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Y Pumed Llawr - The Fifth Floor

Lee Waters

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Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 7

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.

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6 - Politics

Monday, February 17, 2025 • Duration 29:10

Welsh Government Ministers only have an office on The Fifth Floor with the support of their backbench colleagues on the second floor, and with enough votes in the finely balanced Senedd.

This episode looks at the art and science of politics that Ministers need to confront to get things done.

Former Government Minister Lee Waters talks to former colleagues about the pressures faced inside Government.

The full set of interviews drawn on by this series 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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5 - Friction

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 • Duration 43:13

The Welsh Government sets the policies and spends the money, and the Senedd passes the laws. But it's local government that delivers much of the public services.

In this episode of the Fifth Floor former Minister Lee Waters discusses with Welsh Government insiders how the relationship with Councils works - and sometimes doesn't work.

The full set of interviews drawn on by this series 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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4 - Scrutiny

Sunday, January 26, 2025 • Duration 38:34

How are Ministers kept on their toes? What are the main sources of scrutiny of Government and how effective are they? This episode considers the theory and practice of the pressure points on decision makers.

Former Minister Lee Waters takes into 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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3 - Dysfunction (The Civil Service - part two)

Season 1 · Episode 3

Sunday, December 15, 2024 • Duration 50:24

This is the second part of a look at the Welsh Government civil service, and why Ministers are frustrated at the pace of change.

Speaking to former civil servants, Special Advisers and Ministers the episodes explores the culture and structures that have developed which make it harder to get things done.

The episode is produced, written and presented by former Welsh Government Minister Lee Waters.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Nick Powell.

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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2 - Constraints (The Civil Service - part one)

Sunday, December 8, 2024 • Duration 39:00

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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1 - Pressure

Saturday, November 23, 2024 • Duration 43:27

Episode 1 - The pressure

Former Welsh Government Minister Lee Waters talks to Ministers and their advisers about the breadth of responsibilities and the volume of workloads faced by members of the Welsh Government on the Fifth Floor.

Welsh Government insiders reveal the inner-workings of the dynamics of political life in Wales.

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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The Fifth Floor - Taster episode

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 • Duration 05:40

What goes on at the heart of the Welsh Government? Come behind the doors of the fifth floor of Ty Hywel and discover the pressures facing Ministers, advisers and civil servants.

Former Minister Lee Waters talks to ten people he worked alongside for candid conversations about how Government in Wales works.

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-Digital-Copy.pdf

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