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Within the first 100 days of government, Plaid Cymru has set out its legislative programme – and it’s an ambitious one.

It’s encouraging to see a government setting out its plan early in its term. Commitments on tenants’ rights, environmental protection, water reform, access to justice and economic development all point to a government that wants to use its powers to s...


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In the summer of 2021, I had my first conversation with Lee Waters, then Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Climate Change, about chairing the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW).

NICW, established following the 2016 co-operation agreement between Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour, had faced challenges. Uncertainty around leadership, the disruption of Covi...


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The new Welsh Government has already been accused of dragging its feet and being slow to take decisions. Is it guilty as charged? 

Dafydd Trystan Davies, the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution, recently gave a statement on his priorities to the Senedd, prompting accusations from opposition parties that echo criticism voiced during t...


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Public discussions about the Welsh language are often dominated by statistics. How many people speak Welsh? How often do they use it? Are we making progress towards the ambition of a million Welsh speakers by 2050?


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While it is still very much early days for the new Plaid Cymru minority government and the expanded Senedd, tackling Bovine TB (bTB) has already been raised in Plenary on several occasions, by parties for and against badger culling. The RSPCA has identified the potential introduction of a badger cull as one of the biggest threats to animals in Wales in the coming years, with ...


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