Analysis: Westminster is Treating Wales Like a Local Council
Moya Lothian-McLean
The Tata Steel crisis shows just how little Westminster cares about Wales, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Tag: wales
Downstream: Social Mobility Is a Lie. Aaron Bastani Meets Dan Evans.
With more strikes taking place and ever rising inequality, you’d think the left would be well-placed to talk about class with authority. But what if the movement had made a disastrous error when trying to understand the state of our nation? And what if we’re still missing a fundamental bit of understanding? Sociologist and trade […]
Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?
Rivkah Brown
40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.
Novara Live: Local Elections 2022 & Stormont, Starmer Under Investigation, ‘Long-Corbyn’ Nonsense
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani break down the local elections results across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the Northern Ireland elections to Stormont.
Opinion: Is Welsh Labour Really All That?
Jack Kellam
This week’s Senedd deal is evidence of ‘clear red water’ between UK and Welsh Labour, according to some socialists outside of Wales. But a closer look at Welsh Labour’s record shows the left should put its hope for radical reform in movements beyond the party, argues Jack Kellam.
Long Read: Dismantling Britain is One Thing. Dismantling Britishness is Another
Adam Ramsay
When we talk about breaking up Britain, we can’t just talk about the British state, argues Adam Ramsay. We also need to understand what gives the state its social license to operate: that is, British nationalism.
Feature: Could Labour Lead Wales to Independence?
Aaron Bastani
As Wales begins to desire greater autonomy, will the Labour party be extinguished by an independence movement – like in Scotland – or could it lead a push for devolution? Aaron Bastani reports.
Long Read: Is Welsh Independence Really on the Cards?
Daniel Wincott
The question of Welsh independence is being discussed in ways unimaginable even a decade ago. Daniel Wincott takes a look at why the movement is growing – and whether or not an imminent breakaway from the UK is a real possibility.
Interview: Leanne Wood: ‘Just Wanting Independence Isn’t Enough. We Need a Strategy’
Aaron Bastani
Plaid Cymru’s former leader Leanne Wood speaks to Aaron Bastani about what it would take to win Welsh independence – and why Labour won’t deliver.
Interview: Leanne Wood: ‘Dyw Ond Eisiau Annibyniaeth Ddim Yn Ddigon. Rydyn Ni Angen Strategaeth’
Aaron Bastani
Siaradai’r cyn-arweinydd Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood, gydag Aaron Bastani am beth fydd yn ei gymryd i ennill annibyniaeth – a pam na fydd Llafur ei chyflawni.
Report: ‘Fuck You, It’s Class’: How Welsh Pride Went Mainstream
Gina Tonic
For many people who grew up in the south Wales valleys, there was once a real sense of shame attached to being Welsh. But from renewed interest in the national football team to the emerging independence movement, Welsh pride is seeing a resurgence. Gina Tonic reports.
Novara Live: Election 2021: Scotland, Wales and London
A #TyskySour election special looking at the latest results in Wales, Scotland, London and the metro mayor races. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Michael Gray and Harriet Protheroe-Soltani.
Novara Live: Labour Crash in 2021 Elections
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani bring analysis of initial round of results from the May 2021 elections.
Analysis: Labour Is Bracing Itself for a Rough Ride Next Week. What’s Actually Going to Happen?
Ell Folan
On 6 May, every voter in Britain will give their verdict on year one of Keir Starmer’s leadership. It’s unlikely to be good news, writes Stats for Lefties founder Ell Folan.
Downstream: Independence for the North of England Interview With Philip Proudfoot
In recent years Scottish and Welsh independence, as well as Irish unification, have become increasingly plausible with Britain’s departure from the EU highlighting major points of difference, as well as economic imbalances, across the home nations. But could the break up of the UK ever include the North of England? And what would a sovereign […]
Report: The Welsh Village Taking on the Armed Forces
Francesca Newton
The Royal Air Force has been using a remote Welsh airbase to train Saudi pilots to fly the fighter jets used to bomb civilians in Yemen. As public anger increases in tandem with rising deaths, Francesca Newton reports on the peace campaigners taking a stand against military expansion.
Opinion: Labour Must Take Welsh Independence Seriously
Harriet Protheroe Davis
With the appetite for sovereignty growing across the country, the way Labour and the wider left choose to engage with the issue will determine their place in Welsh politics, writes Harriet Protheroe Davis.
Novara Live: It Woz Remain Wot Lost It?
On this episode of #TyskySour Aaron Bastani is joined by Paul Mason as they discuss Labour’s election results. Did the commitment to a ‘people’s vote’ destroy any chance of winning?