Plaid's CFO sees AI usage taking off internally: 'People are excited to share what they've built' The fintech is positioning itself as infrastructure for an AI-native financial system. Fortune · May 12
Wales has been hit by a political earthquake – and the UK government is in a very tricky position If Starmer’s Labour refuses to concede more powers to Plaid Cymru, the triumphant independence party, it will only accelerate its own decline, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · May 11
Plaid Cymru leader plans minority Welsh government built on cooperation Rhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes to work with other parties and press the UK government for extra powers The Guardian - UK · May 10
The Guardian view on the Welsh and Scottish elections: Plaid’s triumph heralds a new era in devolved politics Editorial: Progressive nationalist parties now hold power in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. That will be a challenge for the United Kingdom’s overcentralised state The Guardian - UK · May 10
Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday Rhun ap Iowerth says he hopes his party’s programme for government will get backing from across the Senedd The Guardian - UK · May 10
Thursday briefing: Five things to look out for in today’s local and parliamentary elections In today’s newsletter: As voters cast their ballots from Wales to Westminster, long‑established political loyalties face their toughest test in decades, with parties old and new vying to reshape the national landscape The Guardian - UK · May 7
Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · May 6
Investment or waste? How the M4 relief road plan for Newport sums up Wales’s economic quandary As potentially seismic Senedd elections loom, competing parties have differing visions of how to reinvigorate the economy The Guardian - UK · May 3
The Welsh election is a two-horse race – and Labour is nowhere to be seen WELSH ELECTIONS : Labour’s domination of Welsh politics is set to come to an abrupt end next week. Holly Evans speaks to Plaid Cymru about whether the Welsh nationalists have what it takes to finally become the country’s biggest party – and the threat of Nigel Farage’s Reform The Independent UK · May 3
‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place The Guardian - UK · Apr 30
Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat ‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
A new Welsh electoral landscape puts Plaid Cymru within reach of power Plaid Cymru’s electoral hopes for May’s Senedd election are high. Polls suggest the party is competing with Reform UK to emerge as the largest group in the next Welsh parliament, putting it, for the first time, within reach of leading a government in Wales. The Conversation · Apr 27
What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for them The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
Welsh FM likens herself to canned cocktail while warning she could lose seat Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour, said in a video posted on social media there was a ‘danger’ of her losing to a Reform candidate. Evening Standard · Apr 24
The Independent UK · Apr 24 Wales’s First Minister likens herself to canned cocktail while warning against Reform She used a mojito to represent Plaid Cymru
Fortune · Apr 16 Most of you are rejecting AI. The data shows you’re running out of time We have really strong feelings about AI, positive and negative.
Motor1 · Apr 15 Tesla Says Goodbye To Model S And X With Limited Signature Series Earlier this year, Tesla announced plans to discontinue both the Model S and Model X. The plan is to pivot to increased production of robots. Before they bow out, however, Tesla plans to produce a limited-edition version of each, which it'll dub the Signature Series.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed Each party has its own version of nationalism to offer voters in May’s Senedd election: closer ties to England or more independence for Wales, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
The Conversation · Apr 8 Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key issue in the election for Wales’s parliament, the Senedd, on May 7.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7 ‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31 The Guardian view on Welsh language learning: cultural shifts can deliver a bright future for Cymraeg Editorial: As Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growing
The Independent UK · Mar 25 Labour could be locked out of Welsh government for first time in major blow to Starmer, poll shows A YouGov MRP poll has suggested Plaid Cymru is set to become the biggest with 43 seats followed by Reform in second place on 30 with Labour on 12 and Greens on 10
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17 The Guardian view on the fragile politics of the union: Labour’s woes have consequences beyond Westminster Editorial: Following May’s elections, first ministers committed to independence could be in place in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast
The Conversation · Mar 6 Plaid Cymru plans to share wind farm profits with local people – here’s how that idea has been tried elsewhere When wind turbines rise above a Welsh hillside, who should benefit financially? Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth believes it should be local communities.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2 Welsh Labour leader begins party’s uphill battle for Senedd victory Eluned Morgan focuses on party’s ‘distinctive identity’ as it faces twin threat of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK