Walescast

Welsh politics and current affairs with interviews and analysis AI summary

BBC Radio Wales Visit website › Government · EN · 115 episodes · latest 2026-11-12

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Your one-stop shop for everything Welsh politics and current affairs. Felicity Evans and James Williams discuss the big issues with exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis.

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-12 · 25 min

    Reform politicians partially boycotted the Senedd after politician Joe Martin was barred from speaking in the chamber over comments that white people are being "replaced". The ban was announced by the Presiding Officer,…

  2. 2026-11-11 · 36 min

    Fliss and James talk to the Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability from COP31. They also preview the Welsh Government's Draft Budget and what it could mean for health, education and the environment with our…

  3. 2026-11-04 · 33 min

    On this episode of Walescast Fliss and James catch up with Rhun ap Iorwerth six months after he led his party to victory in the Senedd election. They discuss the covid review, council tax, budgets and Andy Burnham with…

  4. 2026-10-28 · 33 min

    No big surprises, but plenty of smaller measures the government hopes can help ease cost of living pressures. So, what has the Chancellor unveiled, and what does the 2026 Budget mean for Wales?BBC Wales Political Editor…

  5. 2026-10-21 · 33 min

    Wales' Finance Minister has announced that the Welsh Government wants to delay a revaluation of homes for council tax purposes until 2032. Fliss and James are joined by David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal…

  6. 2026-10-14 · 33 min

    Fliss and James are joined by guests to unpack the Welsh Government's agreement with Labour on its mini-budget. Politicians from the Welsh Conservatives, Welsh Labour and Reform UK Wales discuss the details, while BBC…

  7. 2026-10-07 · 35 min

    Plaid Cymru has unveiled plans to address two of Wales' most notorious transport bottlenecks - the M4 in the South and the Menai Strait crossing in the North.Nick Servini is joined by our Business and Political…

  8. 2026-10-06 · 30 min

    The First Minister took to the stage in Llandudno to deliver his first conference speech since winning the Senedd election. Before an expectant audience, he celebrated Plaid Cymru's historic victory but also…

  9. 2026-10-01 · 36 min

    Andy Burnham has set out his vision for transforming Britain, including a pledge to end the state pension triple lock from 2030 to help fund a new National Care Service in England. But what does it all mean for Wales?…

  10. 2026-09-25 · 7 min

    Ahead of the annual Labour Party conference, the Prime Minister is in Manchester and talks to our Political Editor Gareth Lewis about independence, the future of devolution, and speculation of an early general election.

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BBC
Oldest episode in feed
08/2021 · over 5 years
Typical length
36 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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