Institute Of Welsh Affairs

In this episode, we bring you the live recording of the keynote speech given at the IWA's 2025 Annual General Meeting held on the 25th of September. This wide-ranging and high level speech was given by Mick Antoniw MS, long-standing Senedd Member for Pontypridd and former Counsel General for Wales. His speech is entitled: Democracy at a precipice: the challenges facing our democracy and devolution. In it, Mick discusses his experience in Welsh Government and his arguments on the need for comprehensive reform to Wales’ constitutional settlement.