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Only just over one in ten of the voters in Caerphilly willing to support the two parties that have dominated Welsh politics over the past 100 years. If this result in the recent October by-election to the Senedd is not the biggest political earthquake in Wales for generations, it is hard to know what is. This is a question which Will Hayward, speaker at the next Wales Matters meeting on Tuesday December 9th at the London Welsh Centre is well placed to answer.

Will Hayward is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist based in Cardiff. A regular columnist for The Guardian he has written two critically acclaimed books on Welsh politics, and his newsletter, The Will Hayward Newsletter, was named Best Politics Newsletter at the publisher awards. Will also appears regularly as a commentator on Times Radio, the BBC, and Sky News.

His talk,  the sixth in the series, will look at what the Caerphilly result and recent Wales-wide polls point towards in the forthcoming May elections to the Senedd. The forces that seem to be persuading Welsh voters to abandon long-held loyalties, primarily to Labour, but to other parties too, will be examined,  and the chances of a new leader from Plaid Cymru or Reform assuming the role of First Minister. Yet, as elections begin to near, could old allegiances return? And what impact will the new voting system and an expanded Senedd have? An interesting presentation is promised.

The event, starting at 6.30pm for 7pm, will offer those attending the opportunity to bring their own insights on this crucial phase in Welsh politics  on what seems certain to prove to be a stimulating evening.

Admission is free – donations welcome. Book early to avoid disappointment.