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Mergers, missions, and mitigations – Welsh higher education during devolution

Dewi Knight In the 600-year interval between Glyndwr’s Parliament and the Senedd, the development of distinctly Welsh education institutions and…

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The Only Way Is Ethics

Ben Wildsmith Two headlines sit next to each other in today’s online edition of the Guardian. In the first we…

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The latest alarming revelation makes fair funding for Wales all the more important

Martin Shipton Once again, Wales finds itself at the centre of a numbers game where the odds are stacked against…

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Could the right win in Wales?

Jonathan Edwards In my previous life I used to hate opinion polls. Don’t get me wrong – I was obsessed…

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The vicious cycle of care

Pete Roberts The Welsh Labour Government is weeks away from a decision that could destroy local government, the care sector,…

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Andrew ‘Real Ting’ Davies- An appreciation

Ben Wildsmith Refuting suggestions that he might, in the wake of his resignation, abandon the Conservatives to join Reform UK,…

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Welsh Government must do more to protect Wales’ most vulnerable children

Buffy Williams MS There are children in our communities whose struggles go unseen. These are the children on the margins—those…

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It’s time to deliver a community right to buy for Wales

Mike Hedges – MS for Swansea East Community gives people a sense of belonging. Where you live is where your…

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Can the Get Britain Working White Paper get Wales working?

Josh Miles, Director for Wales at Learning and Work Institute The UK Government has released its long trailed Get Britain…

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Jane Dodds: The Next Deputy First Minister in a Welsh Coalition Government with Plaid Cymru Led by Rhun Ap Iorwerth? Why Not?

Franck Banza As Wales approaches the 2026 Senedd election, the political landscape is set to undergo significant change. The introduction…

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The Centre Cannot Hold

Ben Wildsmith In a curious aside just after the General Election, Labour’s campaign chief, Morgan McSweeney, suggested that in 5…

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Andrew RT Davies is wrecking the Welsh Conservatives because he foolishly thinks he can out-Farage Farage

Martin Shipton Given a choice between Andrew RT Davies and Nigel Farage when one is seeking to find a right-wing…

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