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Plaid Cymru – Welsh revolution or Welsh mirage?
Plaid Cymru, the Party of Wales, is having a moment. After 100 years of existence and only modest electoral success, elections in 2026 present the...
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What’s the point of Labour’s Deputy Leadership Election?
As ballots open in the race to replace Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader, the contest between Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson is revealing...
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Is the world ready for a COP in the middle of the Amazon?
In less than a month’s time, COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil, deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. It’s a location that’s rich in symbolism...
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Help to Buy can only go so far when we need help to build
Miley Cyrus has a new album out, a Frozen film is heading your way and Help to Buy is going to unlock the housing market. You’d be forgiven for...
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OBR approval is central to new Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendments
Ministers and their civil servants were apparently working through the weekend to produce wording for new amendments to the Planning and...
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New Leadership for Wales
Plaid Cymru’s conference in Swansea last weekend marked a clear shift in tone, less about constitutional ambition and more about competence and...
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You can’t prevent every breach, but you can control the narrative
Recent warnings from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) made for uncomfortable reading for many boardrooms. The agency’s message was...
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Retail real estate is back
Hidden beneath the slew of bad news about bricks and mortar retailers, from budget retailer, Poundland, to high street stalwart, WH Smith, investment...
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