Middle East peace, Plaid Cymru's conference, political uncertainty in France and 10 years of the Modern Slavery Act
The former Labour MP and Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister for the Middle East Dr Kim Howells discusses the chances of the on-going peace process in the Middle East delivering for both the Palestinian and Israeli people. Plaid Cymru's leader at Westminster, Liz Saville Roberts MP looks back at her party's conference - the last before next May's Senedd elections. Paris-based commentator Nabila Ramdani assesses the prospects of France's new PM - who is the same as the old one - bringing political stability to the Republic. And the the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Eleanor Lyons looks back at 10 years of the Modern Slavery ActNeuroscientist Dr Emma Yhnell and Conservative Senedd candidate Adam Robinson review the papers.
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Gaza, Children's Commissioner's manifesto, Conservative Conference, EU funding and political podcasting
Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy and physiotherapist Rachel Moses OBE discuss two years of conflict in Gaza. Children's Commissioner Rocio Cifuentes is asking all the parties to commit to five priorities to improve children's lives in Wales, Darren Millar MS is in Manchester for the Conservatives' UK Conference. Former head of the First Minister's office explains how important EU funding was to Wales and Professor Laura McAllister tells us why there's been such a rise in the number of podcasts on Welsh politics.Colegau Cymru's Rachel Cable and the Vale of Glamorgan's Council Leader Lis Burnett review the papers.
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Labour Conference, Cyber Security, Port Talbot one year on, 'Your Party' and Caerphilly '68
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies joins us from Labour's conference in Liverpool. Jane Frankland CEO of Knewstart discusses cyber security. Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee explains what went well and what went badly after the last blast furnace closed in Port Talbot. Mark Serwotka joins us to tell us all about new left-leaning 'Your Party' in Wales and Sir Deian Hopkin remembers the 1968 Caerphilly by-election.Tessa Marshall and Karl Davies review the papers.
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Jeremy Miles standing down, Gaza, free speech, Lib Dem conference and Dafydd El's biography
After Jeremy Miles' shock announcement that he's standing down, we have guardian columnist, podcaster and newsletter writer Will Hayward mulling over Labour's situation in Wales. Former UN Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry and BBC correspondent Wyre Davies recently returned from the Middle East discuss the latest in the Gaza-Israel war. After Jimmy Kimmel's show was cancelled in the US, journalist Cai Wilshaw discusses free speech in America. It's the Liberal Democrat's UK conference this week and Welsh leader Jane Dodds joins us fresh from Bournemouth. And Aled Eirug talks about his new biography: Dafydd Elis Thomas: Nation Builder. The RCN's Helen Whyley and Plaid Cymru's Baroness Carmen Smith review the papers.
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Mandelson, political violence, S4C, Welsh Labour and Welsh Revivalism in Imperial Britain
Journalist and author of the unauthorised biography of Peter Mandelson, Paul Routledge explains how the Ambassador's sacking was inevitable.
Professor Natasha Lindstaedt from the department of government at Essex University discusses political violence.
Delyth Evans, new chair of S4C is with us to say why the channel's next five years will be all about digital services.
Owain Williams, would-be Senedd candidate muses over the Welsh element of Welsh Labour.
Rhys Kaminski-Jones tells us all about his new book, Welsh Revivalism in Imperial Britain 1707-1819: True Britons and Celtic Empires Professor Kate Thirlaway and Cllr Calum Davies review the papers