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47:44

The NHS at 75

Walescast ·

2023/07/06

James Williams and BBC Wales health correspondent Jenny Rees examine the vital signs of the National Health Service as it turns 75 with the help of former health board chair Professor Marcus Longley and junior doctor representative Dr Georgie Budd. Also, following the evidence given to the UK Covid-19 inquiry by Welsh Government ministers and officials, how prepared is the health service for another pandemic?

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41:05

Bills, Bills, Bills

Walescast ·

2023/06/29

Felicity Evans, James Williams and guests work through the highlights of the Welsh Government's list of eight new laws it plans to bring forward in the next 12 months. Adam Keen of Adventure Travel explains what the promised bus bill might mean for both industry and passengers while Luke Young of Citizens Advice Cymru explores the implications of council tax reforms for households. Auriol Miller of the Institute of Welsh Affairs also joins the conversation to discuss the plans for Senedd

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48:33

Under New Management

Walescast ·

2023/06/21

Felicity Evans and James Williams discuss how the new leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, will approach the challenges facing his party with Plaid MP Ben Lake and former Plaid MP and family friend Elfyn Llwyd. Fliss and James also discuss the latest inflation figures and what they may mean for interest rates ahead of the monthly meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee

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31:06

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry and the road to Net Zero

Walescast ·

2023/06/14

James Williams hears from Anna-Louise Marsh-Rees of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru following the opening statements to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Jessica Hooper of RenewableUK Cymru gives her reaction to the publication of Welsh Government's Infrastructure Bill, which ministers describe as an important step towards delivering on renewable energy targets. Plus BBC Wales business correspondent Huw Thomas on calls from the chairman of Tata Steel UK, Henrik Adam, for a "level playing

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47:49

An Admiral Job

Walescast ·

2023/06/08

Felicity Evans learns the lessons of Henry Engelhardt's 40-year career in business which saw him build Cardiff-based Admiral Insurance - Wales' only FTSE 100-listed company - into a global concern worth £9 billion. What's the secret of being a good boss? How to succeed at interview. And why a 10-year plan is the secret to a good retirement.

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48:30

A Duty of Care?

Walescast ·

2023/06/01

Felicity Evans and Cemlyn Davies discuss the policy of housing asylum seekers in hotels with the former Commissioner for Racial Equality for Wales, the Rev Aled Edwards. Environment correspondent Steffan Messenger explores what achieving Net Zero could mean for Welsh farms and those who work on them. And social affairs correspondent India Pollock reflects on a major piece of work by Senedd members into children in care.

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45:09

Ely: the aftermath

Walescast ·

2023/05/25

Felicity Evans and James Williams explore the political fallout from the unrest in Ely with the local MP, Cardiff West's Kevin Brennan, while Professor Howard Williamson brings his 50 years of experience of the community to the questions of why it happened and how further repeats can be avoided. And Dr James Griffiths of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University runs through the findings of the latest YouGov opinion polling in Wales.

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39:33

Lights. Camera. Inaction!

Walescast ·

2023/05/18

With the latest job figures showing that nearly one in four of the working age population in Wales are economically inactive, Felicity Evans and James Williams explore the causes and effects of this long-term feature of the Welsh economy with the help of Joshua Miles, the Welsh director of the Work and Learning Institute and the occupational health expert and Bevan Commissioner Professor Ewan Macdonald. The pair also take a trip through the looking glass into the topsy-turvy world of VAT on food to

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40:12

Priced Out

Walescast ·

2023/05/11

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by Cardiff University's Professor Richard Wyn Jones as the dust begins to settle on Adam Price's resignation as the leader of Plaid Cymru following a critical report into the culture of the party. What's changed in the week since that report was published? What legacy does Adam Price leave behind? And where now for Plaid?

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32:42

Conservatively Speaking

Walescast ·

2023/05/03

Felicity Evans and Daniel Davies look back at the Welsh Conservative's Spring conference in the company of the Tory MS for Clwyd West Darren Millar and WalesOnline's Welsh Affairs editor Will Hayward

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23:24

Corrections and Clarifications

Walescast ·

2023/04/27

Felicity Evans and James Williams ask if the First Minister has successfully drawn the line under a row over whether the Senedd was misled over the decision-making process that saw the north Wales health board Betsi Cadwaladr taken out of special measures in 2020. And Environment Correspondent Steffan Messenger charts the end of the line for opencast mining in Wales, following a council decision not to grant an extension to the gigantic Ffos-y-Fran site in Merthyr Tydfil.

