A scheme in Wales aimed at spreading pride in the language has inspired a similar move by Scotland’s Gaelic development board. Bòrd na Gàidhlig launched the #cleachdi hashtag at the Royal National Mod 2019 in Glasgow. The new #cleachdi campaign is similar to the Welsh Language Commissioner’s “Iaith Gwaith”, or […]
A Welsh MEP has condemned the “extraordinarily long” prison sentences handed out to Catalan political leaders for their role in the October 2017 referendum and the independence declaration that followed it. Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced the nine Catalan leaders to prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years […]
Jon Gower Wales had never won four pool matches in a World Cup so this was a golden opportunity to do just that. The team was to be captained by Justin Tipuric, giving Alun Wyn Jones a breather. They knew Uruguay could pose dangers, as Fiji had found to their […]
The crisis in the housing market is “emptying Welsh speaking villages”, language campaigners have warned. It is estimated that Wales is losing around 5,200 Welsh speakers a year through out-migration from the country, according to the Welsh language society, Cymdeithas yr Iaith. The crisis will be the main topic discussed […]
The leader of Plaid Cymru at Westminster, Liz Saville-Roberts, has hit back at a claim by First Minister Mark Drakeford that Plaid Cymru attempted to blame the English for Wales’ problems. The Welsh Labour First Minister made the comments while launching a new ‘Reforming the Union’ plan to prevent the […]
The future of the United Kingdom is in question as a result of Brexit, the First Minister said tonight as he launched a new plan to reform the union. The document ‘Reforming the Union’ emphasises the need to make permanent the devolution settlement without leading to full independence. It also […]
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home Economy & Infrastructure Committee Regional Skills Partnerships (pdf) Published: 10th October 2019 “Our recommendations are designed to give the partnerships a clear, strategic mission that has a strong focus on identifying and breaking low-skill traps. This means a stronger role in demand-side interventions and stimulating employer demand for […]
Josh Lowe The Extinction Rebellion protest in Cardiff last month was a “good practice” for the much harsher policing conditions around Westminster, according to Welsh XR protestors. Extinction Rebellion protesters begun their attempt to shut down central London for two weeks on Monday. The organisations had planned to ‘take’ twelve […]
The Senedd has backed a name change from Welsh Assembly and votes for 16-year-olds in a historic run of votes tonight. There was disappointment among some however that the Assembly backed the bilingual name, Senedd / Welsh Parliament rather than only ‘Senedd’. 16 AMs voted for the monolingual name, with […]
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home Leanne Wood AM (Plaid, Rhondda) raised the matter of high-rise safety – particularly in light of the Grenfell Disaster – saying some families were effectively stuck in buildings deemed unsafe as they can’t sell on and nobody has taken responsibility for fixing defects. She suggested a possible […]
