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Senedd Elections Maths and Politics

(Notes on how to stop Reform becoming the largest party.) Defying all statistical and mathematical calculations thousands of well-intentioned Welsh...

WELSH LABOUR’S LAST STAND?

There are two almost prophetic glimpses into the fate of Welsh Labour on Thursday May 7th in the Senedd elections...

Wales Is About to Hold an Election Most Voters Don’t Understand

In May, Wales will hold one of the most consequential Senedd elections since devolution began. After a quarter of a...

Cymru and the Far Right: Philosophical roots  and branches.

The brutal monetary policies of the 1980s Thatcherite régime created a wasteland across the Welsh Valleys and laid a foundation...

Cymru in 2026 

The effects of the Caerffili by-election continue beyond Christmas and the new year into the opening exchanges of the campaign...

Carrhae in Caerphilly

Martyn Shrewsbury The by-election in Caerphilly must be seen in a particular context and in a unique way, from the...

Carmarthenshire Follows Cardiff in Demanding Pension Divestment

On Wednesday, September 10th, Carmarthenshire County Council passed a motion calling on Dyfed Pension Fund Committee to divest from companies...

Changing Labour and Stopping Reform

In 50 years of Labour membership, I’ve seen 23 years of Labour government, but we’re further away from achieving our...

LABOUR PUTS ANOTHER NAIL IN ITS OWN COFFIN

For the increasing numbers of those who want to make the curtailing of Reform UK in Wales an urgent priority...

The scandal of forced investment by workers and pensioners in fossil fuels and genocide in Gaza

There are 8 Funds in Wales, covering 22 Local Authorities. (An Appendix accompanies this piece, below, so you can see...

Don’t sugarcoat this: Starmer’s government is weak and may perish.

Here are my five steps to recovery: by John McDonnell After so many avoidable mistakes, of course people are angry...