Opinion

6 reasons why Welsh rugby is broken

Wales looks forward – this Iron Ring shouldn’t shackle us to the past

  Ifan Morgan Jones Cadw has today released a statement defending the ‘Iron Ring’ sculpture that is due to be…

The proposed ‘Iron Ring’ sculpture at Flint Castle is an insult to Wales

  Izzy Evans Welsh taxpayers are being asked to pay £630,000 for a memorial to their own conquest. It’s very…

The BBC needs to stop sniping at the Eisteddfod

  Once again there are people tediously arguing that the National Eisteddfod’s ‘Welsh-only’ rule should be abandoned and that the…

We can respond to British populism by kickstarting Wales’ public sphere

This is why Wales is poor: UK Gov has no intention of investing in our prosperity

  Ifan Morgan Jones The contrast couldn’t be starker. It was revealed at the beginning of this week that the…

Bringing football home: Why Wales needs a national football museum in Wrexham

  Marc Jones Billy Meredith was the George Best of his era. A footballing legend who also managed to combine…

5 parallels between Game of Thrones and Welsh mythology

  Ifan Morgan Jones Since JRR Tolkien first introduced us to Middle-Earth in the 1930’s modern fantasy authors have mined…

The media’s attacks on the Welsh language are a product of insecurity and intolerance

  Huw Williams This article was originally tweeted here. A part of me thinks, why bother – it’s gone. But…

The 5 C’s on the road to independence

Why arguing logically with anti-Welsh language trolls is probably pointless

  Ifan Morgan Jones Any Welsh speaker who has been on social media over the past few days will have…

The Times still wants the Welsh language dead

  Ifan Morgan Jones The knives have been out once again for the Welsh language, after the Welsh Government announced…