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The 2026 Senedd elections delivered the most significant shift in Cardiff Bay’s political landscape since its formation in 1999, combining a large influx of new personnel with an entirely redrawn electoral map. For both new and returning Members of the Senedd (MSs), getting to grips with these newly established boundaries and understanding the evolving needs […] The post Geo-advocacy in Wales:…
NHS closes more patient pathways within target amid large waiting lists and seasonal pressures. This morning, NHS England released updated waiting times figures showing 7.3 million open pathways, representing the number of cases where a patient was waiting to start treatment by the end of June 2026. Despite these large waiting lists, the rate […] The post Higher rate of patient pathways closed on…
Scotland saw its worst June on record for Accident & Emergency (A&E) waiting times, as 32% of patient attendances exceeded the four-hour target for admission, transfer, or discharge. New data from Public Health Scotland reveals there were 147,876 A&E attendances across Scotland in June, up from 141,021 during the same period last year. Of […] The post Scotland sees worst June on record for A&E…
The government has set out its next steps for UK devolution, committing to align public service boundaries across England. On Friday, the Cabinet Office published a policy paper titled ‘Rewiring the State’, pledging that all strategic authorities will be established by the end of 2028, with public service boundaries fully standardised by the end of […] The post Policy paper reveals new plans for…
NHS waiting lists in Wales have risen for a second consecutive month, interrupting nearly a year of progress. New data from StatsWales reveals that the number of open patient pathways awaiting treatment in Wales increased to 689,721 in May 2026, following almost a year of steady reductions. The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in […] The post Welsh NHS waiting lists rise after period of…
In his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street, Andy Burnham pledged to take political power out of London and “carry it into every postcode in the land.” Calling this a “circuit breaker for Britain,” he set out a strategy to bring about a new political and economic model that delivers […] The post Growth in every postcode: Why local data matters for Burnham’s new agenda…
When I wrote on a similar topic ahead of last year’s autumn conference season, I highlighted how unusually unsettled UK politics felt only one year after a landslide general election victory. Dissatisfaction with the Labour leadership was building, and it was just before the Labour conference that Andy Burnham went public with his ideas for […] The post The new reality of party conference season…
The government confirms 14 more areas will undergo Local Government Reorganisation, with significant changes slated for Lancashire and Devon. In a newly published press release, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed the next 14 areas designated for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Key developments include the significant expansion of Plymouth, the division of…
The Scottish Government is set to overhaul its open data landscape this summer, introducing a suite of four integrated applications designed to replace the legacy portal. In late May, the government unveiled plans for a new public data platform to replace statistics.gov.scot. This new system is designed to improve data access and user experience, while […] The post Scottish Government to launch…
Polimapper's local area dashboards helped Cats Protection present their work and highlight animal welfare issues directly to MPs in Parliament The post Cat welfare visualisation – Cats Protection appeared first on Polimapper .
