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How have we managed to turn thanking the NHS into a pissing contest?

Mike Parker Living in a remote rural setting with no immediate neighbours, there are numerous advantages. Sure, no-one can hear…

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Why Gething’s swearing hides a deeper issue on a lack of clarity over coronavirus testing

Alex Heffron There was some uproar (and hilarity) regarding Health Minister Vaughan Gething’s swearing about a colleague at yesterday’s virtual…

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Now is not the time to hold back in the name of ‘unity’ – Wales should be angry

Ben Gwalchmai and Patrick McGuinness Recently, Huw L Williams articulated something in O’r Pedwar Gwynt which is often expected of…

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Lockdown is making it even harder to escape from our online echo chambers

Mike Parker First it was toilet rolls. Then eggs and paracetamol. And now, the gravest shortage of all: podcast microphone…

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Clapping the NHS is an empty gesture if we don’t back parties that support our health workers

Dylan Llyr Mae modd darllen yr erthygl yma yn Gymraeg yma. The lockdown due to to the coronavirus pandemic is…

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Second homes in rural Wales – should we change the locks, or change the tune?

Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins If it’s ‘coronavirus holiday’ season in rural Wales, the forecast is frosty for second home owners. From spreading…

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Wales stands on the brink. Our government’s decisions now will shape our country for years to come

Theo Davies-Lewis Covid-19 has presented the most serious challenges to people and governments across the world, including us in Wales.…

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The failures of the Westminster elite on coronavirus are no surprise – so why do we let them run Wales?

Alex Heffron Today’s Sunday Times article reveals a staggering level of hubris, incompetence and callousness shown by the UK Government…

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Wales can’t wait for Westminster to get a move on – whatever those with contempt towards us say

Gareth Ceidiog Hughes The fact that we have a deadly pandemic on our hands hasn’t stopped some from telling the…

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Covid-19: Wales is past the peak. But now is not a time to be complacent

Angharad Shaw Anyone who follows a news story on social media will be familiar with the tendency to be pulled…

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Will the pandemic change the superior ‘screw you’ attitude of entitled second home owners?

Mike Parker The question is looming larger every day: how the hell are we going to pull out of this…

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Westminster’s too-late lockdown shows that Wales would be better off running itself

Alex Heffron I’ve been ‘indy curious’ for years. I wrote my first few pieces exploring Welsh independence a couple of…

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