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Anger over sustainable farming scheme has triggered a wave of protests across the country

Yes, there are leadership crises everywhere, but make no mistake: the UK’s future rests on devolving more powers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Duolingo is ‘pausing’ its Welsh course despite high demand – we need robust forms of learning that aren’t driven by profit, says writer and documentary-maker Gwenno Robinson

Outgoing Welsh first minister reflects on his achievements before stepping down in spring

The Welsh Labour leader criticised the unelected Upper House of Parliament as a 'democratic anachronism'

The education minister joins Vaughan Gething, the economy minister, in contest

The Welsh minister for the economy is making the early running in the leadership contest, looking well placed to work closely with both Starmer and unions

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 radical tradition of Welsh socialism”, which would…

Editorial: Wales’s first minister is stepping down after five years in which UK governments have spurned a constructive relationship