We’re used to Westminster ignoring Wales. But there are plenty of times when Westminster seems to go out of its way to deliberately do a number on Wales, too. All of the examples below have one thing in common: What was good for Wales was found to be politically inconvenient […]
Simon Thomas, Plaid Cymru AM for Mid and West Wales Water is an emotive subject in Wales. And for good reason. The development of water resources in our country for the benefit of English conurbations is a central factor behind the rise of Plaid Cymru and of Welsh nationalism. The […]
Neil McEvoy, AM for South Wales Central The National Assembly went into recess this week, ending an explosive year for me personally and the Assembly as an institution. One suspension as a Councillor and two suspensions from the Plaid Cymru group later and I’m an independent Plaid AM. My crimes were […]
Ifan Morgan Jones Much has been made of the links between Wales and Star Wars, including the Millennium Falcon being built in Pembroke Dock for Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand’s Cardiff roots. Despite this I was momentarily thrown by seeing S4C stalwart Mark Lewis […]
Steffan Lewis, Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales East The government has published the first ever rates for the Land Transactions Tax, the replacement for Stamp Duty which is the tax on buying homes. I am reliably informed that these are first distinct taxes to be levied by a Welsh […]
Rhydian Elis Fitter , Plaid Ifanc Most of Wales woke up on Tuesday thinking of the freezing temperatures, panicking about Christmas shopping, or generally dreading their journey to work. However, in a small corner of Cardiff Bay, a panel of experts was presenting their findings to a not unimpressive (for […]
Radha Nair-Roberts I recently read Oruj Defoite’s complaint on WalesOnline about feeling excluded in Wales because of race and language with disbelief and consternation. I was puzzled and dismayed because her experiences were in no way related to mine, following my arrival to live in Wales, at the age of 30 […]
Ifan Morgan Jones It’s the recommendation that the Welsh Assembly needs 20 to 40 new members to scrutinise legislation which will grab the headlines today. But what caught my eye in the expert panel report requested by the Assembly Commission was that the legislature should move to a STV voting […]
There’s no denying that Brexit is going to be very tough for Wales. At present 68% of the exports made by Welsh workers go to EU member countries outside the UK. Some of Wales’ biggest industries could also lose out. Manufacturing and tourism will suffer, as so will our universities […]
Benjiman L. Angwin We in Wales need to remove ourselves from the fight between Labour and the Conservatives that is ongoing in England. This archaic, 20th century Left/Right war has been going on for over a century and is utterly without merit for us. Wales taking a side in this […]