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The next UK election should be more than a choice of Labour or a Conservative government, says Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts. Pictures: PA

'Independence is the only long-term solutions to our problems'
Wales needs its own solutions than baking on voters in England to elect a different government, argues Plaid's Liz Saville Roberts

The benefits of tending to an allotment are enormous, says Leanne Wood. Pictured are members of theYoung Hearts project based at the Portland Street allotments in Pill, Newport.

PREMIUM Leanne Wood: The good life and the secret of the 'Carmarthen Method'

Action is needed to support those on NHS waiting lists and those waiting to treat them, says Owain Rhys Hughes. Picture: File photo

'We need to make being a GP more attractive to reduce waiting lists'

Could an expanded Senedd lead to an upper chamber? Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency/UK Parliament.

PREMIUM Thank God for the Lords Spiritual: Leigh Jones on the need for second chamber

Winston Churchill's statue stands underneath Parliament but Carwyn Jones says the former prime minister would struggle to recognise the modern Conservative Party.

PREMIUM 'Britain is beginning to look more and more like a kind of rogue state'

Photo: Huw Evans Picture Agency

Opinion 'Welsh independence needs to work for everybody, not just the middle class'

Miners during the 1926 general strike (left) and trade unions marching on London against the cost of living crisis this weekend (right, PA Wire)

OPINION 'As poverty rises, do we need to see another general strike?'

Cardiff Central Square is a vast expanse of emptiness, says Leigh Jones. Picture: Ruth Sharville (CC BY-SA 2.0)

OPINION 'Cardiff's central square a vast, concrete expanse with absolutely no features, no greenery'

Should Taoiseach Micheál Martin reconsider Ireland's neutrality in the light of the war in Ukraine? Pictures: PA

PREMIUM Uncomfortable echoes of the 1930s and a question for Ireland

Power should be taken out of the hands of the likes of Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon

PREMIUM Neil Mackay: Here's how to break the deadlock over independence and the Union

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in Northern Ireland, May 2022 (Image: Niall Carson/PA).

Opinion 'Wales' sense of Britishness will set it free from the UK'

Leanne Wood is organising meetings where people can share their views on Wales' constitutional future.

opinion Leanne Wood: 'Help us shape the future of Wales'

What is the true cost of Brexit?

PREMIUM Boris Johnson stabbed in back by top Brexit ally as true cost revealed

Could under 16s be banned from buying energy drinks in Wales and will it make a difference to obesity levels?

'It is important that children are protected from damaging products'

This week, Carwyn Jones reflects on the confidence vote faced by the PM this week. (Pictures: Huw Evans Agency; PA Wire)

OPINION 'In office but not in power - the Prime Minister must go'

It's Pride Month and Bria de la Mare from Labour for an Independent Wales explains why independence from Westminster would benefit LGBT+ people.

opinion 'When Wales is free from Westminster it'll be La Dolce Vita for LGBT+ people'

Love Island is back and Mel Owen is here to tell you why the ITV2 programme is so popular.

Opinion Do you hate Love Island, or do you just hate your own job?

Targeted intervention measures at Betsi Cadwalladr Health Board will be expanded to cover Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, the Welsh Government has announced. Photo: Richard Hoare

'The state of health services from Holyhead to Wrexham is deeply concerning'

People across East Africa are suffering crisis levels of hunger. (Picture: Save the Children)

OPINION The cost of inaction: Why Wales and the world needs to act on our hunger crisis

Rhys ab Owen explains why he thinks the Senedd needs to be reformed. Photo: PA

opinion 'A stronger Senedd isn’t a nice-to-have – it’s an absolute must'

Gareth Bale celebrates scoring the goal against Ukraine, at the Cardiff City Stadium, that has taken Wales to the 2022 World Cup finals. Picture: Gareth Everett/Huw Evans Agency

PREMIUM ‘I thank the Lord Gareth Bale is Welsh. Is he the ‘Mab Darogan’?’

Wales beat Ukraine 1 - 0 to earn a place in the World Cup in Qatar. Leigh Jones looks at what it means for the nation. Photo: PA

opinion 'For Wales as a nation, this is absolutely massive'

Leanne Wood says she enjoyed her local street party but for her it wasn't about the Platinum Jubilee. Pictures: Supplied/Huw Evans Agency

PREMIUM 'Parties are marvellous but there is often little choice over joining in with the monarchy'

Can either Boris Johnson or Keir Starmer find the answers their parties will be looking for ahead of the next election? Pictures Owen Humphreys/Danny Lawson/PA Wire

PREMIUM Don't blame a 'party plot' for UK Labour's lack of success, says Carwyn Jones

Radio One DJ Jordan North has previously promoted chocolate and self-care. Mel Owen says it's important to understand while taking care of ourselves is important it can't protect us from all unhappiness. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire

PREMIUM 'Have you cried in the middle of Sainsbury’s because they’d ran out of garlic bread?'

Striking solicitors ripped up legal aid application forms outside Newport Magistrates Court in a protest over cuts to legal aid in 2014.

PREMIUM 'Devolution of justice can improve access and restore the balance of power'

Are you planning to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee? 'Phoebe' says royalty is outdated but getting together with neighbours is to be encouraged.

