Hannah Blythyn Articles

These are a busy times politically and constitutionally, what with local, Scottish and Welsh elections; a referendum on the voting system; and a royal wedding to boot.

While many of the political class around Westminster may be caught up in the debate around the AV referendum in May, there is another – arguably more significant – choice being put before the Welsh people this week.

Today sees health secretary Andrew Lansley present his government’s
Health and Social Care Bill to the House of Commons – a bill that has
the potential to sound the death knell for the NHS as we know it.

The Labour-trade union link should stay not just for its historical significance but because it connects the party to working people. Any changes to the party’s electoral system should seek to retain this unique relationship.