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Summer 2018 Wales’ best policy and politics magazine Political leadership redefined Laura McAllister on new leaders New strikes, new members Wil Chivers on young union activists Power to the people? Tony Armstrong on local democracy ISSN 2059-8416 Print ISSN 2398-2063 Online CONTENTS: SUMMER 2018 Wales’ best policy and politics magazine SUCCESS IS NOW EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE GET UP TO £4,500 FUNDING TOWARDS LIVING COSTS ON OUR PART-TIME COURSES* MAE LLWYDDIANT YN FWY FFORDDIADWY FYTH ERBYN HYN CEWCH HYD AT £4,500 O GOSTAU BYW AR EIN CYRSIAU RHAN-AMSER* Laura McAlister Tony Armstrong Sophie Williams 2 Political leadership redefined 4 Power to the people? 8 What’s in a name? The Prince of SEARCH OU WALES Wales bridge and Welsh identity CHWILIO OU CYMRU *Eligibility rules apply for financial support. 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Many politicians Wales needs a leader who isn’t frightened to have been media-coached into a condition of bland uniformity. One get angry and to raise her/his voice could be forgiven for suspecting that they have a set of buttons programmed to give stock answers indifference than anything else. amongst politicians and staff, and Political leadership redefined and phraseology – “stakeholders, It is a seminal moment as we there is likely to be a painful clear going forward, long-term (likely) leave the EU and attempt to out after the contest. sustainability” etc. There are real chart a new position for Wales in the Finally, rather than issuing another problems if the key to success is world. This will probably involve raft of “exciting new policy simply to follow the party line and using our soft power (as we have ambitions”, how about focusing on With one vacancy for a party leader already up for grabs and more on the avoid rocking the boat. If challenge precious little of the hard variety) some serious delivery plans? At a horizon, Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy at Cardiff University’s is frowned upon, the outcomes utilising assets to sell Wales - sport, summit organised a few years ago will be stained the staleness our landscape, green tourism, the by the former Minister for Public Wales Governance Centre and former captain of the Wales women’s of uniformity. arts, our two languages. But it will Services, Leighton Andrews, I international football team, asks what qualities should our leaders have? We need more authenticity in also mean finding new or suggested that to improve, political leaders, not manufactured reinventing some other selling leadership had to be far less anger - some proper, genuine points. A “feminist government” for speech, and far more action- t’s a tough job being a leader. leader. Unsurprisingly, the best emotion. An increasingly alienated Wales anyone? This is no more than oriented. I also said that we need And that applies whatever the leaders do not see the need to talk and distant public will likely respond a slogan currently, but what’s to elevate the “how to” sector. Political leadership takes about these qualities, they “just” live better to an evangelist than a stopping us having aspirations to be implementation stage - the tough, Ia variety of forms: the most them in their working interactions. technocrat. Most of us want a world leader in equality? Equality sleeves-rolled-up, getting-it-done obvious being our political party Now, this might sound fantastically someone we trust, can believe with a purpose might offer a chance part. Being a leader means focusing leaders. They are highly visible yet, simplistic but it seems to me that in, who will stand up for Wales. to reframe ourselves as a nation on the gritty, painful, difficult as research indicates, many people trusting and respecting colleagues, Someone who is “in it” for us where equality underpins implementation, not just the shiny, in Wales can scarcely identify some listening to and understanding the and the nation, not for his or everything and actively drives fun baubles of ideas, missions of our main party bosses. There are people we serve, form the basis of her own career journey and economic growth. and strategies. a lot of other forms of political good collegiate leadership. Of personal aggrandisement. Third, “a fo ben, bid bont” - if you No one said leadership was easy leadership too – within the civil course, that does not mean always The new First Minister will need to want to be a leader, be a bridge - and, if it is easy, the organisation is service, in parliamentary doing what is suggested to us by be different to the three previous from the Mabinogion and a slogan probably not worth leading. infrastructures and in civic society those in our teams. Nevertheless, office holders, yet build on each’s widely used in my home town of Political party leaders face scrutiny more widely. there is a basic requirement to best bits.