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The NHS: A National Treasure Under Quiet Threat

The NHS was founded on a simple, radical promise: care from cradle to grave, free at the point of use, based on need—not wealth. That promise still matters. It matters more than ever. A System Under Strategic Neglect The NHS...

Jon Pinches | Public

A Generation Locked Out: Housing, Debt and a Broken Promise

For many young people today, the future feels like a corridor with the lights turned off. For me, this is close to home. I have two daughters who do not expect to ever become homeowners—only long-term renters, beholden to landlords....

Jon Pinches | Public

Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS): A Plea for Common Sense in Wales

I well remember the 'KISS' acronym from my working days – an encouragement to everyone not to make their job and procedures too complicated, not only for their colleagues, but for customers/contacts, etc. - in short, anyone else involved with...

Roger Evans | Public

Welsh Language Policy: Four Decades On, What Has Been Achieved?

Wales has pursued the promotion of the Welsh language with unusual legislative consistency. From the 1993 Welsh Language Act to the 2016 Standards legislation, from compulsory Welsh in schools to public sector employment requirements, successive governments have treated the language's...

Terry Green | Public

Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech: A Danger to Democracy?

Let Caerphilly be our Clarion Call The recent Caerphilly by-election illustrated how the amplification of misinformation in the digital space can shape modern campaigns. This affects both the flow of information—and thus public voting behaviour during a campaign—and the public’s...

Joseph Nicholson | Public

Freemasonry and Public Power: A Question of Transparency, Not Tradition

I am not the first to raise questions about freemasonry and its place in modern politics, nor will I be the last. The subject has surfaced repeatedly across democracies, often dismissed as a conspiracy or nostalgia. Yet the persistence of...

Craig Ollerton | Public

Open Party Candidate Liaison Officer Layla Auer

My Journey to the Open Party: From Empowerment to Political Reform

I never intended to work for the Open Party. I interviewed for a PA role with Richard, the Party Leader. I didn’t get that job, but the conversation opened the door to something much more exciting. Richard got back in...

Layla Auer | OP Candidate Liaison Officer

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