2 - Constraints (The Civil Service - part one)

This episode explores the role of the civil service, and why Ministers are often frustrated by the pace of change. This is a two-part episode focusing on the impact of the constraints in the size of the Welsh Government, and the culture that has developed around it Former Minister Lee Waters takes is onto the fifth floor of the building where the decisions happen. The full set of interviews have been published by Cardiff University :https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2888677/Cathays-Conversations-Lee-Waters-2025-01-14.pdf

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An insider guide to politics and government in Wales. The fifth floor is the where Ministers in the Welsh government are based. For 5 years Lee Waters had an office on Ty Hywel’s fifth floor and in this podcast explores what it’s like to be at the heart of Welsh politics.