Dr Adam Evans
@a-b-evans.bsky.social
Devolution anorak, parliamentary history nerd & recovering academic. Any views expressed are not those of my employer (yada yada etc passim)
Academic work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Evans-11
Academic work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Evans-11
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Dr Adam Evans
@a-b-evans.bsky.social
· Oct 15
My latest article, published in the latest edition of @publiclaw.bsky.social, looks at the proposals to establish a 'recall' system for Members of the Senedd, how they compare to recall mechanisms elsewhere & what they tell us about Senedd reform
uk.westlaw.com/Document/I1F...
#Senedd #devolution
uk.westlaw.com/Document/I1F...
#Senedd #devolution
“Apparently staff at the company are shell shocked”
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Apparently staff at the company are shell shocked”
Can’t believe they missed the open goal of ‘Escar-gone!’ as the headline here
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Can’t believe they missed the open goal of ‘Escar-gone!’ as the headline here
Wait - They’re going to take on Major League Baseball?!
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Wait - They’re going to take on Major League Baseball?!
“That’s the last time someone asks about a score-line in that group”
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“That’s the last time someone asks about a score-line in that group”
Now that you mention it...
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Now that you mention it...
As if by the magic of Disney, those live-action bean counters at @walesgovernance.bsky.social have produced their analysis of yesterday's UK Govt budget and its implications for Wales #budget2025 #devolution #senedd
Frozen 2: Tax Freezes, the 2-Child Limit (and what the 2025 Autumn Budget means for Wales)
Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
As if by the magic of Disney, those live-action bean counters at @walesgovernance.bsky.social have produced their analysis of yesterday's UK Govt budget and its implications for Wales #budget2025 #devolution #senedd
For those beside themselves with anticipation for the real budget drama - the vote on the Welsh Govt's budget - yesterday's #Senedd debate on an opposition motion on the UK budget (& which saw the Welsh Govt defeated by 25 votes to 24) will provide plenty of fuel for speculation mongers #devolution
Welsh government loses Senedd vote over Rachel Reeves' budget
Conservatives and Plaid Cymru accuse Sir Keir Starmer's government of failing to deliver for Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
For those beside themselves with anticipation for the real budget drama - the vote on the Welsh Govt's budget - yesterday's #Senedd debate on an opposition motion on the UK budget (& which saw the Welsh Govt defeated by 25 votes to 24) will provide plenty of fuel for speculation mongers #devolution
After the rather optimistic initial allocation of four days for Cttee stage of the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords, a further ten sitting Fridays will be allocated in the New Year:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Extra days added for peers to debate assisted dying bill
The assisted dying bill is allocated further sessions after a record number of amendments in the House of Lords.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
After the rather optimistic initial allocation of four days for Cttee stage of the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords, a further ten sitting Fridays will be allocated in the New Year:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You might say it’s a case of… ‘Slow, Canada’
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
You might say it’s a case of… ‘Slow, Canada’
Best thing Roger Daltrey’s done in years, if true…
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?
Bloomberg publishes extraordinary transcripts of secret discussions, but their provenance remains unclear
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Best thing Roger Daltrey’s done in years, if true…
Well, I, for one, can't imagine how entertaining in such accommodation could possibly be awkward...
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Well, I, for one, can't imagine how entertaining in such accommodation could possibly be awkward...
A second criminal conviction is, of course, one of the most prestigious honours the French state can bestow on a former President. Chapeau!
Former French President Sarkozy hit with second final criminal conviction
Former French President Sarkozy hit with second final criminal conviction
This marks Sarkozy’s second final criminal conviction
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A second criminal conviction is, of course, one of the most prestigious honours the French state can bestow on a former President. Chapeau!
You're allergic to eucalyptus?
A moment that changed me: I adopted a koala – and I remembered something important about myself
A moment that changed me: I adopted a koala – and I remembered something important about myself
As I watched the news about Australia’s devastating bushfires in 2020 I felt compelled to help. It was the start of a new relationship with nature, and a reminder of my childhood joie de vivre
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
You're allergic to eucalyptus?
No wonder Armando Iannucci stopped writing The Thick of It…
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
No wonder Armando Iannucci stopped writing The Thick of It…
Please tell me at least one of the tabloids is going to use ‘OB-Argh!’ as a headline tomorrow… #budget2025 #TheBudget
lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Please tell me at least one of the tabloids is going to use ‘OB-Argh!’ as a headline tomorrow… #budget2025 #TheBudget
Well, if I know the youth of today like I think I do…
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Well, if I know the youth of today like I think I do…
Wasn’t that a YouTube video that went viral in the early noughties?
Turner & Constable review – boiling portentous skies versus two men and a dog
Turner & Constable review – boiling portentous skies versus two men and a dog
JMW Turner is beaten by John Constable in this mighty show. But who cares when the work is so sublime you can hear the squelching and smell the river?
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Wasn’t that a YouTube video that went viral in the early noughties?
“Apparently their Government’s warned that the lack of flights is driving them Caracas”
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Apparently their Government’s warned that the lack of flights is driving them Caracas”
Please tell me they’re going to call it ‘Of Dice and Men’?
‘A nucleus of a community’: the five-hour stage play about Dungeons & Dragons
‘A nucleus of a community’: the five-hour stage play about Dungeons & Dragons
In Initiative, a group of young people in the early 2000s finds themselves via the role-playing game, the latest example of its undying popularity
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Please tell me they’re going to call it ‘Of Dice and Men’?
Christ, I thought my culinary skills were dire...
Romania forced to scramble fighter jets after drone breaches border
Romania forced to scramble fighter jets after drone breaches border
Romania forced to scramble fighter jets after drone breaches border
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Christ, I thought my culinary skills were dire...