The First Minister has expressed concern about Wales’ news media after two companies that own large portions of Wales’ newspapers and news sites announced significant jobs cuts. He said that the weakening of the media would be damaging to Welsh democracy and urged companies to rethink planned redundancies. Reach Plc […]
The Westminster Government is planning to “force” Wales and Scotland to accept whatever new standards on food, environment and animal welfare are agreed in future trade agreements. Food safety, agriculture and many aspects of the environment are policy areas are currently overseen by the governments of Edinburgh and Cardiff. However, […]
Wales’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic was “hampered” by the UK Government’s financial restrictions, according to the Finance Minister Rebecca Evans. She alongside the finance ministers Scotland and Northern Ireland, is urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use today’s emergency mini-budget to devolve more fiscal powers to the governments in Scotland, Wales […]
Over 400 workers and former workers in the education sector have signed an open letter calling on the Education Minister to drop what they call the “enforcement” of English from the Curriculum Bill. The signatories include teachers, head teachers, governors, classroom assistants and academics. The Bill, which will be presented […]
Plaid Cymru have called on the Welsh Government to make the wearing of face masks mandatory in public spaces, as two new reports suggested they slowed the spread of coronavirus. Plaid Cymru Shadow Health Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth MS has said there was growing scientific evidence that suggests the risk […]
There are concerns for the future of Welsh news coverage after the company that owns the Western Mail, Daily Post, South Wales Echo and South Wales Evening Post announced deep cuts. Reach Plc is to cut 550 jobs, 12% of its workforce, because of falling income amid reduced demand for […]
Gareth Ceidiog Hughes There’s a great deal of money to be made out of water. Because of this, we should be taking control of our water in Wales and ploughing the profits from it back into our NHS. But we are currently prevented from doing so. According to a report […]
A clip showing the First Minister’s unexpected enthusiasm when asked about cheese has delighted social media. Cabinet minister Lee Waters MS said he had “genuinely never seen him so excited before” as Mark Drakeford tackled the question, eventually settling on Caerphilly cheese as his favourite. With delight etched across his […]
The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has ordered an urgent audit of statues, street and building names to address Wales’ connections with the slave trade. The Welsh Government said that the announcement followed a month of action by the Black Lives Matter movement, which had shone a light on […]
Public Health Wales have confirmed no new reported deaths from Covid-19 today for the first time since the pandemic began in March. PHW’s figures published today also showed there were only eight new cases reported. Their figures only show deaths in hospitals or those confirmed in laboratories, and Monday’s figures […]
