader of the Lib Dems in the National Assembly, and is now is the party's UK treasurer.He makes revelations about the early years of the Assembly, speaks on the lessons...
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Recorded from a bustling Westminster, Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards talks the impact of Brexit on Welsh independence and why he feels devolution is under attack.The MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr...
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Paul Davies tells of his journey from Ceredigion bank manager to leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Assembly.He tells Martin why he's determined to kick Labour out of power, why we should respec...
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Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, Glyn Davies, discusses the role of the Wales Office, the state of his party and reveals why he won't stand again as MP.The farmer's son recalls how his father was ...
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Step inside the world of the House of Lords with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson in Westminster.The Paralympian speaks of her Cardiff childhood and the big family sacrifices that have enabled her transit...
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MP Liz Saville Roberts tells her political story from learning Welsh at Aberystwyth University to becoming the Plaid Cymru's group leader in Parliament.She talks about the frustrations of "soap opera"...
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Hefin David, the Labour AM for Caerphilly, speaks on the power distance between people and politics.He also discusses the Caerphilly council officers' pay scandal, STV and why we need more AMs in Wale...
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Recorded live from the Urdd, Welsh language campaigner Toni Schiavone, of Cymdeithas Yr Iaith, speaks on political identity and the evolution of the movement. He tells Martin why he believes every chi...
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Delyth Jewell became Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales East at the start of 2019, after the tragic death of Steffan Lewis.She tells Martin about the guilt she felt taking on the job, her work on stalking...
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One of Wales' leading writers discusses his new novel Throw Me to the Wolves, which is loosely based on the treatment of his former teacher Christopher Jefferies, an initial suspect in the murder of J...
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CEO of Wales Co-operative Centre, Derek Walker, sets out why social enterprises and cooperative business models can be at the centre of a more inclusive economy.He also discusses the state of the trad...
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Meri Huws has reached the end of her seven-year tenure as Welsh Language Commissioner.She looks back at what she's achieved in the role and sets out what must happen next to ensure people in Wales can...
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David Melding takes Martin through his route to becoming a politician, which included backing the No campaign opposing the creation of the institution he now sits on.The AM for South Wales Central exp...
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Daran Hill is the managing director of public affairs company Postif Politics.He discusses lobbying in Wales - does it have a bad name? And should it be regulated more closely?He also speaks on naviga...
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Jane Dodds, who became leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats in 2017, describes her political journey.She tells Martin why she believes the new Independent Group in Westminster could signal the end of...
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Lord Peter Hain talks devolution, Brexit and racism.The former MP for Neath also warns of the erosion of his party's traditional base, amid the "most disillusioning period in British politics" he's ex...
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The Labour AM for Cardiff Central tells of her journey to the Assembly via Latin America, a career in journalism and heading up a Sure Start programme for disadvantaged parents.She speaks on inequalit...
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When Dr Sibani Roy first moved to North Wales, she didn't feel welcome.Her experiences led her to found the North Wales Association for Multicultural Integration, which is working to build up a cohesi...
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Former Cardiff Central MP Jon Owen Jones speaks about the lack of scrutiny in devolved Wales.He tells Martin of life in pre-devolution politics and his time spent as a junior minister at the Welsh Off...
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A year has passed since Jack Sargeant became one of Wales's youngest politicians at the age of 23, in a by-election triggered by the death of his father Carl.The Welsh Labour AM for Alyn and Deeside t...
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Mike Joseph's German Jewish parents escaped Europe on the day war broke out in 1939.The journalist turned genocide historian spent time tracing his relatives but was only able to identify the SS leade...
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The devolution expert and former Wales international tells Martin about her career journey, juggling academia with football.The professor of public policy at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Cent...
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Journalist and communications consultant Guto Harri lifts the lid on working for Boris Johnson and Rupert Murdoch.He tells Martin why he's been called a traitor, and about his return to Wales for new ...
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Andrew Morgan explains his journey from bricklayer to leader of one of Wales' biggest councils, Rhondda Cynon Taf.He talks about coping with austerity, cynicism in politics and the impact of a no-deal...
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Ann Clwyd has represented the Cynon Valley as MP since 1984, and was previously MEP for Mid and West Wales..The Labour politician tells how her early career as a Guardian journalist forged her strong ...
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Author Daryl Leeworthy talks about the rise and fall of social democracy in South Wales.He tells Martin that if we're to improve the lives of people in South Wales, we need to recapture the culture of...
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What happens if you are convicted for a crime you didn't commit? Solicitor Glyn Maddocks has spent much of his career representing victims of miscarriages of justice. He tells Martin why the British l...
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We're back with series three of Martin Shipton Meets. Listen to WalesOnline's chief reporter in conversation with leading figures from Welsh politics and public life during our turbulent times. Martin specialises in controversial and investigative stories and has been involved in covering the National Assembly since its outset.
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