Ken Skates AM Articles

‘The Labour party did not come into the world as an economistic left party preoccupied with state remedies; nor with a remote cosmopolitan bent that surrendered talk of place, home and nation’ - Jon Cruddas 2013 Though it would of course be misleading to suggest that...

‘It is unfair for benefits to rise at a faster rate than wages’ – so said the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith, ahead of the Commons vote on capping welfare benefits. The need, he confidently asserted, was based on the fact that jobless benefits have...

The Olympics have in many surprising and unexpected ways been an extraordinary event. The vibrancy of the games has been amazing, from the atmosphere and the competition through to the sheer numbers of individuals from so many countries that have attended or...

It may be three years away but much of the ground and many of the central arguments that look set to dominate the next general election are already starting to emerge. Lots may change before 2015. However, one thing is crystal clear: this is not the position David...