Tag archives for Plaid Cymru
Wales needs public services it can be proud of
Public services in Wales are under-resourced, and in many cases, this lack of funding has been a feature of Welsh life long before the start of the Conservative austerity agenda.…
Wales needs a radical Green New Deal
Climate change is real. Just ask the people of Fairbourne, a small coastal village in Gwynedd that’s being ‘decommissioned’ (to use the cold jargon) because it cannot be defended indefinitely…
Plaid Cymru’s vision for health and social care in Wales
We all know of loved ones that have had to sell their homes to pay for their care later in life. The so-called ‘dementia tax’ is unjust and unsustainable. That’s…
Charlotte Church regrets not voting for the Greens or Plaid Cymru
Charlotte Church addressing the recent anti-austerity demo in London. Photo: William Pinkney-Baird. Charlotte Church has said that she regrets tactically voting for Labour and should have voted for the Green…
The Labour Party has never lived up to its ‘socialist’ dream
This article is part of a 'Green vs Labour' series on Bright Green. Here, Jen Izaakson and Ross Speer reply to James McAsh's argument that socialists should work within the…
Greens need to get ready for May 8th now
It's less than six weeks until the General Election. The campaign is in full swing. Greens have candidates in over 90% of seats and are expecting our best election result…
More on a Plaid Cymru/Green Party electoral pact
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood Last week I argued that Plaid and the Greens should make electoral pacts to protect (and maybe win) seats for Plaid. My argument was that…
The Green Party and Plaid Cymru should make three strategic pacts in Wales
Leanne Wood AM. Image: Wikipedia. Alex Randall lives in Machynlleth and has worked on a number of climate change campaigns and projects. He is writing here in a personal capacity.…
Polling expert predicts Greens’ second seat will be Norwich South
A polling expert has predicted that the Green Party’s most likely next seat will be in Norwich South. The analysis by the University of Strathclyde’s Professor John Curtice comes in…
A Welsh eco-socialist alliance?
Andy Chyba is a member of the Green Party in Wales, and was the lead candidate for the Welsh Greens in the European Parliament elections. He withdrew last week, explaining…