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Another issue of my “Veep Chronicles.” This set begins the (slow) baby steps leading to the modern Office. pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

With deep regret, I have today resigned as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Senedd Group. Read my letter below.

Who just submitted a blog submission about all the new devolved nations’ party leaders only to have the leader of the Welsh Conservatives resign today?

ANNOUNCED: Darren Millar MS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 has been elected unopposed as the new Leader of the Welsh Conservative Senedd Group. It’s now time for our party to unite and take the fight to our political opponents as we prepare for the Welsh Parliament elections in 2026.

The newest (and last?) member of the 2024 Class of Devolved Party Leaders elected this year

My post on the Political Studies Association blog: New party leaders will lead the devolved nations into 2025 psa.ac.uk/psa/news/new-p… *Written before the new Welsh Conservatives leader in the past 48 hours!

The latest issue of “The Veep Chronicles”! The advent and arrival of WWII starts the first stirrings of evolving the Office of Vice President pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

Last issue of The Veep Chronicles for the year - only a few left! pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

Latest issue of “The Veep Chronicles” - including the second VP to resign pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

(Checks calendar) Apparently the US gets a new VP today, so why not read about those that created the modern vice presidency? The latest issue of “The Veep Chronicles” concerning Ford, Rockefeller, and Mondale pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

The Scottish Government has today published its consultation on ending dual mandates which would stop MSPs from also being MPs or peers. It follows my amendments to the elections bill. gov.scot/publications/d…

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My penultimate issue of “The Veep Chronicles,” it gets difficult to asses those VPs of my adulthood (Chevy, Biden, and Pence), but here goes; pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

A nice explainer thread of how a Westminster MP ‘resigns’ their seat.

Next week marks the end of an era in Cardiff Bay as the debating Chamber of the Senedd closes for the final time before work starts on altering it to accommodate more Members buff.ly/PCzpKVd

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