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Category: Opinion

Delyth Jewell MS: ‘Westminster has a Prime Minister-elect who hasn’t actually been elected’

Friday, July 3, 2026Friday, July 3, 2026

Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni MS Delyth Jewell, of Plaid Cymru, has shared her thoughts on ‘Prime Minister-elect’ Andy Burnham.

‘Trust and confidence in the police is low within many LGBTQ+ communities’

Monday, June 29, 2026Monday, June 29, 2026

In this piece for Caerphilly Observer, Gwent’s police and crime commissioner, Jane Mudd, discusses Pride Month, and the “difficult relationship” many LGBTQ+ people have with the police.

PM’s ‘unpopularity was borne out on the doorstep’ during Senedd election campaign

Wednesday, June 24, 2026Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Casnewydd Islwyn’s Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses the Prime Minister’s resignation and tenure, and the Welsh Government’s work so far.

‘This whole episode has been a shambles’: Whittle demands Llancaiach Fawr answers

Tuesday, June 16, 2026Tuesday, June 16, 2026

In this opinion piece for Caerphilly Observer, Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni MS Lindsay Whittle calls for an urgent statement on the future of Llancaiach Fawr.

‘I will be going into territory no other council leader has ventured before’

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Cllr Jamie Pritchard, leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, discusses resident engagement in his latest piece for Caerphilly Observer.

Jayne Bryant MS: ‘Volunteers are the bedrock of our communities’

Monday, June 8, 2026

In her first-ever piece for Caerphilly Observer, Casnewydd Islwyn MS Jayne Bryant talks volunteers, grassroots sports clubs, and Welsh Labour’s role in opposition.

Delyth Jewell MS: ‘It truly is a momentous time for our nation’

Friday, June 5, 2026Friday, June 5, 2026

In her first article for Caerphilly Observer since her re-election, Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni MS Delyth Jewell reflects on the election and outlines her party’s plans in government.

What would Aneurin Bevan think about the organisation named in his honour?

Thursday, May 28, 2026Thursday, June 4, 2026

After reading Audit Wales’ report into the health board that carries his name, Caerphilly Observer editor Richard Gurner wonders what Aneurin Bevan would make of the organisation today?

‘By and large, Wales voted for hope over hate’

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Casnewydd Islwyn MS Peredur Owen Griffiths looks back at Plaid Cymru’s Senedd election victory and the party’s plans in government.

Politics is a brutal game

Monday, May 18, 2026Monday, May 18, 2026

The new voting system in the recent Senedd election exposed how brutal politics can be.

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