Huw's Views
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The Fourth Estate
Edmund Burke is often acknowledged as the source of the term Fourth Estate to describe the press. In a speech to the Commons in 1787 he reportedly described the...
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My take on plans to raise tuition fees
Our Universities need to remain a source of pride for Britain, and a model of higher education for the world. We need to take the steps to guarantee that future...
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Saint Vince and the Long Journey
For so long, LibDem MPs in Wales and throughout the UK have portrayed themselves as the thoughtful independent thinkers, the politicians who don't want to be seen as politicians, the...
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The Silence of the Lambs
As the Chancellor revealed the true scale of the attacks on the poor and vulnerable, the carnage on jobs and the economy, there was one overpowering visual and aural image...
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The Great Cuts Conspiracy
The perceived wisdom that pervades the public sphere at the moment is that cuts have to happen and soon. People are not questioning it any more. The media in concert...
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