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The case for universal basic services is overwhelming – let’s get on with it
Plaid Cymru economy spokesperson LUKE FLETCHER MS explains why he’s put forward a new motion calling for debate on a policy that could help tackle poverty and provide meaningful opportunities for all
Free school meals have already been introduced to all primary schoolchildren in Wales, and free childcare is being extended to include all two-year-olds — could free transport be next?
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
The electoral cost of Labour’s stance on Gaza is impossible to ignore – the new leadership must take heed, argues PETER LEARY
After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL
Burnham’s Makerfield triumph offers the party the opportunity to reconnect with working people, but only if it rejects business as usual, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
KIERA MARSHALL says there is a gulf between the privileged circles in which most politicians move and the lives of working-class youth in left-behind estates – and as a newly elected Senedd member she’s determined to do something about it
AFTER 40 years of neoliberalism and a decade of austerity, Britain is in tatters. Overlooking this for the past decade has been the maniacal merry-go-round of consecutive Tory governments.
Meanwhile in Wales, Welsh Labour governments are seemingly content to spectate as many families live on the jagged edge of capitalism.
The issues are chronic and the statistics are damning. We have the highest levels of poverty and lowest levels of pay in every sector in the UK.
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Wales is second from the bottom in terms of cultural services in the EU. HELEDD FYCHAN believes that needs to change if the country is to prosper
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR