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Why housing is one of the key issues facing Wales

Mike Hedges MS for Swansea East Homelessness is an affront to any civilised society. I welcome the acceptance, we have…

The failure of politics thousands of miles away should act as a warning

Ben Wildsmith Like you, I’ve watched the crisis in the Middle East unfold with a feeling of mounting dread. Photographs…

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Adam Price has a blueprint to improve Welsh democracy that must be taken seriously

Martin Shipton Adam Price’s leadership of Plaid Cymru may have ended rather ignominiously, but at his best it can’t be…

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Why I marched for Gaza

Adam Johannes The majority of Tory and Labour MPs overwhelmingly support Israel’s war on Gaza, while the latest YouGov poll…

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Let the train take the strain

Sarah Morgan Jones Falling out of bed at 4.15am I go into autopilot, flick kettle, let dog out, jump in…

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Is there a liberal case for Welsh independence?

Neil Schofield-Hughes Is there a liberal case for Welsh independence? Listen to some Welsh Liberal Democrats and you could be…

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How the Liberal Democrats can rebound from the brink of extinction in Wales

Simon Paul Hobson, approved Parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats In my day, it was pirate ships and mediaeval knights.…

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Why I’m opposed to using STV as a voting system in Wales

Mike Hedges – MS for Swansea East. Single transferable vote (STV) is an electoral system promoted by many in favour…

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What research in south Wales reveals about ‘toxic masculinity’ and why it isn’t a useful term for understanding male behaviour

Richard Gater, Postdoctoral research fellow at the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University There seem…

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Ghosted: There were 5829 words in Sir Keir Starmer’s conference speech last week and none of them was ‘Wales’

Ben Wildsmith The best piece of advice I ever received was never to bother someone whom you suspect is ignoring…

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Starmer may be on course for victory, but not everything is rosy for Labour

Martin Shipton There’s little doubt that the scent of victory surrounds the Labour Party as we move closer to a…

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If the Welsh Govt want less people in cars, they must make upgrading public transport their priority

Emily Price Whilst the Welsh Conservatives claim to be leading the fight against the Welsh Government’s “war on motorists” they seem…

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