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Hold referendum on Assembly election day, says MP

THE promised referendum on full law-making powers for Wales should be held on the same day as the next Assembly election, an MP has argued. Read

Confident Carwyn has a reminder political careers all end in failure

THE day-to-day work of politicians can often appear tedious, but there are occasions when great excitement is generated. Frequently – and much to the chagrin of policy wonks – the greatest excitement concerns the ups and downs of individuals. Read

Culture minister resigns after cigar-in-pub blunder

NATIONAL Assembly Culture Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas sensationally resigned last night after being told to leave a pub for smoking a cigar. Read

Carwyn pitches for Rhodri’s crown

CARWYN JONES last night set out his stall for the leadership of Welsh Labour in a keynote speech outlining his political philosophy. Read

Wales’ newest uni honours First Minister

FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan has been made a Fellow of Wales’ newest university. Read

Cabinet minister quits over cigar-in-pub gaffe

NATIONAL Assembly culture minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas has quit after being told to leave a Cardiff pub for smoking a cigar. Read

Heritage Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas quits

NATIONAL Assembly Heritage Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas sensationally resigned last night after being told to leave a pub for smoking a cigar. Read

Smoking Minister is asked to leave pub

Welsh Assembly minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas had to leave a pub when he was seen with a cigar. Read

Carwyn Jones: Socialism and the credit crunch

Carwyn Jones' speech to Labour party workers on Friday outlining his political philosophy is widely being see as the Bridgend AM setting out his stall to succeed First Minister Rhodri Morgan when he steps down next year. Read

Learning scheme shrouded in a ‘funding fog’

FRESH concerns about funding for the Welsh Assembly Government’s flagship foundation phase education scheme were raised today. Read

‘This is high-wire politics – victory is in their grasp but there is a terrifyingly long way to fall’

As Barack Obama prepares to embark on a whistle-stop world-wide charm offensive, David Williamson examines why the Democrat camp is so anxious Read

EU says yes to Welsh language

PERMISSION has been granted for the limited use of the Welsh language in several European Union institutions. Read

MPs drop ‘John Lewis’ list in favour of an ‘Ikea list’

MPs have finally agreed to ditch the controversial “John Lewis list” but they are clinging to the right to kit out their second homes at the taxpayers’ expense. Read

Unions call strike action a success, but councils report little disruption to services

INDUSTRIAL action by council workers in Wales yesterday was called “the biggest public sector pay strike there has ever been” by union officials. Read

AMs under fire for backing striking council workers

OPPOSING sides in the bitter council strike have rounded on Assembly Members backing workers who have walked out over pay. Read

NHS trusts to be scrapped

NHS trusts and local health boards will be scrapped in Wales under radical plans to transform the way the health service is structured and managed. Read

Stronger rights for children and carers unveiled

NEW protection for carers and vulnerable children are at the heart of the legislative programme unveiled by First Minister Rhodri Morgan yesterday. Read

Reform delay means Wigley could become a peer

FORMER Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Wigley has been given fresh hope of a seat in the House of Lords as government plans to reform the second chamber have been delayed. Read

Sketch: The last First Minister’s Questions of the political year

IN A chamber where mixed metaphors and senseless similes are all the rage among its members, it is difficult to find a way to exactly convey what the last First Minister’s Questions of the political year is like. Read

Rhodri Morgan announces WAG plans

FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan has unveiled his government’s legislative plans for the coming year, including measures on child poverty, home care charging and affordable housing. Read