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43:31

Food for Thought

Walescast ·

2023/04/20

With food price inflation at a 45-year high, Felicity Evans and James Williams explore the implications for food producers with Welsh farmer Llyr Jones - and for hard-pressed households with James Smith of the Resolution Foundation. In the wake of the announcement that Cardiff Council is to explore introducing a "road user payment" scheme to cut congestion and improve air quality, Silviyia Barrett of the Campaign for Better Transport outlines the impact similar schemes have had on cities across the

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42:24

Operation Strike

Walescast ·

2023/04/13

As junior doctors strike in England, James Williams meets Dr Iona Collins, the chair of the Wales council of the British Medical Association. Here in Wales junior doctors aren't on strike, they're in work. Why is that? Pay negotiations start with the Welsh government next week, but if Westminster doesn't settle with the English doctors, where will the money come from for a separate settlement in Wales? Plus… a big shift in the UK class system that most people are unaware of. Sociologist Dan Evans

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39:25

Deep Dive

Walescast ·

2023/04/07

Welsh Water released sewage into rivers, lakes and the sea around Wales for almost 600,000 hours last year, according to the latest data. The worst-hit rivers in 2022 were the Garw, Tawe, Teifi, Usk, Rhymney and Taff. To find out why, Fliss and James talk to Welsh Water's CEO Peter Perry and Gail Davies-Walsh from Afonydd Cymru.

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41:35

Lines of Inquiry

Walescast ·

2023/03/30

As the first new trains for the South Wales Metro are officially rolled out, James Williams and Daniel Davies quiz the head of Transport for Wales, James Price, on that project's timetables and increasing costs as well as TfW's plans for the rest of the country and the future for bus services. Plus Huw Irranca-Davies MS, chair of the Senedd's Legislation, Justice and Constitution committee, on concerns that UK government legislation to scrap EU-era rules and regulations could undermine

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60:07

When we met Vaughan Gething at Lisvane Cricket Club…

Walescast ·

2022/08/23

The Welsh Government’s economy minister joins Felicity Evans and James Williams in the pavilion of Lisvane Cricket Club to talk about his love of the game, his time as health minister during the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis. Questions about his future ambitions are met with a defensive, straight bat but he does open up on his go to karaoke tune.This episode includes a personal account of discrimination, with graphic racist language, which listeners could find upsetting.

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48:11

When we met Virginia Crosbie at the Anglesey Show...

Walescast ·

2022/08/16

The Conservative MP for Ynys Mon Virginia Crosbie joins Felicity Evans and James Williams at the Anglesey Show to reflect on her late-blooming political career. In a wide-ranging interview she discusses how her approach to life has been shaped by personal trauma and her priorities for her island constituency.

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60:49

When we met Dafydd Wigley in Llanberis…

Walescast ·

2022/08/09

The former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley joins Felicity Evans and James Williams at the National Slate Museum in Llanberis to reflect on half a century in frontline politics. Now in the House of Lords, he looks back at the highs and lows of his political career, from the dying days of James Callaghan’s Labour government in 1979, through to the high drama of the devolution referendum of 1997 and beyond. And then there's his connection to a 1930s Chicago gangster and Public Enemy Number 1.

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65:06

When we met Simon Hart in Pendine Sands...

Walescast ·

2021/08/25

Welsh Secretary and MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Simon Hart joins Felicity Evans and Dan Davies at a static caravan in Pendine Sands Holiday Park to talk about his day job as a minister, what's next for the future of the Union and why bird enthusiasts from across the UK flocked to his garden.He also recalls how he and other senior politicians feared for the PM's life after he was admitted to intensive care with Covid, during the height of the pandemic.Producer: Emilia Davies

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61:28

When we met Leanne Wood in the Rhondda...

Walescast ·

2021/08/17

Fliss and James catch up with former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood who reflects on her time with the party, how she first got involved in politics and what she plans on doing next.She also recalls what happened in the green room moments before her and other party leaders appeared on a televised debate during the 2015 general election.Producer: Emilia Davies

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