Benjiman L. Angwin Talk of bridges has dominated the political discourse in Wales over the past few years. As our politics has become increasingly polarised between the left and right, we have spoken of bridges that would allow us to compromise with each other. And then there’s the Second […]
Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru leadership candidate As Plaid Cymru members we share a common belief that Wales and its people are being held back from their potential. We share an ambition, and with the right leadership, it’s within our reach. The reason I’m standing for the party leadership is […]
Jane Powell, Wales Food Manifesto It’s an interesting time for Welsh food policy, with two major consultations running at once. One, Brexit and our Land, is about support for farming in Wales after we leave the EU next year, to be phased in from 2020-2025. The other is to develop […]
Gwynoro Jones, former Labour MP for Carmarthen In a previous article I referred to differing aspects of the various parties’ leadership elections in Wales since November 2017. Certainly and maybe fittingly given their current, respective weak positions in the Welsh political discourse, the Welsh Lib-Dems and UKIP elections were both low profile […]
John Osmond Plaid Cymru’s leadership election marks the most significant moment in Welsh politics since the 2011 referendum that turned the National Assembly into a Welsh Parliament. The most important moment before that was the referendum in 1997 which created the Assembly. And before that it was the miners’ strike […]
Eurfyl ap Gwilym There was a muted response to the recent speech by the Secretary of State for Wales calling for the establishment of a ‘Western Powerhouse’ to facilitate stronger economic growth by promoting closer collaboration between the cities of the south of Wales and those in south-west England. Mr. Cairns claimed […]
Ifan Morgan Jones I want to live in Leanne Wood’s vision of Wales. I want to live in a world where the economy works for the people of Wales, ending inequality and reducing poverty. I can honestly read her pamphlet – The Change We Need – and not disagree with […]
Ifan Morgan Jones What is Welsh identity? And, in the age of Brexit – where Welshness itself faces being swept away by a tide of Britishness – how can we preserve it? That was the question asked by Laura MacAllister in an opinion piece in the Western Mail on Saturday, […]
Rebecca Williams, Country Land and Business Association (CLA) Welsh land matters. These words open the recently-launched Welsh Government Consultation about the future support mechanisms for farmers and foresters in the post Brexit era. This proposes details and schemes of how we can support farmers and foresters differently outside the confines […]
Nathan Abrams Mae modd darllen yr erthygl yn Gymraeg yma. This piece was originally published by O’r Pedwar Gwynt. Do I think Jeremy Corbyn is an antisemite? No. Does he present an existential threat to UK’s Jews? No. Is Labour’s manifesto anti-Jewish? No. Do I think he has an Israel problem? Yes. But this is not antisemitic. […]
