Opinion Archives - Nation.Cymru

No Laughing Matter

Ben Wildsmith I don’t have a sense of humour so much as an overreactive defence mechanism that’s jammed on attack…

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2025 is a make or break year for Plaid Cymru

Jonathan Edwards 2025 is a gigantic year for Plaid Cymru. The party will celebrate its centenary in August. It can…

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Welsh Labour is in trouble – but it would be a mistake to write off its election chances in 2026

Martin Shipton In terms of Welsh politics, the inescapable fact is that 2025 will be all about 2026. The year…

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The Crown Estate: A constitutional crisis looms

Steve Wilson A campaign has been growing in Wales to devolve the Crown Estate ever since Scotland took control over…

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A fully bilingual Wales is possible, but we all have a part to play

Stephen Price The Welsh saying, ‘Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon’ means quite simply, ‘A nation without a language is…

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Avoiding despair in the face of the climate emergency

Nick Swannell It’s the same every morning. I wake up afraid. I’d call it unease, or free-floating anxiety, but that…

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Veganuary and the problem with vegans

Stephen Price Andrew RT Davies made headlines earlier this year with his controversial statements on Halal Meat – his expectation…

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Welsh place name pronunciation: Let he without sin post the first comment

Stephen Price Welsh social media users came out in force to criticise a BBC newsreader over her pronunciation Bannau Brycheiniog…

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The Coming Storm

Ben Wildsmith The rise of Reform UK has taken on a momentum that suggests inevitability. If polls such as today’s…

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Let’s grill the Bus Bill

Brendan Roberts When did promoting a fair bit of competition become so wrong? The Welsh Labour government seem to believe…

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Without revealing any policies specific to Wales, Nigel Farage has destroyed our political dynamic

Martin Shipton So far as Welsh politics is concerned, 2024 is likely to be remembered as the paradoxical year in…