Category Archives: Welsh Politics

Welsh Higher Education Madness

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Maria Pretzler

During the last few days universities have been concentrating on Clearing, the process whereby students can find places in university courses in the days after they receive their A-level results, and change their plans if their A-levels are significantly different … Continue reading →

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The Welsh Budget and Political Perceptions

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Maria Pretzler

Welsh Labour has just managed to agree a deal with the Welsh Liberal Democrats (BBC Report), which will allow them to get their budget through the Assembly. The negotiations have gone on for weeks; all three opposition parties set conditions for … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Proposal for Electoral Reform for Wales

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Maria Pretzler

Welsh Labour has finally made a decision about its response to the changes in parliamentary constituency boundaries which will be introduced for 2015 (BBC report). They consider these changes unfair, which is hardly surprising. As a response - who’d have thought it … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Universities in Wales

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Maria Pretzler

Just over a week ago, the Times Higher Education Supplement brought out this year’s World Universities Rankings. Although universities live and die by such ranking exercises these days, we should take such elaborate attempts to compare apples with oranges with … Continue reading →

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