Ifan Morgan Jones Every year I teach first-year university students a course on the basics of public relations, and every year I give them one key piece of advice: If you make a mistake, apologise completely and unreservedly. Not a ‘I’m sorry if people were offended’ apology, which shifts the […]
Efan ap Ifor Support for the Welsh language regularly polls in the 80-90%, with many of those wishing they could speak the native tongue of the nation in which they live and call home. However, many of those same people will have been deprived of the opportunity in being fluent […]
Vicky Moller 500 protestors will begin blocking Cardiff streets starting tomorrow, in the hope of forcing the government to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite declarations of a climate emergency by first Wales’ then Scotland’s and UK governments there has been no emergency action. The possible exception […]
Theo Davies-Lewis Cofiwch Dryweryn, Welsh independence, the anniversaries of both the Prince of Wales’ investiture and devolution: these are moments and events that have captured the imagination and perspective of the public that want to understand how Wales has changed over time, especially in more recent decades. It is no […]
Liz Saville-Roberts, Plaid Cymru Westminster leader The National Assembly is now a permanent feature in the political landscape of Wales. It has secured its place in the hearts, minds and legislation of our nation. It remains, however, deeply flawed in its structure. Twenty years ago, the British state was upgraded with […]
Graham Timms, Welsh Labour Councillor in Llangollen In 2017 I became a Labour County Councillor for Llangollen, Denbighshire. Part of the reality of being an effective councillor is working together with councillors from other political parties. Moving forward and finding compromises can often take a long time and a lot […]
Neil Anderson, transportation, sustainability and macroeconomics consultant at Pace Consultants, Rhydyfelin RCT The cancellation of the new M4 relief road marks an opportunity for Cymru to break with the unsustainable transportation policies of the past, especially our chronic over-reliance on cars. However, there are barriers to be overcome before we […]
Lord Dafydd Wigley If history comes around in cycles, that too may be the case in the context of parliamentary byelections. Wales has witnessed byelections which have fundamentally changed the course of history. Such was the case with the Carmarthen byelection of 1966. Gwynfor Evans’ triumph for Plaid Cymru set […]
Carrie Harper, Plaid Cymru Councillor for the Queensway ward in Wrexham Council This is a difficult piece to write. It’s about the people I grew up with, people who live in my community and went to school with. They’re not just statistics to be trotted out. I’m currently collecting food […]
Terry Mackie Dear Kirsty Williams, Thanks for this opportunity for a public consultation on the draft documents for New Curriculum for Wales. I take at face value your reform architect’s recent appeal that ‘this is no done deal’. Professor Donaldson, who wrote the report on which the new curriculum is […]
