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squabbles and spellings

3 weeks ago | bylines.cymru | Ethan Jones

Croeso n'ol! Welcome back to Wales on Wednesday, your fortnightly pit-stop to recap the major talking points of Welsh politics. In our last time together we looked at Reform UK Ltd and its high levels of polling, despite having no policies for devolved responsibilities, or even a leader in Wales. Nigel Farage's very public spat with Rupert Lowe - who until recently was a Reform MP but now sits as an independent - shows no signs of abating.
Assessing our carbon footprint

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Rachel Morris

Is digital news less harmful than print? Can Bylines Cymru reduce our carbon footprint in response to the climate crisis? While there may not be easy answers, it's truly worth seeking them. And it's not just about our website - we use social media to drive traffic to it, and a complex web of apps, storage, communications, and other digital tools, supported by the Bylines Network, to run it and to grow our readership and writership.
Austerity, criminal justice, and efficiency

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Huw Evans

Answering the question 'What's the purpose of the criminal justice system?' shouldn't be too difficult. The clue is in the word 'justice'. However, I'd argue that due to austerity, justice has been sacrificed to the god of 'efficiency'. A justice system should deliver just outcomes. This means the guilty are charged and convicted and the innocent are not. That charging policies are equitable and proportionate - not all cases should be prosecuted, for example; diversion is key to youth justice.
out-Torying the Tories

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Ethan Jones

Welcome back to your fortnightly recap of the Welsh political scene's major talking points. In our previous catch-up we covered the conclusion of the Welsh Government's long-running budget dilemma. The Welsh Liberal Democrats came to Eluned Morgan's rescue at the price of a £100mn bung towards Lib Dem public spending priorities. It's since been rather quiet, bar Keir Starmer trying to score points off Plaid Cymru's decision to vote against the budget.
a case study in Hay-on-Wye

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Huw Evans

Stories about austerity inevitably reference the social harms it causes. These include the cutting of public services, decline of infrastructure and communities, reductions in financial or other support that helped people lead more secure and fulfilling lives, and compounding inequalities. Oh, and library closures. Lots and lots of library closures. But there's an alternative narrative.
your fortnightly-ish recap of Welsh politics

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Ethan Jones

Much has changed since our last time together just two weeks ago. The world order continues to be dismantled at a rate of knots by Donald Trump and his extremist regime, which has torn up the established geopolitical rule book and decimated the US federal government. A fortnight ago you might still be scoffed at for suggesting Trump was appeasing Vladimir Putin. Now we're three days on from Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov welcoming Trump's "alignment" with Russia's vision of the world.
The inconceivably rich are completely out of control

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Nick Shepley

You will never be a billionaire. Just as you will never develop superpowers, travel to another dimension, or rise from the dead, you will never, ever own in excess of a billion pounds in cash or assets. I feel I can say that with such certainty for two reasons. First, it's an inconceivably huge sum of wealth. And second, it's not in the interests of the existing class of billionaires to widen their club very much.
Inattention to native Welsh heritage sites harms our history

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Niklas George

I have been meaning to write about this for a while - it's close to my heart as a Welsh history and heritage enthusiast. Being a Welshman living overseas, I often feel a strong sense of detachment from the events going on back home. The beauty of running Welsh Histories is that I have the luxury of being able to focus on our past rather than worry about our future or, indeed, our present. Regardless, I do try to stay as informed as possible.
Austerity, local authority enforcement, and social justice

1 month ago | bylines.cymru | Huw Evans

In 2010 the UK coalition government embarked on a project of sustained public expenditure decreases referred to as 'austerity'. According to its programme for government, this 'deficit reduction' programme was to take precedence over other things, in a manner almost constitutional. The burden of the impacts of austerity fell on many if not most, a major victim being local government.
Austerity Brexit Covid

2 months ago | bylines.cymru | Huw Evans

Austerity ContinuityPoem subtitle suspended due to lack of fundsI spend most of my days at my laptopRanting on social media againstStealth fascism taking over the worldMy thermostat is set to ten degreesIt costs me ever more to use nothingWhile the power companies profiteerThere's no austerity for them. My hip hurts when I walk into townI wonder if there will be an NHSWhen it comes time to replace itWill Labour or the Tories sell it? Will there be a BBC to report it?