'Celebrate what's important whether you're anti-royalist, undecided, or love the royals'

Wrexham's shirts are adorned with sponsors but Leigh questions if a football club needs an 'oil partner' especially in light of the club's newest sponsors ownership.

PREMIUM 'Do Wrexham really need to be the 'oil money' club of non league football?'

The Queen and her family have seen a number of scandals over the decades. (Pictures: ITU Pictures; PA Wire; Paul Downey)

OPINION 'Let's reflect on the reality of the Royals, not the fantasy we're sold'

Boris Johnson is a shameless narcissist whose actions are damaging democracy in the UK

COMMENT The narcissism of a gaslighting PM who believes rules are for others

A republican Wales will be another step on the devolution journey envisaged by Ron Davies, says Leigh Jones. Pictures: Huw Evans Agency

PREMIUM 'A stronger Wales is irresistible - a republican one is a possibility'

The Jubilee celebrations will not electrify every street in Wales filled with tea and cake but there will be plenty that will turn out, says Theo Davies-Lewis. Pictures: Huw Evans Agency

PREMIUM 'Long to reign over us - why Wales will never be a republic'

Britain's energy market is still haunted by Margaret Thatcher's privatisation policies, says Carwyn Jones. Pictures: PA/Huw Evans Agency

PREMIUM Rising energy prices will cause people to question privatised firms

Plaid Cymru MS Luke Fletcher writes on the Brexit 'elephant in the room', the shared prosperity fund and 'levelling up'. Source: Parliament

opinion 'Why have we stopped talking about the Brexit elephant in the room?'

Raheem Bailey, 11, who had his finger amputated after he injured it

PREMIUM 'White fragility is to blame for modern racism'

Beth Winter MP will be holding a

OPINION 'The cost of living crisis is a political choice that the UK Government has made'

Billie Eilish is one celebrity who has opened up about living with Tourette's Syndrome. Currently, there’s no clear pathways for treating Tourette’s in Wales. Photos: Pr

opinion 'We need a new service to treat Tourette's Syndrome in Wales'

Are LGBT people safe in Westminster's hands?

OPINION 'As Westminster demonises trans people, the Senedd must fulfil its promises'

Which way for Wales' tourism industry? A tourism tax could help fund all the 'invisible subsidies' such as signage and footpath maintenance says Richard Martin. Picture: Visit Wales

PREMIUM 'Taxing and vexing times for Welsh tourism industry that should have more confidence'

'Far from being some abstract academic discussion, constitutional debate has ultimately led to policies which have made a real difference to the lives of millions of people'

COMMENT Nicola Sturgeon: Now is the time to debate Scottish independence

Is it time for Andrew RT Davies to make way for new faces such as Sam Kurtz?

PREMIUM Bank holidays won't save Welsh Conservatives. But a new leader might

Shireen Abu Akleh the Al Jazeera journalist with the Old City of Jerusalem in the background. Abu Akleh was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. Picture: Al Jazeera Media via AP

PREMIUM Who will be held accountable for death of Shireen Abu Akleh?

Conservative chancellors since 2010 George Osborne, Philip Hammond, Sajid Javid and the current occupant of Number 11 Downing Street Rishi Sunak. Pictures: PA

'UK Government agenda since 2010 has aggravated the cost-of-living crisis'

A view of Kigali, in Rwanda. Picture: Flora Thompson/PA Wire

What's wrong with the UK Government's 'one way' Rwanda plan?

Leigh Jones thinks city status for Wrexham is long overdue.

opinion 'City status for Wrexham is not the victory for the Union it's claimed to be'

A man dressed as a customs officer and another dressed as Boris Johnson with protesters from Border Communities Against Brexit outside Hillsborough Castle during a visit by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Northern Ireland. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

PREMIUM Protocol wrangling 'makes UK look like a flaky country whose word cannot be trusted'

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London. Photo: Toby Melville/PA

opinion Neil Mackay: People are angry. They want victims to blame. These are dangerous times

'Diversity isn’t a favour to minorities, it’s a favour to you'. Mel Owen on why diversity and representation is vital. Photos: PA

opinion 'Diversity isn’t a favour to minorities, it’s a favour to you'

What is Wales willing to accept from London? (Pictures: Huw Evans Agency; PA Wire)

OPINION 'Is Wales willing to participate in Westminster's nightmare?'

Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O’Neill (centre) celebrates the party’s win

Opinion Sinn Fein's victory brings food for thought on Scotland's colonial legacy

Leanne Wood pays tribute to former colleague Pauline Jarman. (Pictures: Alan Hughes; RCT Council)

OPINION 'Forensic, witty and knowledgeable': A tribute to Plaid veteran Pauline Jarman

Plaid Cymru MS Delyth Jewell reflects on the local election results. (Pictures: Huw Evans Agency)

OPINION Local elections: Delyth Jewell on what the results mean for Plaid Cymru

'There is no power in this Union' says Rachel Garrick, who is the new president of the group Labour for an Independent Wales and has been an active Labour member of 20 years.

opinion 'There is no power in this Union'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) with the leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer walk through the Members' Lobby at the Palace of Westminster after the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords. Picture: Toby Melville/PA Wire

opinion 'Compare and contrast' Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson