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Category: Opinion

‘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.

‘We come from different political parties, but we all share the same purpose’

Sunday, May 17, 2026Friday, May 15, 2026

New Senedd Llywydd Huw Irranca-Davies pledges to lead an open, respectful and collaborative chamber focused on serving communities across Wales.

Why a new Plaid Cymru government may pose a fresh challenge for Westminster

Friday, May 15, 2026Friday, May 15, 2026

Aberystwyth University’s Anwen Elias and Elin Royles discuss what Plaid Cymru in power means to the relationship between the Welsh and UK governments.

After a complete collapse, where does Welsh Labour go from here?

Friday, May 15, 2026Friday, May 15, 2026

Nye Davies, of Cardiff University, looks at Welsh Labour’s Senedd election defeat and where the party could go from here.

The Welsh Conservatives survived the Senedd election – now they must decide what they stand for

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Lewis Norton, of Aberystwyth University, analyses the Welsh Conservatives’ performance in last week’s Senedd election.

Gwent PCC calls on new MSs to ‘work together to deliver for our communities’

Tuesday, May 12, 2026Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Gwent’s police and crime commissioner, Jane Mudd, has penned this piece for Caerphilly Observer, talking about “the most divisive election in Wales in my lifetime”.

Ruth Jones MP: ‘The Prime Minister must go’

Monday, May 11, 2026

In this piece for Caerphilly Observer, Newport West and Islwyn MP Ruth Jones calls on Prime Minister Keir Starmer “to set out a timetable for an orderly transition to a new leadership”.

‘We will not let you down’: Lindsay Whittle MS talks Senedd election results

Monday, May 11, 2026Monday, May 11, 2026

Plaid Cymru MS Lindsay Whittle has said “the hard work starts now” following his party’s successes in the Senedd election.

A new Welsh electoral landscape puts Plaid Cymru within reach of power

Wednesday, April 29, 2026Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Anwen Elias and Elin Royles, of Aberystwyth University, look at Plaid Cymru’s hopes and ambitions ahead of next week’s Senedd election.

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