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The EU invested billions in Wales – will Westminster match that after Brexit?

Lord Dafydd Wigley For the past four decades, Westminster has made an art out of deflecting broken promises, funding gaps…

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Why are Welsh Labour politicians pretending they don’t run the NHS in Wales?

Ifan Morgan Jones During the General Election fewer than two months ago, the Labour party hammered the Conservatives on their…

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When Zoe Williams calls the Welsh language pointless, she is sneering at those who speak it

Picture by Working Word (CC BY-ND 2.0)Gareth Ceidiog Hughes When you call a language pointless you are not talking about…

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Plaid’s election tactics worked – but they must expand their focus to progress at the Senedd

Alun Evans In a previous article, I explained why the narrative of the collapse of Labour’s ‘red wall’ at the…

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Pivac’s positivity prevailed as Wales trounced Italy 42-0

Jon Gower Before this game the Celtic gods seem to have taken kindly to Wayne Pivac, as if they’d found…

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Why independence will release Wales’ economic potential and give us the tools to eradicate poverty

David Buttress, co-founder of Just Eat This is a lightly edited transcript of David Buttress’ address at the Yes Cymru…

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Why Brexit means Wales must strive harder than ever to sustain its place in the world

Jill Evans, MEP for Wales 1999-2020 The European Union flag will be lowered outside government buildings across the UK at 11pm…

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Fighting the Anglo-British nationalism behind Brexit is not ‘yesterday’s battle’

Huw Prys Jones There is “little point in fighting yesterday’s battles” according to Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price in his…

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Polls showing a more competitive Senedd are good news for everyone – including Labour

Ifan Morgan Jones This morning Professor Roger Awan-Scully of Cardiff University published his latest Welsh YouGov poll, and it was…

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Why Kobe Bryant’s ‘Mamba Mentality’ can inspire us all

Jamie Thomas The passing of an all-time great person and athlete is bound to touch millions – if not billions…

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What does the new curriculum say about teaching Welsh history?

Ifan Morgan Jones The final version of the new curriculum for Wales has been published this morning, with schools facing…

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Wales needs less ‘Yma o Hyd’ and more of a focus on shaping our future

Joshua Declan McCarthy It probably hasn’t escaped the attention of regular readers of Nation.Cymru that Dafydd Iwan’s 1983 single Yma…