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		<title>Looking Ahead To Senedd Elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this piece I shall look towards the May 7 Senedd elections. Rather than delve into party manifestos, or expose the peccadillos of individual candidates, I&#8217;m adopting a broad brush approach. Impressions and perhaps even informed generalisations. Digressions guaranteed, but not without a touch of whimsy and a few doses of ironic humour. This offering &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/looking-ahead-to-senedd-elections/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Looking Ahead To Senedd Elections</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Labour And Plaid Cymru Plot To Destroy Welsh Democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post we&#8217;ll look at the proposed Senedd &#8216;reforms&#8217;, focusing on the closed list system, the method of counting the votes, the design of the ballot paper, and then I&#8217;ll try to explain it all. There have been calls for many years for a bigger Senedd so that it can give better &#8216;scrutiny&#8217;. That &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/labour-and-plaid-cymru-plot-to-destroy-welsh-democracy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Labour And Plaid Cymru Plot To Destroy Welsh Democracy</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wales, Where Democracy Came To Die</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If the title strikes you as over-stated, just hold your judgement until you&#8217;ve read what I have to say. And if you still disagree with me, then you can claim your refund from the Reimbursements Unit of the Finance Department at Jac Towers. Seeing as last week&#8217;s offering was a little long, at over 3,000 &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/wales-where-democracy-came-to-die/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Wales, Where Democracy Came To Die</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elections, May 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I&#8217;M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ The next elections for the Welsh Parliament are just over six months away; so this week I&#8217;m &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/elections-may-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Elections, May 2021</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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