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One hundred years of children’s rights and our vision for the future

Melanie Simmonds, head of Save the Children Cymru A century ago, to this very day on September 26th, 1924, world…

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Lies, damned lies and the Welsh economy

Dr John Ball Much has been written about the Welsh economy. Wales is poor runs one view, Wales is not…

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The gender quotas bill is undemocratic, unfair, and discriminatory

Cathy Larkman, Director Women’s Rights Network (WRN) The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidates Lists) Bill and its passage into publication and throughout…

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20mph: The trolls are the other side of the bridge

Dr Cinzia Yates I recently read the article by Gwern Gwynfil on the rollout of the default 20mph speed limits…

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A Belligerent Pauper State

Ben Wildsmith The Labour conference opened today on a curious note. Ten weeks after the election, Leader of the House,…

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How Wales’ future generations policy is being used as ‘window dressing’ for a new right-wing European Commission

Luke James, Brussels The new look European Commission unveiled this week includes a role that’s groundbreaking for Brussels but now…

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Our leading politicians are not serious people

Martin Shipton I rarely agree with Nigel Farage, but his acceptance of Welsh devolution as an unchallengeable reality shows he…

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‘Do we go this way? Or do we go that way?’ – The Welsh Conservative struggle

Lewis Norton Several weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the need for the Welsh Conservatives to embrace their Welshness…

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Dropping the gender quotas bill is a major blow to the Welsh Government’s programme of reform

Jess Blair, Director/Cyfarwyddwr, Electoral Reform Society Cymru This week the Welsh Government made a surprise announcement confirming they were dropping…

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Hard Labour

Ben Wildsmith When Keir Starmer opted to launch his election campaign in the heart of Tory Kent, it signalled the…

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Will the Lib Dems be Senedd kingmakers in 2026?

Jonathan Edwards Party conferences after an election can go one of two ways. Delegates can either be feeling happy about…

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Labour put political posturing ahead of our steel workers’ livelihoods

Lord Byron Davies of Gower – Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Last week some waited with bated breath for…