Opinion Archives - Page 31 of 219

State sponsored theft?

Gwern Gwynfil Many people accuse the incumbent Conservative government of presiding over one of the most kleptocratic and corrupt administrations…

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Colonialism, genocide, and the UK-Rwanda deal

Sophie Buchaillard Two years have passed since the UK Government first announced its migration and economic development partnership, a controversial…

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Does Wales’ bus industry have a future?

Professor Stuart Cole, CBE. Emeritus Professor of Transport Economics and Policy, Prifysgol de Cymru / University of South Wales The…

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Labour are heading for victory – but with a hollowed-out party

Martin Shipton What can we expect from an incoming UK Labour government which has, according to the doyen of British…

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Farmers need to to get behind the Sustainable Farming Scheme

Dr Malcolm Smith Worried about competition from cheap food imports. Their prices pinned down by supermarket monopolies. Fields and crops…

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The new Minister for Mental Health and Early Years must leave nobody behind

James Downs, Mental Health Campaigner Vaughan Gething’s new cabinet appointments have seen the “Minister for Mental health and wellbeing” (previously…

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More must be done to tackle rural poverty in Wales

Cefin Campbell, MS Mid and West Wales “Rural Wales is in trouble. Probably more trouble than in living memory, and…

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The new Future Generations Commissioner has an opportunity to make a real difference – will he seize it?

Siarter Cartrefi In a recent article, Gwern Gwynfil wrote powerfully on the shortcomings of the Future Generations Act and the…

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How the Welsh Conservatives would improve transport in Wales

Natasha Asghar MS – Shadow Minister for Transport and Technology Be in no doubt, a Welsh Conservative Government would end…

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What does Council Tax pay for?

Mike Hedges – MS for Swansea East There is a widely held belief by Council Taxpayers that their Council Tax…

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England, My England

Ben Wildsmith You’d think that the English would be delighted that someone had spiffed up their flag a bit. Throughout…

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Bag it, bin it: Isn’t it time we stopped referring to ‘north’ and ‘south’ Wales?

Stephen Price I have a vivid memory of being on holiday in Majorca as a child – my family playing…