Rethinking Welsh News
What is welfare and why does it matter for Wales By Laura Butler Welfare is an important lifeline for people in Wales, supporting them during difficult times in their lives. It is a policy decided by Westminster, but it affects Wales in unique ways. “I thought I’d be working. I was working. But then the […]
From Townhill to the London School of Economics: Who is Kiera Marshall? “I grew up on a council estate – and I don’t want politics to forget people like us” By Joseph Gough A Plaid Cymru candidate has said her motivation for entering politics comes from growing up on a Swansea council estate and wanting to ensure […]
Why Wales Needs a Political Education By Kaiesha Page If democracy is devolved, understanding it should be too Wales has its own parliament, its own laws, and growing responsibility over everyday life. Yet for many people, how Welsh politics actually works remains unclear. Turnout in Senedd elections continues to lag behind Westminster contests. Responsibility for […]
Talking Wales: Why Welsh Voices Still Struggle to Be Heard By Kaiesha Page Visibility, power, and the quiet marginalisation of a devolved nation Wales is talked about often, but rarely on its own terms. In UK political debate, Welsh issues tend to surface only at moments of crisis — when waiting times spike, floods hit, […]
Why we’ve deleted our X By Kaiesha Page Talking Wales is leaving X because we no longer believe it is a platform for healthy political discourse. Talking Wales has made the decision to leave X, formerly Twitter, after concluding that the platform no longer supports responsible, constructive political debate. This decision follows sustained concerns about […]
2025: The Year Wales Took Stock By Kaiesha Page Not a year of upheaval, but one of reckoning 2025 was not meant to be a defining year in Welsh politics. There was no Senedd election, no dramatic constitutional moment, and little expectation of disruption. Yet events had a way of intruding. Flooding hit communities across […]
The Cost of Living Crisis Isn’t Over — Wales Is Still Feeling It By Kaiesha Page As headlines move on, households across Wales are still counting every pound It Didn’t End — It Just Stopped Being News The cost of living crisis didn’t end in Wales. It simply slipped out of the headlines. Energy bills […]
Is Devolution Delivering? Wales, Power, and Public Trust. By Kaiesha Page Twenty-five years on, voters are asking harder questions about power, accountability, and outcomes When Wales voted for devolution in 1997, it did so narrowly, cautiously, and with limited expectations. The creation of a devolved parliament was less a declaration of national ambition than a […]
Wales on the Brink: What the Next Election Could Mean for the Nation By Kaiesha Page A nation shaped by continuity, facing mounting pressure for change Since the dawn of devolution, Wales has remained reliably red, returning Labour governments election after election. While Scotland broke from Labour and England spent much of the past decade […]
Wylfa and the Price of Power: Will Wales Actually Benefit?