• Farming in Wales – an appeal to the new Government

    Farming in Wales – an appeal to the new Government

    I was really pleased to be able to sign a letter, with other friends of farming, asking the next Welsh Government to show more support to the sector.

  • Election Trends

    Election Trends

    Whilst the polls are heating up about next week’s results in Wales, sometimes it’s worth reflecting on trends in recent elections as well. Here’s an interesting comparison of the vote share in the 2016 Senedd Election and the General Elections for 2015, 2017 and 2019: Will these trends continue?

  • The Rural Manifestos – 2021

    In preparation for the Senedd Elections next month, I thought I’d look at what the main parties are proposing for the rural communities in Wales and farmers in particular. As a former Managing Director of the Farmers’ Union of Wales and now a Trustee of RABI (the fantastic charity that does so much to support…

  • When Change happens, don’t regress

    In recent months we have all seen the heroic efforts of the NHS and marvelled at the way they have dealt with the challenge of Covid-19. But behind the scenes, there has been a number of other changes that may have gone unnoticed unless they, of course, touched you personally. And I was impressed to…

  • Trooping the Colour

    I send my very best wishes to The 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards, Trooping the Colour in celebration of the Queen’s Birthday. An honour for all Guardsmen on parade.