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Category: Opinion

‘Something fundamental has happened within the political scene’

Wednesday, November 12, 2025Wednesday, November 12, 2025

South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses Plaid Cymru’s recent win in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election.

‘This should not be happening in one of the richest countries in the world’

Tuesday, November 11, 2025Tuesday, November 11, 2025

In his first blog for Caerphilly Observer since his by-election victory, Plaid Cymru MS Lindsay Whittle discusses poverty in Caerphilly, his first few weeks in the job, and more.

Could tactical voting block Reform in future elections?

Monday, November 10, 2025

Thomas Lockwood, of York St John University, looks at what the recent Caerphilly by-Senedd election result means for Reform UK.

‘Relief beyond measure that the people of Caerphilly chose hope over hatred’

Friday, November 7, 2025

In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell discusses the upcoming UK budget and the recent Caerphilly by-election.

The Green, the Old, and the Doorstep

Friday, November 7, 2025Friday, November 7, 2025

Gareth Hughes, the Green Party candidate for the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, gives his reflections on the campaign.

Why did the polls get the Caerphilly Senedd by-election wrong?

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Paul Whiteley, of the University of Essex, looks at why the pollsters got the result of the Caerphilly Senedd by-election wrong.

Ruth Jones MP praises supermarket’s ‘wonderful work’ to support breast cancer charities

Tuesday, November 4, 2025Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Newport West and Islwyn MP Ruth Jones talks Breast Cancer Awareness, Gwent Poppy Appeal launch, and her visit to Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus in her latest blog.

After the by-election, a chance to reflect on what politics has become

Wednesday, October 29, 2025Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Richard Gurner, editor and publisher of Caerphilly Observer, looks back at the recent Senedd by-election campaign.

Plaid Cymru’s victory in Caerphilly is a warning to both Labour and Reform

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Swansea University’s Matt Wall and Louis Bromfield explore Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election victory and what it means for them, Labour, and Reform.

What the Caerphilly by-election could reveal about Reform, Labour and Wales’ political future

Tuesday, October 21, 2025Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Bangor University’s Marc Collinson and Robin Mann discuss the upcoming Senedd by-election in the Caerphilly constituency.

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