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		<title>Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is my submission to the Reform Bill Committee regarding Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill. The attempt to hijack &#8216;Senedd reform&#8217; with a closed list system that even hopes to keep candidates&#8217; names from us. Stripped of the self-serving bullshit it&#8217;s a crude attempt by the Labour party to guarantee itself permanent rule. With &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/senedd-cymru-electoral-candidate-lists-bill/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Labour And Plaid Cymru Plot To Destroy Welsh Democracy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<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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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<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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