Mastodawn

“Like the majority of Welsh #Labour members I’d urge Keir Starmer not to do this. He should remember we cannot deliver for anyone if we go against the electorate, who do not like Vaughan Gething and his donations.”

#UKPol #WelshPol

https://nation.cymru/news/gething-to-get-peerage-after-senedd-election/

Gething 'to get peerage after Senedd election'

Martin Shipton Keir Starmer still intends to nominate Vaughan Gething for a peerage – but no announcement will be made before the Senedd election to avoid further damage to Labour’s chances, we have been told. In December 2025 The Times reported how the former First Minister was being lined up for a seat in the […]

Nation.Cymru

Police State UK Apr 7

In England you can (and should!) register to vote from age 16 up.

In Scotland and Wales it's from age 14 up, for the Scottish Parliament/Senedd elections.

Presumably England will drop to 14 soon too, as votes at 16 were being promised everywhere by Labour.

#UKPol #ScotPol #WelshPol #EngPol

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Register to vote

Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

GOV.UK

Claire McNab Apr 3

Congrats to #PlaidCymru for supporting Vivek Thuppil. He is right: #Israel is a terrorist state. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwywvr2z76zo

But this is all back-to-front. The #BBC should be hounding parties to ensure that every candidate for every party unequivocally agrees that Israel is a terrorist state.

#UKpol #WelshPol

Police State UK Mar 17

"Coalition wrangling makes it likely that #PlaidCymru will form the next Welsh government, ending 100 years of Labour hegemony, while #ReformUK is set to become the biggest party and form the official opposition."

#UKPol #WelshPol

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/keir-starmer-warned-cabinet-devolved-governments

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled back

The Guardian

Police State UK Mar 7

"In the summer of 2024, this #Labour government swept into power promising change. Since then, we’ve had precious little of it – instead, we’ve seen managed decline accompanied by culture-war posturing."

#UKPol #WelshPol #GreenParty

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/07/predict-green-party-wave-zack-polanski-local-elections-byelection-win

I predict a Green wave in the local elections. Anyone who thinks our byelection win was an outlier is mistaken

Since the Gorton and Denton victory, I have travelled the UK and seen the energy that result unleashed. More will follow, says Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party

The Guardian

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Police State UK Feb 23

"In the Gorton and Denton byelection on Thursday, a formerly rock-solid seat for #Labour is delivering a three-way race in which it could finish third behind #Reform and the #Greens. In Wales, #PlaidCymru’s grip on the progressive vote, and Reform’s rise, threatens an ignominious rout after a century of Labour dominance."

#UKPol #WelshPol

Wen Jan 22

Well this was fun and the comments BTL are even more amusing. I expect the Guardian to switch them off. They do every time any =thing that provoke comment from Scotland comes up.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/westminster-devolved-parliament-uk-independence-

#Elections #UkPol #ScotPol #WelshPol #IrishPol #Independence

Wake up, Westminster: after May, the Scottish and Welsh parliaments will likely be for independence

With Plaid Cymru and the SNP leading polls in their respective nations, can the United Kingdom continue in this – or any – form, asks Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian

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Police State UK Jan 22

"The best way to secure the future of the UK is to make it work for the people of the UK. To do this would involve a bold rethink of how we make it a state fit for the present day rather than the arcane hodgepodge of inertia and tradition that it currently is."

#UKPol #ScotPol #WelshPol #NIPol

Police State UK Jan 22

"If the polls are to be believed, the United Kingdom is in a very interesting position. By the end of May, it is likely that the largest party in three of the four constituent countries of the UK will want the larger polity in which they operate to break apart."

#UKPol #ScotPol #SNP #WelshPol #PlaidCymru #NIPol #SinnFein

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/westminster-devolved-parliament-uk-independence-

Wake up, Westminster: after May, the Scottish and Welsh parliaments will likely be for independence

With Plaid Cymru and the SNP leading polls in their respective nations, can the United Kingdom continue in this – or any – form, asks Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian

Police State UK Jan 14

"First, #PlaidCymru is storming ahead. It has conviction. It offers hope. Second, the traditional English-based parties are now as dead in Wales as they are in Scotland: the breakdown in the political thinking of the countries of the supposed UK is becoming very obvious; the ties are over. Third, #ReformUK has peaked, which is a trend I think we will start to see in England soon. Fourth, the #Greens are a growing force."

#UKPol #WelshPol #Senedd

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/14/wales-has-had-enough-of-english-politics/

Wales has had enough of English politics

This opinion poll, from ITV in Wales, published yesterday, is very encouraging with regard to the Senedd election coming up in May 2026: Comparisons are to ITV's last poll, in September 2025. The resulting seat projection makes it clear that a PC / Green government is most likely. As ITV reports: Dr Jac Larner,...

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