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Better pay en route: Arriva bus drivers pause strike to consider new deal
Arriva bus drivers in North Wales have suspended their strike while they consider an improved pay offer after striking for four days. Ben Alofs reports
The Police Bill has got to go: protesters take to the streets to #KillTheBill
Kill the Bill protests hit the street around the country again, Yonas Makoni and Jan Culley report from protests in London and Ceredigion
Aberystwyth Kill the Bill protest taps into the history of Welsh resistance
The protest against the Police and Crime bill in Aberystwyth drew on the history of resistance in the area and what protest has achieved, writes Jan Culley
Is Britain breaking up? Socialists and the national question - video
With the growing division within the union, Vladimir Unkovski-Korica discusses how socialists should relate to national independence struggles
Racism and football: Black Lives Matter, but not for long
Following the resignation of FA chairman Greg Clarke for racist comments, Tony Dowling looks at how football's governing bodies are letting black players down
Wales is renationalising its railways, we can do the same everywhere
As devolved administrations move further from Westminster, now is the time to advance popular demands like rail renationalisation, says Jan Culley
Double trouble: Tory Covid shambles is hastening UK break-up
The government’s woefully inadequate handling of the pandemic is expanding the wedge between the nations of the union, argues Dr Stuart Cartland
Penally camp: Pembrokeshire unites to boot the fascists out
The far-right have been mobilising at Penally camp where refugees are being housed, but anti-racists have have stepped up their organisation in response, reports Jim Scott
Welsh government's decision on wider school opening goes against its commitment to all
The announcement to wider reopen Welsh schools on 29th June indicates a failure to prioritise the safety of teachers and communities, argues Kevin Potter
An avoidable disaster: Floods, austerity and the damage done
Kevin Potter reports from Wales on the impact and causes of record flooding
A flood of anger
Outrage at government inaction is growing in the country's flood-hit areas, reports John Westmoreland
Labour Country: Political Radicalism and Social Democracy in South Wales 1831-1985, and Stories of Solidarity - book review
Two books on the working-class history of Wales provide valuable accounts of a rich tradition, but neglect some radical aspects, argues Chris Bambery
Cardiff rallies in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers
The Kurdish community and anti-war activists in Wales have mobilised to amplify the voices of Kurdish hunger strikers, reports Kevin Potter
West Wales' warning to the Tories
In one of the most deprived areas in northern Europe people have had enough, writes Jim Scott
Town and country attitudes
Is there really the great divide? John Rees examines the changing landscape of the countryside
This St David's Day, let us remember guerrilla leader Owain Glyndŵr
14th-century Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr deserves to be remembered as one of the great rebels of history
Iolo Morganwg and the making of nationalisms
The fakery of Celtic myths are part of a long tradition of nation-building in these islands, argues Chris Bambery
Wales at the crossroads: turning reaction into revolt
The high stakes and volatility of post-Brexit Britain are at a premium among the Welsh valleys, maintains Seb Cooke
Aberfan 1966: remembering the victims
Fifty years after the mining disaster that killed 144 people, we should not forget that the survivors never got justice, writes Lindsey German