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Of all the miracles said to have been performed by patron saints, there can’t have been many described as “superfluous”. That was the description given by Welsh historian John Davies about St David’s miracle of raising a hill beneath…
This week is HeartUnions week, an annual opportunity to showcase the work that trade unions do at work and in communities right across the country. From supporting members, to offering training opportunities and championing equality and…
People of my generation have no memory of Wales pre-devolution, and for us, the idea of a completely centralised UK state is a total anachronism. We grew up with decisions about Welsh public services being made in Wales. That is not to say…
In my last piece, I remarked how neither Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, the then PM hopefuls, inspired any optimism for us here in the Senedd. Since Truss’ victory, the past four weeks have been a roller-coaster ride in Westminster with the Tory…
Mark Drakeford has told the leader of the Welsh Conservative Party that he finds it "absolutely shocking" that he can "claim some sort of moral high ground" after the "mess that your party has made to the budgets of this country". In a…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford in Liverpool today. Jo, thank you for that very kind introduction and for everything you and our Welsh Labour MPs do, and…
As the Welsh government's economy minister, my focus is on securing better jobs and narrowing the skills divide to tackle poverty in a stronger Welsh economy. We badly need a partner in the form of the UK government – but for now we are…
When Labour established the NHS in 1948, Nye Bevan said he was going to ‘Tredegarise’ our health service. What he meant was that what he and his comrades in South Wales had developed could be scaled up and delivered across the UK. In our…
A rather desperate Rishi Sunak announced his war on “woke nonsense” at the end of last month, saying that if elected his government would review the 2010 Equality Act and ensure that children are “shielded from inappropriate material”. For…
Welsh devolution is a Labour success story. It was the vision of a Labour government that led to the creation of the assembly in 1999 and since then the project has only grown in strength. The most recent illustration was the way Mark…
'Er gwaetha pawb a propeth, ry’n ni yma o hyd! Despite everyone and everything, we are still here!' They were the words ringing out of the Cardiff City Stadium earlier this month when Wales qualified for the Football World Cup for the first…
Mark Drakeford has argued that the UK Labour Party should prioritise local identities in its approach, as Welsh Labour has done under his leadership, rather than pursuing a "pan-British sense of Labour". Speaking at an event marking 100…
