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Y Crafwr: the faux outrage around Y Bannau rebrand has reached new heights of idiocy

Y Crafwr In the wilds of this increasingly rebellious colony that is Wales the faux outrage around Bannau Brycheiniog National…

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Regulation changes are all well and good but where is the social housing?

Stephen Price As any social media post about landlords will attest, there is little room for nuance or reasoned debate…

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Postcard from Lipsi

Ben Wildsmith I’m sensitive that you must become resentful of my weekly missives from the enviable perch of Rhondda Fach,…

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The two faces of the Labour Party in Wales

Martin Shipton Since the recent council elections in England, where the Conservatives lost more than 1,000 seats and both Labour…

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With renewed defiance and confidence in our place names, why not extend that to our personal names?

Stephen Price Comparing the most recent top 100 baby names for the UK as a whole against Wales, you’d be…

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Wales can afford to be better

Llywelyn ap Gwilym Can Wales afford to be independent? It is a common question, but not an easy one to…

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Sleepwalking down the path to catastrophe

Dr Gethin Matthews, Department of History, Heritage and Classics, Swansea University How long have the Welsh public been warned about…

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Who wants the poisoned chalice of the Plaid leadership now that Adam Price has quit?

Martin Shipton As poisoned chalices go, few could be more toxic at present than taking on the challenge of leading…

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Senedd sketch: a ‘catastrophic’ numeracy programme and fewer pupils getting additional help

Siân Williams A drop in the number of pupils identified with additional learning needs and Rishi Sunak’s “catastrophic” numeracy programme…

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‘Plaid Cymru has had a sexual harassment problem for years – I observed it directly’

Martin Shipton Plaid Cymru has had a sexual harassment problem for many years. In stating that, I’m not relying on the…

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Changing the electoral system – how it will affect the government of Wales

Mike Hedges, Senedd Member for Swansea East Whilst discussion often takes place about electoral systems little discussion takes place about…

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COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means

Simon Nicholas Williams, Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public health…

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