Wonderful to be back in the archive at NLW. I'm finalising a paper examining the C.20th proposals for an elected Welsh Assembly. FPTP was often the preferred voting system (some AV, AMS and STV). Plans for the size of an Assembly differ wildly: 50, 60, 72, 80, 88, 95, 100. Full paper coming soon

First one of the academic year @ Brynmill Coffee ☕️

📝 A new blog from me looking at some of the legal and political matters associated with recent calls for the devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales.

how it feels to be asked about your research

A Bill that would transfer responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales to the Welsh Government has passed the report stage in the House of Lords without opposition and is now set for its third reading ✍️Emily Price

📚 The unexpected things you find when browsing through a second-hand bookshop. Pictured are yesterday's purchases from Goldstone Books in Carmarthen. I thoroughly recommend a visit as they have an excellent selection of books on Welsh history and politics.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... Enjoying a tree-mendous evening of public law talks at tonight's ALBA event 🎅🏻 @adminlaw.bsky.social

Why the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill marks a key point of departure. By @a-b-evans.bsky.social #UKpol politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/senedd-...

1/ Always a delight to be back in Aberystwyth and spending a day at the National Library of Wales. Still on the theme of the Welsh Liberals in the nineteenth century, my current research is investigating political landlordism at general elections in Wales in the 1850s-70s.

On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - November 29, 1995: The tradition of singing O Canada at the start of the Wednesday sitting begins. Below is how it appeared in that day's Hansard. (The Speaker noted the 25th anniversary of the practice in 2020).

Plaid Cymru is today calling for a new Wales Bill to give our nation powers on par with Scotland. Time to level the playing field.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿UK ELECTION 2024 BRIEFING VIDEO 📼 The video of the Wales Election Study briefing on the 2024 UK General Election is now available on the @cardiffuni.bsky.social YouTube Channel! @jaclarner.bsky.social and @richardwynjones.bsky.social present new data and analysis from Wales 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 youtu.be/7CMXfpiWfso

Very much looking forward to the Study of Parliament Group's 60th birthday conference in Westminster on 5/6 December. It is open to non-members of the Group - see here: studyofparliamentgroup.org/2024/10/09/s...

For my sins, I spend my spare time researching the constitutional history (especially #devolution related) of these isles, & as this seems as good as time as any for a self-indulgent plug, here’s a 🧵 of some of my articles:

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