Ifan Morgan Jones The 2016 Remain campaign in Wales was an unmitigated disaster. Coming quickly on the heels of the 2016 Assembly election campaign, Welsh politicians had little time to come up with a Wales-focused campaign. And the UK-wide Remain effort seemed to have little interest in Wales, thinking they […]
Ifan Morgan Jones After a gruelling seven-month-long Welsh Labour leadership contest, Mark Drakeford was today announced as the winner, and soon to be new First Minister, with 53.9% of the vote. The early favourite was probably the best of the three candidates, none of whom exactly set Welsh politics on fire […]
Theo Davies It was a long time coming, but yesterday the first elected members of Wales’ new Youth Parliament were announced. Wales has had no nationwide youth forum of this considerable size since the “Funky Dragon” – which served as the de-facto Youth Assembly for Wales – lost its funding […]
Dr. John Ball, Lecturer in economics at Swansea University Some eighteen months ago Cardiff University’s School of Governance published a report that –amongst other things – suggested that Wales was exceptionally poor and that the current budget difference was some 24% of GDP. Since then, this somewhat arbitrary figure has […]
Theo Davies-Lewis, Darogan Co-chair Owain James, Darogan Co-chair Wales is facing a “Brain Drain” crisis. That isn’t a word to throw around loosely these days, but this pressing issue that faces Wales is one that will jeopardise our country’s future development – as attested to by our economists, educationalists, and politicians. […]
Steffan Lewis, Plaid Cymru AM for South-east Wales On Tuesday, Assembly Members will be asked to express our view on what should happen next in terms of the UK’s separation from the EU. This crucial vote is an opportunity for Wales to decide whether to accept or reject Theresa May’s […]
Hugh Mackay, Campaign Against the Levels Motorway Building an M4 relief road around Newport was first proposed by the Welsh Office in 1991. John Redwood, as Secretary of State for Wales, was a vocal proponent from 1992 to 1995. As soon as the plan was announced, vigorous opposition sprung up […]
Steffan Gwent The dictionary of Modern Welsh translates ‘Vassal State’ as ‘Gwaswlad’ – or in other words, a servant country. The use of the obscure word vassalage by the Johnson brothers (Boris and Jo) during the ongoing Brexit Crisis made me consider what it is in their psyche that made […]
Craig Shuttleworth The forest industry in Wales provides jobs and produces valuable products. It sustains local communities and supports woodland skills and crafts. But forests and woodlands are also alive with a myriad of plants and animals. In fact, these habitats can offer a home to some of our rarest […]
Alun Evans During the Welsh Labour leadership election, all three candidates have emphasised their ability to appeal equally to all parts of Wales. The question is, to what extent has Labour already achieved this and where should the new leader concentrate his efforts? Labour is the dominant party in Wales […]
