by William Kelly | Feb 18, 2024 | WALES EDUCATION
Where are the rainforests? The Amazon? South-east Asia? How about mid and north Wales? In fact, Wales is home to some of the last remaining examples of temperate rainforests in Europe. A rainforest is defined as any woodland that thrives in conditions where there is...
by William Kelly | Jan 6, 2024 | BLOG, WALES POLITICS
This week, Mark Drakeford announced his resignation as Wales’ first minister after five years as leader. Back in 2018, Drakeford built his leadership bid on a platform of “21st-century socialism”. As the manifesto reveals, the mantra was rooted in the ideas of “the...
by William Kelly | Jan 6, 2024 | NEWS, TRANSPORT
Commuters on the Wrexham-Bidston line are facing travel disruptions today, January 5, as Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced several cancellations. ...
by William Kelly | Oct 16, 2023 | TRANSPORT
Transport for Wales (TfW) is under scrutiny as Plaid Cymru raises significant concerns about the rail service’s performance and delivery....
by William Kelly | Jul 30, 2022 | NEWS, WALES POLITICS
Good agricultural land is wasted in Wales to plant trees to tackle climate change, some farmers claim. Last year the Welsh government bought 27 acres of land on Anglesey, after previously saying it would not do so at the expense of farmers. Two farmers who also bid...
by William Kelly | Jul 24, 2022 | NEWS
A colour-coding system for measuring how schools in Wales perform is being scrapped. The National School Categorisation System rated schools green, yellow, amber and red depending on how much help they need. The Welsh government said it would be replaced by “a...
by William Kelly | Jul 17, 2022 | NEWS, WALES POLITICS
Rural counties are in the grip of a “brain drain” that must be stopped, say politicians and academics. Ceredigion Senedd member Elin Jones said new census data is a wake-up call that demanded work to keep young people in constituencies like hers. The 2021...
by William Kelly | Jul 17, 2022 | BLOG, NEWS
The Welsh government wants more foreign tourists. So much so, that they recently put out a call for ideas about how to attract them. The solution that my colleagues and I have put forward is simple – Wales should embrace their dragons and their legends and use them as...
by William Kelly | Jul 17, 2022 | NEWS
Plaid Cymru members are being asked for ideas for the party’s future. The consultation will cover a range of topics including independence, Europe, and political cooperation. Plaid came third in the 2021 Senedd election, behind Labour and the Welsh...
by William Kelly | Jul 17, 2022 | BLOG
“The will of the British Public” has become a phrase used often enough by politicians and public figures alike, particularly in the past couple of weeks – Boris Johnson insisting the public weren’t interested in ‘Partygate’; Kier Stammer saying the public want Johnson...
