BBC NewsReorganisation plans for health services in south Wales will be announced "by ...BBC NewsReorganisation plans for health services in south Wales will be announced "by the end of the month" according to the first minister. Carwyn Jones was responding to members' ... The conservatives are calling on the government to "abandon" any ...and more »

ITV NewsThe Assembly's Got TalentITV NewsJanet Finch Saunders who loyally shouts out encouragement to her leader and brickbats to the Welsh Government in equal quantities, was this afternoon, focusing her efforts on giving a sterling rendition of that well know Wedding staple ' The Birdie ...

The GuardianSociety daily 14.05.13The Guardian... out real problems • Michele Hanson: Cuts hit poor women hardest – shame on our government ... The Welsh assembly has appointed the UK's first-ever poverty minister as the country prepares for the worst hardship since the 1930s • It isn't society's ...

WalesOnlineChanges in business rate relief for charity shops 'could cost charities in ...WalesOnlineThe Charity Retail Association was responding to the report on business rate relief for charities, social enterprises and credit unions presented by the Business Rates Task and Finish Group to the Welsh Government last month. In the report, which forms ...and more »

WalesOnlineM4 improvement could move closer under plans for borrowing for WalesWalesOnlineImproving the M4 could be a step nearer as Carwyn Jones revealed he had been told that borrowing powers for the Welsh Government may be included in a Westminster Bill announced last week. Business leaders and motorists' groups have called for a ...and more »

The Monthly (subscription) (blog)Slippery Pete and the Record for Political FlexibilityThe Monthly (subscription) (blog)And the man his colleagues called Slippery Pete certainly had form: he had already ratted on his original party, the Nationals, to become a Liberal, and then on the Liberals to become a notional independent supporting the Labor government. Who knew ...and more »

WalesOnline£10m extra for flood protection in Wales: Details released of where it will be ...WalesOnlineAssembly Natural Resources Minister Alun Davies says the cash will help protect at-risk communities all over Wales – from Conwy to Cardiff. The Welsh Government insists it is protecting spending on flood defences despite seeing its own grant from the ...New flood and coastal defences as part of £10m schemeDaily Post North WalesMinister: flood defence funding 'will make a real difference'ITV Newsall 4 news articles »

BBC NewsGreater bovine TB research call from Cardiff scientistBBC News"We think there could be some more effort to directing and harnessing those capabilities towards addressing a Welsh problem." The Welsh government changed its bovine TB policy after Labour formed an administration alone following the 2011 assembly ...

Welsh Assembly debates the Communities, Equality and Local Government ...DeHavilland (subscription) (press release)Early in this Assembly, the Welsh Government announced that it intended to bring forward a heritage Bill. It was with this in mind that the committee agreed to undertake its inquiry into the Welsh Government's historic environment policy. The committee ...

WalesOnlinePlaid Cymru and Arfon Assembly member Alun Ffred Jones to stand down at ...WalesOnlineThis is a new and exciting period for Wales with new powers for the Assembly, but there is a huge amount of work to be done to revive our economy. "I'm proud of what was achieved during Plaid's period in government, and our recent work in securing ...Plaid AM Alun Ffred Jones to retireBBC Newsall 3 news articles »

BBC NewsWelfare: Free school meals at risk - Welsh government ministerBBC NewsMembers of the assembly enterprise committee expressed concern about the Welsh government's response to the welfare changes being implemented by Westminster. Pontypridd Labour AM Mick Antoniw said: "My concern is that it doesn't appear that there ...New benefits system a "car crash" in the making, says Wales anti-poverty ministerWalesOnlineall 6 news articles »

Belfast TelegraphWhy the Assembly parties continue continue to oppose OppositionBelfast TelegraphIt is worth pointing out that 'there is no recognition of an official Opposition in the Scottish Parliament, or the National Assembly for Wales, although there is provision for non-Government parties in relation to parliamentary time; there is ...

Free Press SeriesFifteen words which could change Welsh AssemblyITV NewsThese are the fifteen words occupying about eight seconds of the Queen's Speech that pave the way for changes in the way the Assembly's elected and could see tax powers transferred to Wales in the longer-term. The draft Wales bill will usher in the ...Electoral changes for Wales in Queen's speechThis is South WalesA bucket with holes, or a whole lot?BBC Newsall 8 news articles »

England head coach Stuart Lancaster hosts lectureLeeds Metropolitan UniversityGareth Davies is the Dean of the Carnegie Faculty at Leeds Metropolitan University and previously worked for the Welsh Assembly Government, based in Sydney, as Head of International Business Wales for Australia, New Zealand and Wales. Future lectures ...

WalesOnlineQueen's Speech unveils plans for reform of Assembly electoral arrangementsWalesOnline"However, we will endeavour to strengthen this Bill by devolving responsibility to the Welsh Assembly to stop future Westminster governments from working in a tribal manner as the last one did. "Overall, this was a disappointing Queen's Speech, mainly ...What was announced in the Queen's Speech 2013? At-a-glance guide to the ...Mirror.co.ukThe Queen's Speech 2013BBC NewsAssembly election changes may be in Queen's speechITV NewsThe Guardian -Liberal Democrats -Telegraph.co.ukall 529 news articles »

The Queen's Speech: what does it mean for Wales?BBC NewsThe timetable will also allow ministers to include any changes to the assembly's powers that emerge from the UK government's response to the Silk commission report that suggested the Welsh government should acquire some responsibility for raising the ...

WalesOnlineChanges to National Assembly electoral arrangements expected in Queen's ...WalesOnlineSteve Brooks, director of the Electoral Reform Society Wales, outlined his hopes for the Queen's Speech, saying: “We hope the UK Government will announce plans to bring forward legislation to boost democracy in Wales. "The society would warmly welcome ...

This is South WalesCoastal walks are having a revival — and just in time too!This is South WalesLatest figures from the Welsh Assembly Government claim more people than ever are donning their walking boots. The Wales Coastal Path which has just celebrated its first birthday attracted nearly three million visitors and was worth an estimated £16 ...and more »

Tories accuse Labour of 14 years of continuous failure, on Assembly election ...This is South WalesBut Swansea West MP Geraint Davies, a Labour member, hit back, saying: "Since the start of the Assembly Government, investment has doubled in Wales to nearly £16 billion, which has funded growth improvements in health and education with support of a ...

Spectator.co.uk (blog)Defending the Right UnionSpectator.co.uk (blog)Such domestic government as the 18th century had was built around Edinburgh's legal establishment, from which the great fixer Henry Dundas ran Scotland. He still surveys Edinburgh from a column nearly as high as Nelson's. But as the British state grew ...